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Cam Spray 1500A Reviews & Ratings
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Features  4/5 Quality 2/5 Performance 3/5 Value 2/5
Quiet (4)
Light Weight (1)
I'd Buy It Again (1)
Durable (1)
Easy To Store (1)
Durability (2)
Packaging (1)
Unreliable (1)
Low Quality (1)
Expensive (1)
43% of respondents would recommend this product to a friend
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Pressure Washer Expert
 122 Reviews  5907 Helpful Votes |
 The heart of a pressure washer is its pump. Since this model uses a General Pump with a 5 year pump warranty, we've moved it to the front of the pack.
It's a tight race between ratings in this category- they all pack a lot of punch in small packages. This unit from Cam Spray is no exception. The continuous duty motor is made for extended run times, so there's less risk of burning the motor out on complex tasks.
Add in adjustable pressure, siphon tube detergent application, an adjustable... more The heart of a pressure washer is its pump. Since this model uses a General Pump with a 5 year pump warranty, we've moved it to the front of the pack.
It's a tight race between ratings in this category- they all pack a lot of punch in small packages. This unit from Cam Spray is no exception. The continuous duty motor is made for extended run times, so there's less risk of burning the motor out on complex tasks.
Add in adjustable pressure, siphon tube detergent application, an adjustable spray nozzle and Assembled in USA pride, and you'll see how this unit edged ahead to the top of our list.
 Brian Recommends This ModelWas this review helpful? 120 |
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| John M.
Northern, VA 2 Reviews |
$700 For 1.5 Years=bad Investment
The pump on my 1500A has gone bad after only 1.5 years. This pump on this unit in NOT SERVICEABLE.
BUYER BEWARE. The 1500A was recommended to me by a friend in the same business as mine (Screen Printing) but has turned out to be a bad choice unfortunately.
Honestly have had better luck with cheap throw away units like Karcher so I will never buy another Cam Spray at these prices.
Pros: Quiet Cons: Durability, Expensive Product Expert John, One of the advantages to a triplex plunger pump is that it can be rebuilt. It's not as if the plastic housing was poured around the pump, sealing it so it can't be reached.
I would suggest calling the folks at Cam Spray directly, toll free, at (800) 648-5011 and talk to them about what can be done for your pressure washer. A pump rebuild, or even replacing the pump, may be a better investment than a throw-away washer.
Even though it's out of warranty, I'm sure they'll be happy to help. moreWas this review helpful? 41 |
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| John M
Northern, VA 2 Reviews |
 Response To Mike @ Pressure Washers Direct
Mike,
In regards to the pump, Cam Spray told me yesterday that when the pump breaks it's not worth repairing. In other words technically you can repair it but it's not worth it, just buy new.
You and your website state the opposite about the pump, you say it's serviceable but people should be aware that when the pump fails on the 1500A that it is in fact a throw away unit.
Pros: Quiet Cons: Low Quality, Unreliable, Durability Product Expert John, I emailed Trevor Smith at Cam Spray and included your screen printing email address. He responded: "Lots of screen printers have a 1500A. The most commonly replaced item is the wand/tip. Many shops purchase another 1500A after years of trouble free service.
The pump & motor are all one unit but the pump itself is rebuildable. It has replaceable valves, seal & plungers. About the only time that would warrant NOT rebuilding would be if water was to get mixed into the oil & cause the crankshaft to seize to the connecting rods from lack of correct lubrication.
There are alot of unknowns about the machine like if an extension cord was used, water quality, inlet water temp, length of time & frequency that the machine was left to bypass?"
Trevor said they would be happy to look the machine over if you want to send it in to Cam Spray, 520 Brooks Rd, Iowa Falls, IA 50126; Attn: Service moreWas this review helpful? 31 |
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| Tom |
Too Many Amps
Have purchased two of these and had problems with both. First, both of our houses have 15 amp circuits for outdoor receptacles. So the washer keeps tripping the circuit breaker. Even replacing the 15 amp breaker with a 20 amp breaker did not work all the time. A person at Camspray said that a 20 amp circuit was "minimum."
Probably because of this, after a short time, I had to replace the capacitor and switch on one washer. Now the other washer won't kick in when the trigger is pulled, so I am guessing that capacitor is now bad. I will not replace it, but purchase another electric washer that is 15 amp. Have purchased two of these and had problems with both. First, both of our houses have 15 amp circuits for outdoor receptacles. So the washer keeps tripping the circuit breaker. Even replacing the 15 amp breaker with a 20 amp breaker did not work all the time. A person at Camspray said that a 20 amp circuit was "minimum."
Probably because of this, after a short time, I had to replace the capacitor and switch on one washer. Now the other washer won't kick in when the trigger is... moreWas this review helpful? 10 |
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| Ed S.
Kentland, IN |
Nice- Easy To Use
Easy to use!
Pros: Easy To Use, Quiet, Reliable, Easy To Store Ed Recommends This Cam Spray Product Was this review helpful? 10 |
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| John M
Northern, VA |
Update: $700/2 Yrs=still Not A Good Investment
So back to my story of a non-replaceable pump, or should I say, not-worth-it-to-replace/repair, that is the story I got from CamSpray.
So here's the update, the pump wasn't the failure (initially suspected as the problem), it was a gcfi which I replaced, twice. Then the motor failed about 2 years after purchasing (8/14 approx. failure). No idea why, but the motor cannot be replaced by Camspray or they are unwilling.
All in all I cannot recommend this unit, $700 over 2 years is $350 per/yr and I have had $150 baseline Karchers and Home Depot's flavor of the month last longer.
I'm back to the thinking that pressure washers are just hard to keep working over the haul despite following all manu's recommendations to the "T".
I do think that expensive models aren't necessarily what they're marketed to be, i.e. repairable, lower maintenance etc, NOT the case here.
I'm trying a lower priced prosumer model for now and if it fails as miserably as the Camspray I'll be back to Costco or Home Depot because at least there I just buy a new one for a fraction of the cost. As I mentioned, most of the baseline cheapos have lasted as long or longer than this Camspray, and that is based on 15+ yrs of my pressure washer use experience. So back to my story of a non-replaceable pump, or should I say, not-worth-it-to-replace/repair, that is the story I got from CamSpray.
So here's the update, the pump wasn't the failure (initially suspected as the problem), it was a gcfi which I replaced, twice. Then the motor failed about 2 years after purchasing (8/14 approx. failure). No idea why, but the motor cannot be replaced by Camspray or they are unwilling.
All in all I cannot recommend this unit, $700 over 2 years is $350... moreProduct Expert John, I apologize for the issues you had with the unit. I will get this over to the folks at Cam Spray so they can be aware of all the issues. Thanks for the feedback. moreWas this review helpful? 00 |
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| Preston H.
Celina, TX |
Still Gets The Job Done
The Cam Spray Prosumer 1450 is a great product and is helping our company down-size our equipment and still get the job done.
It is helping us re-launch our company in a new direction for national growth.
Pros: Durable, Quiet, Light Weight, I'd Buy It Again Cons: Packaging Preston Recommends This Cam Spray Product Was this review helpful? 16 |
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