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Nick



Joined: 02 Nov 2004
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 18, 15 2:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

At the over end of the scale b and q were flogging the little Karcher at half price last week. Forty odd quid. Never used one but the reviews were good.

Horses for courses, I guess.

Bodger



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 18, 15 3:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Unless you want to strip paint or something similar, then those little Karcher washers do the job just fine and its not the end of the world if they conk out on you. You just buy another one.

dpack



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 18, 15 4:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

it is new you know ,second hose n'all that

thanks chaps ,ithink i know what i need to know

the water and electric and smoke combo was a bit good even for my sheltered life

dpack



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 18, 15 4:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

dog wee and blackberry stains(dye stuff magnates pay note,it fixes well) are my most serious issues so i recon a little domestic "on offer"one will do fine.
thanks

Bodger



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 18, 15 5:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

and don't forget, it would be good to use on your smalls too:lol:

Cathryn



Joined: 16 Jul 2005
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 18, 15 7:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Argos, not very expensive with a two year guarantee, they usually don't last that long and you get a free replacement. It is a long task cleaning the sheds with it and we have had words since this seems to be my job. However it would be perfectly adequate for your needs.

gregotyn



Joined: 24 Jun 2010
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Location: Llanfyllin area
PostPosted: Sat Sep 19, 15 10:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I know the feeling about sheds and baby washers, Cathryn, no joke. They really are horses for courses, I could suggest you explain that it could affect how soon his dinner is produced, or his smalls may get blasted at the same time ref, Bodger, in order for you to find time to cook!

dpack



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 19, 15 10:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

as i only have a tiny area to wash i have gone for a small karcher.

i will let folk know how it performs

dpack



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PostPosted: Tue Sep 22, 15 12:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

the teeny weeny karcher cleaned the yard,not bad cleaning,the squirter thing and hose seem to be cheap light carp but so far it squirts enthusiastically

lasted 30 mins is not an endorsement

Mutton



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PostPosted: Wed Sep 23, 15 1:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Arriving late - we have a teeny weeny Karcher. Had it for several years, use occasionally, perfectly fine. Used it for blasting loose paint off a wall, for cleaning moss off concrete blocks before wall building, all that sort of thing.

Just one thing - don't store it anywhere that the water remaining inside it at the end of the job could freeze. We lost our previous pressure washer to ice.

dpack



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PostPosted: Mon Sep 28, 15 3:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

the sealey is dead,i took it to bits to see if it was repairable which it would have been if the small bit of motor brush that chipped off the end had not shorted out part of the motor windings.

daft thing is that the failure of the brush ,which had at least as much left as used,killed it when with a better 20 pence worth of graphite it had a few more years in it.

Nick



Joined: 02 Nov 2004
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Location: Hereford
PostPosted: Fri Feb 03, 17 3:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

dpack wrote:
the teeny weeny karcher cleaned the yard,not bad cleaning,the squirter thing and hose seem to be cheap light carp but so far it squirts enthusiastically

lasted 30 mins is not an endorsement


Has it lasted 18 months?

B&Q have the Karcher K2 at £60, and I am tempted.

onemanband



Joined: 26 Dec 2010
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Location: NCA90
PostPosted: Fri Feb 03, 17 4:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

You should have bought it 18 months ago when it was £40

I've no issues with my Karcher. No idea what model - nothing fancy - was mid range when I bought it. No idea how many hours - easily in excess of 100.
I think the main thing is not running them dry (turning water and electric on in correct order helps) and protecting from freezing - although I've not really bothered with either.

Nick



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 03, 17 4:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Ah. Hindsight. Yes.

Cheers

dpack



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PostPosted: Sat Feb 04, 17 12:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

yep it has lasted well.

overall it probably has done an hour a week tops but it seems ok for that.

as mentioned it would take ages to do a cow shed or herd trailer but is ok for a 10m 2 hose down or "freshening" a car

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