robby

Well it had to happen - the Karcher is dead expected it to happen 1 day though.
I bought it when QVC 1st started (1990?) so it has lasted well

I have a foam gun so need another Karcher but there are so many to choose?
Looking to spend no more than £130 (new) and it'll only be for the car/ bike/ paving so don't need a commercial

any recomendations or ones to avoid?

Cheers

Chip

Take a look on ebay. I bought an A graded return and it was new (damaged box) for £90.00. It was a K5.86 IIRC.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/KARCHER-K3-99-...item519a07c149

robby

Thanks, i've been looking on ebay and there seem to be a lot of cheap ones but i'm unsure of the specs.
What's the difference between K1, K2, K3, etc? is the K3 a later model than K2, etc?
Is 120bar much better than a 110bar model? is 1200w better than a 1000w, etc?

Should i look for a K5 (or whatever is higher), max wattage, max bar pressure or is too powerful overkill?

ALi-B

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Flow rate + pressure.

The higher the better.

A proper solid brass fan nozzle is ideal if it comes with one (less damging than a pencil jet and more powerful than a vario-lance which uses a reed valve to create a fan pattern ).

Not a fan of Domestic Karcher anymore ....too much plastic in their pump components. Of which spares are a small fortune to replace, even on the high-end models. Meaning when they break (and they will) they have to be chucked.

Plus rubber coated hoses fray/wear too easily, textile wrapped hoses are much more durable.

robby

Well just bought this - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...E:L:OC:GB:1123 - cheap enough at £31

prodriverules

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DIRT DRIVER FTW
Mind only good if you want to spend a grand+

RobsyUK

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Robby, write to Karcher.. explain that it's only lasted a meer 10yrs and would they fix it for free ... - youll be suprised. You get a humours sales guy and he might just say yes....