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Re: Best pressure washer?
« Reply #15 on: April 04, 2016, 03:22:17 pm »

The K4 I saw today was nice and compact.

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Re: Best pressure washer?
« Reply #16 on: April 04, 2016, 03:33:31 pm »
The karcher k4 in halfords is water cooled now (the motor) for £150

Cheers for that.

Is that the regular K4 or the K4 "Full control"?  Looks like one of the K4s is discontinued too, probably the regular one.


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Re: Best pressure washer?
« Reply #18 on: April 04, 2016, 05:26:54 pm »

It was this one;

http://www.halfords.com/motoring/car-cleaning/pressure-washers-hoses/karcher-k4-compact-pressure-washer

Thanks for that.  I'll give one of those a whirl.  Maybe Karcher have improved since I last had one.


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Re: Best pressure washer?
« Reply #19 on: April 04, 2016, 08:14:43 pm »
Nilfisk for me had it 5 years with no hassle

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Re: Best pressure washer?
« Reply #20 on: April 05, 2016, 05:54:00 pm »
I keep mine at the back of the garage under a sheet. When you operate it you have to lie it down, so no chance of it falling over when in use  :happy2:
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Re: Best pressure washer?
« Reply #21 on: April 05, 2016, 06:33:26 pm »
Like you I was pi$$ed off wasting my money on Karcher washers having killed three off them . Then I bought a KRANZLE pressure washer , its the best tool I have bought the quality is exceptional , don't be put of by the price ,you get what you pay for

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Re: Best pressure washer?
« Reply #22 on: April 06, 2016, 09:52:41 am »
Indeed!

Thing is though, I only use a pressure washer 2 or 3 times a year, so I couldn't quite justify £500 on a basic Kranzle.  I will get one when funds are more plentiful.

For now I picked up the Krasher K4 from Halfords and I'll see how long this one lasts  :grin:   It does have a 3 year warranty which is pretty handy.


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Re: Best pressure washer?
« Reply #23 on: April 06, 2016, 10:41:07 am »
My Karcher K4 must be about 3-4 years old, never had a problem.

I actually bought it as manufacture refurbished from the Karcher official outlet shop. Well worth having a look on there. They sell with a 6 month warranty (can extend to 12M for £11):

https://www.karcheroutlet.co.uk/

They seem to have a sale on now too, so you can pick up a K4 premium for £106 or K4 full control for £139

EDIT: Realised from looking at the pics I actually have a K4!

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Re: Best pressure washer?
« Reply #24 on: April 06, 2016, 12:22:41 pm »
The K2 I have is pretty small, not tried it yet, looks a bike like a toy
Version !  Haha, should have enough power based on spec though. And was cheap.

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Re: Best pressure washer?
« Reply #25 on: April 06, 2016, 12:54:55 pm »

I've had mixed experiences with the Karcher outlet in the past.