will it do the job as a start at pressure washing?

alfi boy

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Hi Greg, I have the Karscher, the coned shape bayonet is great for clearing stubborn grime a very handy little tool and given no problems. Sean.
 
safrane

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The motor unit is the thing to watch on these. Many use the water as a coolant, I believe the Karscher has an oil system so it prolongs the life of the motor if it is run without water
 
highlander

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so the £30 saving may be false in the long run then?
and further, what do most use as snow?
 
c4sman

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Might be worth considering Nilfisk alternatives as I believe the pros like these also. I have had one for 3 years and seems a pretty solid machine.
 
CatmanV2

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Meh, I got a cheapo Kenzo unit from Makro some years back. I keep expecting it to grind to a halt, but it just doesn't.

The biggest issue with it to date is I don't know what sort of snow lance would fit.....

C
 
highlander

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ended up plumping for the karcher - does the job fine and dandy. still waiting for the litre snow foam lance/bottle to arrive so thought I'd just use the demon shine one that attaches straight onto the hozelock hose for this weekend. does the job ok but roughly 20 cars???? I think not, I done the bettle, the alfa and the 3200 and probably enough left now for one more car if I'm lucky......still, they are all nice and shinneey now:excellent:
 
highlander

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Elliott said:
How does that foam stuff work? Do you just spray it on and then rinse it off?
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guess it will depend on your pressure in the hose but I was quite impressed with the depth of foam, except how much was used that is.
they advise "agitating" with a sponge but I just rinsed off then used the two buckets as per normal. it seemed to work ok removed/loosened alot of the grim on the beetle in particular (fiona thinks because it is a convertible you only need to wash it half as often it seems:saifi3:)
 
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I bought a Karcher about 3 years ago, believing them to have a good reputation. Mine was a piece of unreliable junk.

PH
 
highlander

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Phil H said:
I bought a Karcher about 3 years ago, believing them to have a good reputation. Mine was a piece of unreliable junk.

PH
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think the volume of opinion is they are pretty reliable........though always room for the odd lemon I guess!
 
Smasher

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i brought a Kracher pressure washer mainly for doing the drive patio ect, i have one with the big round patio attachment, and i have to say its awesome. I also brought a snow foam lance and snow foam, this i was not so impressed with i was led to believe that this was a good cleaning soloution if a quick clean was needed. But if thruth be told its a pre-clean. So instead of the usual spray with water, then 2 bucket method. I now use it for the 1st bit, spray snow foam on, leave 20 mins, then rinse down, then 2 bucket method. it removes allot of loose stuff, more so than just the water, but if i had used one before purchasing, i probably wouldn't have bothered.

cheers Kev.
 
CatmanV2

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I got some of that Demon foam. Leaving that on for 20 minutes would result in a dry car, with loads of soap left on it.

It's OK as a pre-wash, but I only left it on while I was sorting out buckets for the wheels.

C
 
highlander

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CatmanV2 said:
I got some of that Demon foam. Leaving that on for 20 minutes would result in a dry car, with loads of soap left on it.
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.........with nice dried patterns.....lol
bought some standard snow stuff and a 1ltr karcher fit lance off fleabay so will try it out on monday to see if any better.
 
M

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Yep, don't leave the snow foam on for too long. It's only meant to soak slightly and draw larger deposits off the paintwork before washing by hand. 5 minutes would be plenty on a very dirty car.
 
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