How many parts
About 110
Counted from the photo, down to the last screw.
- What it is
- An electric pressure washer
- Made by
- AR (Annovi Reverberi), from Italy
- Runs on
- Mains power
- How it works
- An electric motor drives a small pump with three pistons.
What is inside
- 1The pump: three small pistons do all the pumping. You can see them with their springs near the top right.
- 2The motor: the part wound with copper is the rotor. It is the bit of the motor that spins.
- 3The case: the blue cover is the biggest part. A lot of this machine is plastic case.
Fun fact 1 of 5
The pressure washer was found by accident.
In 1926 Frank Ofeldt was working on whiskey stills at home. He saw the steam lift the grease off his garage floor.
Fun fact 2 of 5
AR stands for Annovi Reverberi.
It is an Italian pump maker that started in 1958 with pumps for farms. The AR Blue Clean name came in 2006.
Fun fact 3 of 5
Electric washers are the gentle ones.
They make about 1,300 to 1,700 PSI. Gas ones make about 2,000 to 2,800.
Fun fact 4 of 5
The modern pressure washer is from 1950.
Alfred Kärcher built it in Germany.
Fun fact 5 of 5
AR pumps get around.
The company says it sells in more than 110 countries.
Buy one in one piece
AR Blue Clean electric pressure washer
Ours is in about 110 parts. A new one comes in one.
See it on Amazon
