Built for Safety

Landa pressure washers are not only built tough, but are built for safety, too.

All Landa pressure washers have been certified by ETL, a nationally recognized product testing laboratory, to the rigid UL-1776 safety standards. Nearly all are also Canadian certified, ETL-C approved, to CSA safety standards.

The UL-1776 standards were established in 1992 to address the unique safety concerns associated with pressure washers, both electric- and gasoline-powered.

Here are only a few of the features that have qualified Landa pressure washers for the additional confidence and liability protection you receive when you own a pressure washer that is certified to UL-1776 safety standards:

Special Testing: Because it has been certified to UL-1776, our equipment also complies to the Flooding and Water Spray test, the Drop-Impact test and the Test on Gripping Areas.
Trigger Gun: All pressure washers with pressure ratings above 100 PSI must come standard with a trigger gun for quick-release control by the operator.
Wand Length: All wands between the spray gun trigger mechanism to the end of the pressure nozzle must be at least 30" long on pressure washers of up to 3200 PSI, and 48" on pressure washers between 3200 and 5000 PSI. This is to help prevent operators from accidentally spraying themselves with a high-powered spray.
Warning Labels: Labels must be resistant to oil and gasoline. We go a step further and attach our UV-resistant lexan labels, which contain approved wording for operating instructions and warnings.
Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters: For operator protection, a factory-installed GFCI must be, according to the NEC Code, “an integral part of the cord attachment plug or located within 12 inches of the attachment plug” on all machines 250 volts or less, single phase.
Temperature Control Switch: Thermostat automatically shuts down the burner should water overheat.
Unloader Valve: Relieves pressure buildup in the pump when the pressure washer is running but not washing.
Backflow Protection: Prevents cleaning water and soap from backing up into the water supply.
Motor Protection: Motors must come with a thermal overload protection device.
Safety Relief Components: Contains one of the following: rupture disk, pressure relief valve, and/or unloader valve. Protects against excessive buildup of pressure.
Electrical Cord: UL-1776 specifies that power cords on portable models must be certified as “water resistant”. They must also be at least 35 feet long to discourage use of extension cords that are unprotected by the required ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI).
Componentry Tested: All electrical components must be individually evaluated. Machines are subjected to a dielectric voltage withstand test that identifies current leakage that can cause an electrical short.