Pressure washing tools

Hose loss — what actually reaches the gun

Every foot of hose, every coupler and every story of climb costs PSI. Build your run segment by segment and see what's left at the trigger — and whether a hose upgrade is worth the money.

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About this tool

Friction loss is why a 4 GPM machine feels weak at 200 feet. This calculator walks your actual run — lengths, diameters, couplers, vertical climb — and totals the loss honestly, then tells you which single change buys the most pressure back.

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