Home Depot Pressure Washer Rental Rates and Which Size to Rent
A Home Depot pressure washer rental costs about $47 a day for the electric model or $89 a day for a 2,700 PSI gas washer, going by Atlanta-area rates from July 2025.
Four hours start around $33, and the 3,500 PSI washer ran $99 to $105 a day in the San Jose area. Deposits are $50 for electric and $150 for gas.
Rates vary by store. Every rental includes 15 and 25 degree nozzles and a 50-foot pressure hose, but the kit doesn’t list a garden hose to feed it.
Pressure Washer Rental Rates
Home Depot rents three pressure washers through its Tool Rental Centers. These are the rates its rental pricing service returned for five Atlanta-area stores on July 6, 2025, saved by the Internet Archive. The 3,500 PSI figures come from San Jose-area stores in November 2024.
| Washer | 4 hours | Day | Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electric, 1,400 PSI | $33 | $47 | $188 |
| Gas, 2,700 PSI | $62 | $89 | $356 |
| Gas, 3,500 PSI | $69 to $74 | $99 to $105 | $396 to $420 |
Four weeks cost the same as three: $564 for the electric and $1,068 for the 2,700 PSI machine. The tool rental price breakdown shows the same pattern across Home Depot’s other tools, including the Rug Doctor carpet cleaner at $40 a day in the Atlanta area.
Store prices differ, too. In February 2025, San Jose-area stores charged anywhere from $41 to $50 a day for the same electric washer.
Electric or Gas Pressure Washer
The three rentals cover light, medium and heavy jobs, and Home Depot’s own rental pages spell out which is which.
Electric 1,400 PSI
The electric rental is a Mi-T-M rated 1,400 PSI and 1.5 gallons per minute, with a 1.5 hp motor. It weighs 60 pounds and runs on a standard 110 to 120 volt outlet.
Gas 2,700 PSI
The mid-size machine is a Mi-T-M or Karcher rated 2,700 PSI and 2.4 GPM, with a 196cc Honda engine and a triplex pump. Home Depot lists it for deck restoration, surface prep and concrete cleaning, and it weighs 73 pounds.
Gas 3,500 PSI
The largest rental moves 3.5 gallons a minute at 3,500 PSI from a 389cc Honda engine. Home Depot suggests it for mildew removal, large areas and industrial jobs, paired with its surface cleaner attachment. It weighs 125 pounds.
For a driveway or a deck, I’d rent the 2,700 PSI machine. The 3,500’s extra flow speeds up a big slab, but it’s 52 pounds heavier and costs more per day, which is more machine than most homes need.
One-Day Rental Total
The posted rate isn’t the whole bill. Damage protection is optional and adds 15% of the rental, and sales tax applies.
- A day with the 2,700 PSI gas washer comes to $109.47: $89 plus $13.35 for protection and $7.12 in tax, with $150 held as a deposit.
- Four hours with the electric comes to $40.59: $33 plus $4.95 for protection and $2.64 in tax, with a $50 deposit.
Those totals are worked out with an 8% tax rate, like the one on a Home Depot estimate from Illinois, where tax applied to the rental but not to the protection charge. Gas washers also go back with the fuel you used replaced.
Water Supply Requirements
A pressure washer needs more water than it sprays. Mi-T-M’s manual for its electric washer asks for at least 20 PSI of inlet pressure and a supply of at least 125% of the pump’s rated flow, through a 5/8-inch garden hose no longer than 50 feet.
The manual’s test is to time how long your spigot takes to fill a 5-gallon bucket. Worked out with that 125% rule, the bucket should fill in these times or less:
- 160 seconds for the 1.5 GPM electric
- 100 seconds for the 2.4 GPM gas washer
- 69 seconds for the 3.5 GPM gas washer
A slower spigot starves the pump, and Mi-T-M warns that quickly wears out its packings, valves and bearings. Do the bucket test before you pay for the rental, not after.
Nozzles and Detergent
The number stamped on each tip is its spray angle in degrees, so the 15 throws a narrower fan than the 25. Swap tips only with the gun locked off, as the manual directs.
Soap goes on through the detergent nozzle at low pressure. Mi-T-M’s system won’t draw detergent in any other mode, and the manual rules out highly corrosive or acid-type cleaners, so keep acids out of the machine entirely.
Pressure Washer Safety
Gas pressure washers make carbon monoxide, so they run outdoors only.
Home Depot marks both gas rentals “Do Not Operate Indoors” and tells renters to use them in a well-ventilated, outdoor setting. The CPSC’s carbon monoxide warning card covers pressure washers alongside portable generators and recommends a battery-operated CO alarm near the bedrooms.
Mi-T-M’s manual adds the rules for the spray itself.
- Never point the spray at people. It can cut skin and cause injection injuries.
- Wear eye protection, and hold the gun with both hands, since it can kick back.
- After shutting the machine off, squeeze the trigger to release the pressure trapped in the hose.
- On the electric model, a GFCI is built into the cord, and extension cords aren’t recommended.
Rent or Buy a Pressure Washer
Buying gets cheap fast. Ryobi, which sells through Home Depot, lists electric washers from $99 for 1,800 PSI to $199 for 2,000 PSI, and gas models at $329 for 2,900 PSI and $399 for 3,300 PSI.
At the Atlanta day rates, a $149 Ryobi electric costs about three rental days and a $399 gas Ryobi about four and a half. If you’d use one more than three or four days a year, I’d buy.
Renting still wins for a single big job, or if you have nowhere to store an engine and fuel. Don’t plan to buy, use and return one, either. Home Depot’s return policy gives gas pressure washers 7 days, and only unused in factory-sealed packaging.
Reserving and Returning
Tool Rental Centers keep their store’s hours, seven days a week. Each rental page offers an online reservation, and the counter can hold a washer for same-day pickup.
The deposit goes on a credit card, the agreement adds a cleaning charge for dirty equipment, and a late return keeps billing until the washer comes back. Contractors in Home Depot’s Pro Xtra program can pay a reduced deposit on eligible tools.
The 3,500 PSI machine weighs 125 pounds, so plan the ride home. A Load ‘N Go pickup from Home Depot’s truck rental lineup starts at $19 for 75 minutes.
