My big plan for today was to pressure wash the deck. As you can probably tell, it is in real need of some TLC. So, I dragged the furniture around. I hooked up the hose. I hauled the pressure washer up to the deck and ran the cord to the outlet. I was sweating up a storm and muttering to myself about the insanity of doing all of this when it is 90+ degrees outside. But then I was ready to wash.
So I turn everything on and start spraying! Woo hoo! That little spot is looking pretty! And then I smell something. Not quite sure what it is, but I stop spraying and look around. Shrug shoulders and get back to spraying. And then the smell is A LOT stronger! It smells like something is burning -- which is odd, because I'm spraying water. And then I turn around.... and smoke is pouring out of the pressure washer! I don't think that's supposed to happen. So, I turn it off, unplug it, turn off the hose.... and I'm done with pressure washing for the day because, electricity, water and smoke.... that just can't be good.
Bummer. I hate when that happens. I agree, water, electricity and smoke are not a good combination. Hope it goes a bit better next time!
ReplyDelete