Pressure Washers

savemoney

I too have a nilfisk they are every bit as good it not better than Karcher. Cant believe how so much better it is than my last cheapo pw was. Not only saves on power but water too. Motor turns off once you let go off trigger and because its so much more powerful it saves time too

Mien costs £90 off ebay and came with attachments

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/400271416019?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

I was told by others on detailing forums to get one for car and I also got a brush for it from the range store

sillygoose

I have this Nilfisk from Screwfix. Not the most powerful by any means but really well made and works surprisingly well £80 delivered with the patio cleaning tool. Gets the car clean easily enough.

http://www.screwfix.com/p/nilfisk-c110-3-5-pca-x-tra-110bar-pressure-washer-1-4kw/61462

SJshah

A friend of our's bought this today:
tesco.com/direct/karcher-k2395t50-pressure-washer/213-1661.prd?skuId=213-1661

Its only £99 and comes with all the important parts which other more expensive models dont come with. 110 bar pressure and 2 year warranty.

Can be bought with clubcard vouchers too.

ic

Aldi's model is in this Thursday:
http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/special_buys3_23985.htm
http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/special_buys3_24005.htm

150 bar, 2.2kW, 3 year warranty - £90 for the washer, £30 for the patio attachment.

libertysurf

We’ve just bought a new Kärcher K2.400 T50 1600W Pressure Washer – wouldn’t you know it – ours conked out today when we decided to do the patio before the ban. Anyway, we got ours from Costco and it is much cheaper than elsewhere – a £60 saving – so it is 2/3 rds of the price compared to Sainsbury’s.

http://www.tesco.com/direct/karcher-k2400-t50-pressure-washer/209-9316.prd?skuId=209-9316&pageLevel=
£170 at Tesco

http://www.sainsburys.co.uk/sol/shop/home_and_garden/easter/easterdiyandgarden/121037192_krcher_k2400_t50_1600w_pressure_washer.html?esrc=googlebase&med=cse&CAWELAID=867852085
£180 at Sainsbury’s

£120 at Costco inc of VAT.

Lube

The screwfix one is a lot cheaper and as good as the Karcher @ £120 @ Costco

fatbikersbouncebetter

LPM is important as in Litres Per minute, thats what counts along with the right nozzle.

The average DIY washer gives between 7-9 LPM at 1000psi (Pounds per square inch) , I have a 2600psi machine that was run by Honda engine this gave out 13-15 ltrs per minute. The more LPM the better trhe results. Smaller LPM meand the nozzle outlet is alos smaller and therefore has less force.

A turbo nozzle is also needed to wash paving. This spins a -0.5mm jet covering about 200mm circles at once.

NONE of the DIY washers I have seen are designed for large area cleaning and all should carry a MAXIMUM run rate before it should be turned off to cool. (a Very short time in most cases) Also look for auto cut off, ie the motor stops when you let the trigger go, this prolongs pump life.

Karcher, are OK though they do make a budget range which do not compare with their commercial units.

PS the hose to the gun is always too damn short....

nickcc

Looking at buying a Nilfisk from Amazon (cheapest supplier) Karcher lasted three months and replacement just failed. Problem with the cheaper Karcher is the plastic pump, Nilfisk have the aluminium pump.