The new ones are all plastic, they get left over winter in a shed, if it freezes with water in that's it knackered
If you want one to last a lifetime buy a Kranzle but if you only use it occasionally buy a cheap one then replace it when it breaks
Agree.
Always pump the water out ,
don't use hozelock aquastop connectors ,
don't run it on a massive extension lead (although that might be tricky)
And accept that most low to mid range PW have a max life <100 hours.
Mine is static in the garage, 20m wall mounted reel. I also use a larger orifice tip so likely pushing 1000 psi rather than 1600+ , less stress on the machine etc.