Handheld pressure washers are nothing new, of course. We are big fans of the Worx Hydrashot, particularly the brushless motor version. Truly excellent.

When Screwfix asked if we’d like to try one of their new Titan TT185 models, I was interested but I wondered if it could better the Hydrashot as it was a high bar that had been set.

Also, someone had sent me a very nasty Far Eastern device to test once and that was truly horrible.

Titan is actually a sub-brand of Screwfix and my first impressions are very good. A quality package with with everything packed nicely within. I like the fact that Titan gives you a battery (5-amp; 18-volt at that) and a charger as some companies I note don’t. To me, that’s a bit like hotels that always used to include breakfast in their room rate but now charge extra for it!

Unboxing it only enhanced my positive impressions. Quality components that also include a 6-metre hose and nozzle with five settings. A good start.

In case you are unaware these handheld pressure washers are ideal if you live with a water meter and work out that running say a Kaercher K7 (brilliant though they are) for ten minutes will see about 100-litres of water being added to your next water bill. If you go to an event like a car show and you could do with giving your car a quick ‘splash and go’ they are brilliant, as if you can fill a bucket of water you can wash your car with the Titan device.

They are never going to be able to rival your local jet wash or aforementioned Kaercher for water pressure but they will do a good job. With its 5-amp; 18-volt capability it has a decent amount of power for what it is rated at 22-bar with a flow capacity of 120-litres per hour.

I’ll always use the Hydrashot 2 as my yardstick with these tests. Two things it doesn’t have that the Hydrashot does have is an ‘eco’ button (thus reducing pressure and water flow) and also I don’t think you can attach a 2-litre plastic bottle to it, if you don’t have, say, a bucket to hand.

These handhelds are brilliant for clearing caked-on mud off your pushbike after a wet, muddy ride or even if you just want to clean the filthy wheels on your car. Nothing to plug in, nothing to wheel out, just literally pick up and go.

Criticisms? Not many really. Of the five settings on the spray nozzle, two were excellent actually, but three of them were – I found – virtually useless.

Overall, I’d give it a strong 7.5 out of ten and I’d happily pay £115 for it given what it can do (rather than what it can’t) and the value for money (two-year guarantee included) on offer.

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