Caraid Portable Pressure Car Washer and Power Bank

I researched quite a bit online, on Amazon, on YouTube, Home Depot, etc. Decided on this portable washer because it had the water capacity I needed and it comes with the optional power bank (battery). I did not want something I had to plug into a car receptacle - I wanted a battery option because I have a 25' RV travel trailer I need to wash and a very long cord dragging around would not work. My RV is either in storage or remote in the woods and does not have easy access to a hose for washing... and I've done too many trips to the car wash to make that trouble worthwhile. The Caraid Portable car washer remedied my situation (I call it my RVaid :-). I was able to wash my entire RV with this and barely had to refill the tank with water. I carried an extra 5 gallons of water in addition to this tank being full when I started the job, and I'd say I used about 7 gallons total. The Caraid only holds about 6-7 gallons (I've seen somewhere it said 9 gallon capacity but I think that's grossly overestimated). The white hose is long enough where you don't have to wheel the caddie all over the place, and the components like brush and sprayer work great. The quick fitting ends for tool removal/attach function well - quick and easy with just a twist... and it doesn't leak at the joints. The package also includes a microfiber small towel and soft, small wash mitt. I wouldn't call the below information issues, necessarily, but here's a few things that aren't so great about it:1. It does leak if you lay this down with water in it. The top lid where you put water in has a tiny hole in the center for airflow. Water will gush out of here if you lay it down on its back for transport... so transport it empty, or stand it upright. I've seen other reviewers mention that the bottom water exit where the hose attaches also leaks if you don't leave the hose attached. This might be true, however, the kit includes a cap that twists on here when the hose isn't attached, and I experienced no water leakage at all with the cap installed.2. The power bank. The GOOD, the BAD, and the UGLY (queue Clint Eastwood music): Good charge and life - I had the thing running off and on for about 45 minutes that it took me to wash the RV and it never faltered. I'm not sure how long the power bank will last because I haven't used it over that amount of time yet and it's held up. The charger has a light that turns from red to green when it's fully charged and took less than an hour to recharge it. Now the BAD: There's no place for the battery to be placed on the unit. Seriously? You have it plugged into your unit and the battery just sits on the ground? Believe me, I looked all over for a place where the battery might install or sit, but there is none. The instructions on this topic are non-existent in the materials that came with it. Now the cord: You have a thin power cord that plugs into the bottom front of the unit and the other large cigarette lighter-like end inserts into the power bank, and not too securely. It doesn't fall out, but it's a little loose and not a solid connection in my opinion. The battery and cord should NOT sit on the wet ground when you're washing a car or RV... there's water everywhere! *Danger* Now the UGLY: So, to remedy this battery situation, I bought some Velcro strips to put on the battery and side of the unit, so the battery has a place to live while you're washing and wheeling the caddie around. But it looks a little trashy and awkward stuck to the side of the unit. I can remove the battery and charge it when I'm done (Velcro). I also use Velcro to attach the excess power cord (wound up) against the side of the caddie too so it's not loose and draped all over the ground. Again, this is ugly, but it works for now. This should definitely be something the manufacturer improves upon in the next version of the washer. It's seriously a pain in the tooshie. **See pictures I attached to this review**3. The soap dispenser works pretty good, sprays fine, but I found that it doesn't "suck" as much soap from the bottle as it needs to on either of the two settings (3 positions: off, spray, stream). I washed an entire 25' RV with only about a cup of auto wash soap and should have been more. What this means is that you have to spray, spray, spray on the surface of what you're washing to get an ample amount of soap to work with, which to me wastes the water you have in the caddie. And it's pretty diluted when it comes out. You will not get a nice sudsy, soapy mix to work with. I guess you can say it's helping minimize the amount of soap you use, but that defeats the purpose of cleaning your rig easily. Maybe I like a little more soap than others, but I doubt it.The brush works better than I anticipated it might, and the handle extends easily. The brush is for water only; no soap comes out of the brush like you get at commercial car washes. The gun/sprayer is the best of everything. It feels like good quality in your hand. The water stream shoots about 25 feet, and its spray setting shoots about 6-7 feet. You pull the trigger tighter to get the stream, let up on it for spray. This isn't a high pressure washer, even though it says "pressure" in the title. But I didn't want that for washing my car and RV. Overall, it works well, just that the items listed above could be improved on. I would buy it again because I think it's probably the best out there compared to its competition... so I recommend it. Better than hauling a large RV to the car wash when it needs cleaning if it's not sitting in your driveway next to a garden hose.

I tried this for the first time yesterday. Very effective and convenient. I was pleasantly surprised at how strong the water jet was. I haven't opened the battery pack yet though.The only drawback is the size of the soap dispenser bottle; I had to refill it. Perhaps it was because I was washing an SUV or because it was my first attempt. I will se what happens next time.

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Buy this equipment and really after I finish washing the car I was very unsatisfied, it does not have any pressure, besides the battery that I bought it was rolled, exploded and spilled the internal liquid, this equipment I do not recommend it to anyone.

ITS MADE FOR A CHILD WITH A BATTERY OPERATED SOMETHING,,NOT GOOD FOR ANYTHING ELSE