Active is a pressure washer manufacturer, and the range here covers the 2.0, 2.3 and 3.0 electric machines plus the accessories designed around them: the Premium Swivel Pressure Washer Gun, the Premium Foam Cannon, and the Premium Accessory Kit that bundles a hose, trigger gun, foam cannon and lance together. The machines sit above typical domestic units on build, and the accessory kit is aimed at people upgrading everything at once rather than piecemeal.

The 2.0 is the entry point in the range, the 2.3 sits in the middle, and the 3.0 is the most capable. For car washing specifically, flow rate matters more than headline pressure, because litres per minute is what carries dirt away and what feeds a foam cannon properly. Higher pressure mainly helps on patios and hard surfaces. If you mostly wash cars, the mid-range machine with a good foam cannon beats the biggest machine with a poor one.

It is if you are replacing more than one item, because the hose, gun, cannon and lance in the kit are already matched on fittings, which is where buying separately goes wrong. The most common mistake is buying a foam cannon with the wrong adaptor for the gun. If you only need one part, buy that part. If your stock hose is short and stiff and the gun is long and awkward, the kit resolves both at once.

Yes, in almost every case. The built-in detergent tanks on domestic machines produce thin, watery foam that runs straight off the panel, even with a good snow foam in them, because they inject at low concentration. A dedicated foam cannon mixes properly and gives you foam that clings long enough to soften dirt before you touch the car. It is the single upgrade that changes pre-wash results most on any machine.