Is there a way to have a pressure washer without an outdoor tap??

[macandcheeseballs]

We desperately need a pressure washer for cleaning our patio. We don't have an outdoor tap as the kitchen is on the front of the house so there isn't any water pipes near the back of the house to connect one to. I'm looking at getting a quote for having one fitted at the front of the house and just running the hose through to the back. But in the meantime is there anything I can do to clean the patio now? Is there some sort of way I can connect a hose to the water pipes inside?
I've seen a couple of portable ones but because they also don't connect to a power source people have said they aren't powerful enough to clean

You can buy tanked pressure washers that do not need to be attached to a tap:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/eBuzz-Portable-Pressure-Washer/dp/B01M8NQJTE/ref=asc_df_B01M8NQJTE/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=226592631289&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=13446276028802469703&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9046416&hvtargid=pla-441176132840&psc=1

Do you have a dishwasher or washing machine connection under the kitchen sink? A 3/4 inch hose connector will fit onto one of those.

https://www.toolstation.com/plastic-tap-connector/p16793?utm_source=Rakuten&utm_medium=affiliates&utm_campaign=4639016793&utm_content=Redbrain&ranMID=46390&ranEAID=pfxNKSnglIM&ranSiteID=pfxNKSnglIM-jz1nFFfpAcFWgi1GBlG.Ag

@Canyerjustfixthis ah ok I didn't realise that! This is probabl a stupid question but I have no idea with these things! Do I just unattached this bit for my washing machine and attach that fitting with a hose instead?

That's your wastewater pipe. I think the pp means the pipes leading to a dishwasher or washing machine?

That’s the waste water pipe, have a look around the pipe work that supplies the tap 👍🏻

You can get an adaptor for a kitchen tap, we got this I think: https://www.wickes.co.uk/Hozelock-Kitchen-Mixer-Tap-to-Hose-Pipe-Connector/p/145321

@Canyerjustfixthis @SistersNotCisters is it this one instead?

That’s the one 👍🏻 turn the little
tap off first and be aware there’ll be water in the pipe when you disconnect so have something ready for it to drain into.

I think these are what pp means.
My house isn't huge (just a living room and a kitchen in width) so I tend to attach my hose to my outside pipe that I had fitted in my back garden (near the kitchen) and fed the hose in the back door and pulled it through the house and out of the front door. I did the same in previous houses doing that but using windows.

You can also buy hozelock hose pipe attachments for most kitchen or bathroom normal or mixer taps. I used that before I had my outdoor tap fitted.

@macandcheeseballs your connection looks like an angled one with a little blue tap on the end? This is what you need to turn off before you disconnect 👍🏻

@Canyerjustfixthis thank you so much!! Just managed to get a fitting to attach to it that we already have so I'll now be able to attach a hose! Thank you!

www.toolstation.com/stanley-fatmax-v20-18v-cordless-power-cleaner/p45392

We got this (hopefully link is above), which is cordless and can be run from a hose, or a collapsible bucket which is supplied. Not as powerful as a regular pressure washer but it's fine for what it is.

🥳