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Karcher 399 M plus
by mattharris1801
This being the first pressure washer i have owned, and have done so for the past 3-4 years.
Bought this as it looked like it should do the trick, and for the price, do it well.
When using it on the cars, it cleans, but not well. Let me explain, you can use this to clean your cars if you do not wish for them to be ... completely clean. When using this it manages to leave areas of dirt on the car which it just can't remove. Have reverted back to the good old fashioned way using a bucket and sponge. And no, i am not obsessive about the car being spotless, but when you pay that much money, you expect the car to look clean to the average person when they have a look.
There also seems to be some joinery issues, there's always a slight leak from connection points, not catastrophic but still there.
Attachment is okay for car, and fiddly to adjust settings as quite stiff.
The build quality of materials seem to be very strong and can handle being thrown around a bit. Nice big handle and holder for the hose come in handy.
If your going to pay this amount of money and have owned a pressure washer that cleaned cars fine, avoid the item.
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Karcher K2.29 Pressure Washer
by 2night
If like me your back garden is paved or you have decking, you know how frustrating it is to see it change into a grubby looking mess as heavy bad weather turns your once perfect garden into a dull shadow of it's once self. My garden is fully paved with tall Wooden fencing surrounding the parameter. My family paid to have this done early ... Summer around three years ago. But by the following summer the paving didn't resemble itself at all. Moss was the main culprit, it had turned our once bright slabs into dull green squares. It also brought its friend along for good measure, algae. This also turned the moss-less slabs a different, but no less annoying shade of green. The bottom of the wooden fencing didn't escape it's evil grasp. It stained all a long its end until the garden looked like that of a derelict house, rather than something that had cost thousands of pounds to create.
This power washer was recommended by our "helpful" neighbour. Clearly he didn't appreciate the view from his bedroom window and wanted it gone as soon as possible. Karcher I've been told is the leading name in these patio cleaners. Its a heavy robust bright yellow machine, that comes in a well packed, but still quite large box.
There are lots of different models at lots of different prices, obviously the more powerful the pressure and the more accessory's included the more expensive the price tag.
This one was middle of the range as we didn't need one that could actually bore down to the centre if the earth. This had a "respectable" (to use the sales assistants words) 1600 Watt Motor and most importantly a 100 Bar pressure at 90 bar rated water pressure (bar pressure, we were told is the strength of which the water is pushed out, so there for THE most important thing when it comes to choosing one of these).
We had to buy a tap converter for the hose as as our taps are not accommodated apparently when it comes to the connector included with karcher power washers.
We also had to buy a longer hose than was included in the box as our garden is very long, and our kitchen is awkwardly positioned in the middle of our house instead of at the back as is the case in most houses. The hoses length included with this model is 6 meters long. We of course had to use one of those very long extension leads in order to plug it in, just like you'd have to do with an electric lawnmower. If you have a tap and a socket in your garden then using this couldn't be more simple.
When it comes to assembling and eventually using the power washer itself the instructions are very straight forward and easy to understand.
When it comes to performance, this compact machine delivers.
It makes a lot of noise, so choose your timing carefully, too early in the morning, and the neighbours won't be pleased and too late in the evening and the same disdain will be all too evident.
This comes with a trigger like nozzle that helps with accuracy when aiming the powerful flow at what ever it is you wish to clean. In my case I started with the paving. Instantly the green staining vanished directly at the point where the water hit the stone. It comes out with such force it literally sprays up off the surface in a fine mist. Fine as it may be, if your legs are too close you WILL get drenched from the knee down, so always stand back and aim out. Another thing I noticed was that it does send this dirt filed spray out towards all nearby objects, be it your windows, conservatory, or in my case the fencing. At that moment I was glad I hadn't started with the fencing only to have to redo them later, once I had finished with the paving. Once I noticed the water was splashing in directions I didn't appreciate, all I had to do was change my aim ever so slightly. Within minutes I became very comfortable with controlling the flow, pressure and direction.
When it came to the fencing the results were equally as impressive. It took no effort whatsoever to just point and watch the wood come back to life as the dirt, grime and moss just dripped away.
Now for THE most annoying thing about this washer (although I should have know better).
After finishing my fun day of power spraying, the garden looked great. Actually it looked as good as three years earlier when we first had it done. The problem arose about one week later when I noticed a pesky little green weed poking out from between the paving slabs for the very first time. Within the week it was joined by around fifty of it's friends. What I hadn't taken into consideration when using the Karcher, was that as it disintegrated the dirt from the surface of the stone, it also dislodged all of the paving sand that was used to keep weeds at bay and "grout" between each slab.
So my father and I had to spend another day digging up and treating the weeds and then even more money and effort on bags of sand.
When we mentioned this to the same sales assistant that had sold us the power washer, right as he was selling us the sand. He told us that this washer shouldn't be used on paving that has been laid on sand as it will remove or displace the sand and in turn result in the slabs becoming unstable and uneven.
Great to know but a little too late for us.
This pressure washer can however can be used on decking, fencing, pavements, house exterior's, permanent (cemented in) paving and for many, many more uses.
This is a wonderfully powerful little machine, but just make sure you have the right kind of garden before you buy.
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Karcher K2.29 Pressure Washer
by feefeedooya
Karcher high pressure washer.
We moved house a few years ago and although the house we moved to is bigger and better the garden is not, it is a wash of concrete pathing slabs looked really depressing. The garden had been left a mess and the slabs were pretty much green all over not helped by the water fountain statue that the ... water frequently over flowed onto the slabs. Up to this point we had never had a pressure washer and the only one i ever used was the one at the garage for washing the car.
I purchased a cheap pressure washer from Argos that went back twice and got replaced because it was faulty on the third attempted i told argos to keep it and refund me.
My husband bought the Karcher high presser washer after being told its the best brand to buy.
My husband bought it from Dobbies the garden centre for £69.99. There a few models of the Karcher high pressure washer from the big industrial ones to small but powerful compact washers. We have the K2.54.
You can buy Karcher high pressure washers from the likes of bB&q, Homebase, and garden centres.
The Karcher high pressure washer is bright yellow in colour with the Karcher name on it and the model number badge, the only attachment we got with the pressure washer is the lance.
At the top of the unit is a cut out handle where you can lift or roll the machine along, two wheels on the back of the unit. It measures around 30 inches tall and takes up hardly any room in our shed.
To use the pressure washer you need to have a garden hose and a power point for plugging the machine in.
We have a outdoor tap with the Hozelock connections on it. I also have a trip switch plug plugged into my main socket and then plug the Karcher plug into the trip switch plug, I really advise this for safety.
Once everything is plugged in and the hose is connected its just a case of switching it on and holding the lance tight. To switch the machine on and start washing is all controlled with the lance on the handle of the lance is a pull trigger when this is pushed in the moter starts and when leg it it stops.
It is easy to hold the lance and does not feel heavy and pulling the trigger is easy also and done with the same hand holing the lance.
I love this wonderful powerful machine and really makes life easier, i love how clean everything looks when i have used it. I did buy a brush for our karcher machine costing only £14.99, the reason i wanted a brush was so i could wash my car and it works well also.
Cleaning my slabs is a breeze and done quickly, i don't use any detergent just the pressure the water comes out is enough to bring them up like new again.
The K2.54 Karcher high pressure washer is a 1400 watt and has 4 meters of cable/hose , that's plenty for me.
You have to be careful when using this machine because the water force could cause an injury if in contact with the skin. Also when cleaning the slabs wear old clothes or even better waater proff trousers because you will get wet and the dirt splashes up.
I recommend the Karcher high pressure washer.
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