Jet washer recommendations (1 Viewer)

[Techno]

I'm looking to buy one to carry onboard and I want low power consumption and reliability.
So far I'm considering the 1400watt Karcher which I can run off my inverter comfortably.
I think this has a 300 litre per hour flow rate so I'd get 20 minutes from a full tank. I imagine maybe 10 minutes use to generally get the heavy crap off wheels and lower bodywork so it fits the bill. I can return from trips with a full tank to the storage and wash it down before it all dries hard on.

EDIT Karcher K2 comes in just over 4kg

 

[Jamwitt]

Nilfisk/kew had my first kew about 17 years and switch went got a nilfisk now new name for kew . Had this 4 years no probs but no a few people with karchers that have not lasted long :thumb:

 

[Techno]

Interesting thanks but similar is 50% heavier
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[Allanm]

I have 2 Karchers, one was a freebie with car insurance, still going strong 5 years on, the other I bought in 2000 ( Equivalent is now the K4) and has had a lot of use. Used it yesterday and its starting to lose power and making funny noises occasionally. 14 years isn't bad!
I can recommend them, K2 looks pretty good.
Allan

 

[jhorsf]

I have a K2 it now leaks and plays up all the time I would NOT buy another Karcher they are now overpriced and the pump housing etc is plastic the Karcher of today is not a patch on the old ones
have a look here
http://www.cleanstore.co.uk/products/productslist.asp?Main=Nilfisk-Pressure-Washers

they also sometimes have recon returns

Nilfisk have alli pump housing

 

[Minxy]

Nilfisk is superior to Karcher and usually cheaper too! We've had both types and the Nilfisk is a better quality especially with the aluminium housing, rather than a plastic one which a lot of the Karcher models now (if not all) have and are very prone to leaking. :thumb:

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[Techno]

So far this at £63 which is less than half the price of screwfix is looking favourite purely due to price and weight. I'm not going into business with it just the occassional wash down. Really I need to see them side by side in the flesh :thumb:

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[Techno]

OK peeps, thanks for the input. After carefull consideration I have bought this



Decision made after 2 glasses of Rioja and 1 Peroni :thumb:

 

[daveandsan]

OK peeps, thanks for the input. After carefull consideration I have bought this



Decision made after 2 glasses of Rioja and 1 Peroni :thumb:

What does it weigh in at? My pressure washer washer is a brute.

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[Techno]

What does it weigh in at? My pressure washer washer is a brute.

6.5kg Amazon info is not correct

 

[haganap]

Can't help you Andy, but just wanted to say that I have had my Karcher since 1998 16 years and still as good as the day I got it

 

[Techno]

They were probably built to last 16 years ago like everything else but now they're made to a price and a "limited lifespan" :thumb:

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[DBK]

Too late now but was not size a factor? I would have thought a more compact version would have been better for carrying on board. But then I have a PVC and we don't have space for anything bigger than a sponge!

 

[Techno]

I'd imagined all the ones of this spec would be similar in size, do you know of something Kleenex size

240 x 280 x 490 cm is that regarded as huge?

 

[FULL TIMER]

Just be care full how you use it on your vehicle , they can sometimes blow the mastic from the seals on coach built bodies and caravans etc and cause leaks,

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[Minxy]

I must admit I am sometimes amazed at what people take away with them ... but this has got to be the most OTT one so far!!!

 

[Techno]

I must admit I am sometimes amazed at what people take away with them ... but this has got to be the most OTT one so far!!!

Most often it will be in the car that I leave at the storage where Robbie is normally parked.
I'll return from my trip with a full tank of water and clean him down :thumb:
Rarely will I travel with it unless to show off in the middle of a large Aire

 

[scotjimland]

I must admit I am sometimes amazed at what people take away with them ... but this has got to be the most OTT one so far!!!

Depends how long you are 'away' ..

I bought a small Karcher for full timing.. it proving invaluable.. cleaning not just the RV, trailer and RIB.. but bicycles, (they get into a terrible mess on a rack even with a cover) chairs, mats, groundsheets etc... Only used it when we had an EHU and a water tap close by.

For a holiday ? .. no, I don't think so ..

oh..and the little Karcher.. still going strong and now 9 years old..

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[Minxy]

Most often it will be in the car that I leave at the storage where Robbie is normally parked.
I'll return from my trip with a full tank of water and clean him down :thumb:

Thank goodness for that ... you had me worried about your payload!

Rarely will I travel with it unless to show off in the middle of a large Aire

That would be on heck of a p*ssing contest with the French!!!!!

 

[Techno]

I'm a long way from having a shortage of payload

 

[jhorsf]

I am in the market for a new one Andy so please tell us what you think of your Nilfisk as I am considering this make :thumb:

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[Techno]

Yes I will but it won't be soon as I've just got a job in Surrey for a week and then James Cook Hospital Middlesbro oh:

 

[Sidney]

I'm looking to buy one to carry onboard and I want low power consumption and reliability.
So far I'm considering the 1400watt Karcher which I can run off my inverter comfortably.
I think this has a 300 litre per hour flow rate so I'd get 20 minutes from a full tank. I imagine maybe 10 minutes use to generally get the heavy crap off wheels and lower bodywork so it fits the bill. I can return from trips with a full tank to the storage and wash it down before it all dries hard on.

EDIT Karcher K2 comes in just over 4kg

I have this model. I've had more expensive versions in the past. This works well and is light and easy to set up. http://www.coopelectricalshop.co.uk/Karcher-K2-Compact-High-Pressure-Washer-in-Yellow/id-KAR-PRE-K2COMPACT-Y?gclid=CNiNp7ay_rwCFagBwwodSUgAzg&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

[Techno]

I have this model. I've had more expensive versions in the past. This works well and is light and easy to set up. http://www.coopelectricalshop.co.uk/Karcher-K2-Compact-High-Pressure-Washer-in-Yellow/id-KAR-PRE-K2COMPACT-Y?gclid=CNiNp7ay_rwCFagBwwodSUgAzg&gclsrc=aw.ds

Thanks Dave, that is the one I was looking to get but was talked out of it

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[Sidney]

Thanks Dave, that is the one I was looking to get but was talked out of it

Ha ha - you don't expect me to read all the thread do you?

BTW I just had my alloys fitted they look fabulous.

And i've seen 16" steel wheels selling for £50 on fleabay so I'll be able to get a few quid back

 

[Techno]

Ha ha - you don't expect me to read all the thread do you?

BTW I just had my alloys fitted they look fabulous.

And i've seen 16" steel wheels selling for £50 on fleabay so I'll be able to get a few quid back

Yes I bought 2 off him, he lives in Summerbridge North Yorks.

 

[Sidney]

Yes I bought 2 off him, he lives in Summerbridge North Yorks.

oh:

And I could have brought them to Rutland CC too!

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[Minxy]

Hubby does a bit of buying and selling and has had lots of difference pressure washers and by far the best have been the Nilfisk ones, they are now more reliable than most of the Karchers simply because they have an aluminium pump casing, rather than the plastic ones that the Karchers have which are very prone to splitting after being used for a while and also you have to be careful with where/how you store them over winter as you only need to have a small amount of water in them, then a bit of frost, and they are stuffed. For what they are, they are also expensive. He won't touch Karchers now as they are just too much trouble.

Older Karchers do last because most of them had an aluminium pump casing, but the new ones don't.

 

[jhorsf]

I gave my brother my old one when I bought the Karcher it was years old ali pump SIP make I think .
Guess whose washer still works good as newoh:

 

[Techno]

After two weeks of being messed about by Amazon I finally picked one up today from Screwfix £69.99
Just tried it out and I must say it is confidence inspiring, certainly superb value.
Now I'm looking forward to trying it at the van on inverter and tank supply :Cool:

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