Pressure Washer - Karcher, Parkside etc

Dr_Colossus

Currently looking for a good deal on a power washer for periodic cleaning of a largish patio area (sandstone) and a bricked driveway. While passing Woodies I saw a customer carry out a Karcher so went in for a look and saw the K4 Premium Home "on sale" for €199
http://www.woodies.ie/karcher-k4-premium-home-pressure-washer-1134622
Popular brand and a decent selection of accessories but quite tall and disjointed looking. I then saw Lidl have a Parkside 2.1kw pressure washer on sale this week for €100
http://www.lidl.ie/en/Offers.htm?action=showDetail&id=52193
Any views on either or any other alternatives such as a Bosch offering good value?

magicbastarder

woodies also sell the K2 compact which i guess would be fine for cleaning a patio, for a couple of bob less than the parkside one?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

No competition in my mind. The Karcher is a much better piece of kit and a better investment.

Dr_Colossus

Thanks, another factor persuading me towards the Karcher is that spare parts or additional accessories would be easier to source in future years plus it has a 3 year warranty however much trust you can put in that.

That said comparing prices to Amazon I see they have the Karcher K4 Full Control Home for £190
https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Pressure-Washer-Accessories/K%C3%A4rcher-1-324-005-0-Karcher-K4-Full-Control-Home/B0198VLU14/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1488143258&sr=8-1&keywords=karcher+k4
But it looks to be a more modern version than the offering at Woodies with an LED display trigger gun and generally more compact looking despite not having the integrated reel of the Premium Home version.

I also notice Karcher are offering accessories apparently worth €100 for purchases of €200+ on Karcher Pressure Washers from K4 up until March 3rd so I think that'll be a clincher.

magicbastarder

how many of the accessories will you use? i've the basic one and the only accessory i've ever bought was actually the aldi drain clearing hose.

snipey

just bought the K4 and it's very good.Great power and you can also mix detergent through it, Woodies are selling it for around 200 euro's

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

magicbastarder wrote: »

how many of the accessories will you use? i've the basic one and the only accessory i've ever bought was actually the aldi drain clearing hose.

Vari lance, dirt blaster lance, patio cleaner, car brush, spoke brush....I use them all regularly.

Dr_Colossus

Dr_Colossus wrote: »

That said comparing prices to Amazon I see they have the Karcher K4 Full Control Home for £190
https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Pressure-Washer-Accessories/K%C3%A4rcher-1-324-005-0-Karcher-K4-Full-Control-Home/B0198VLU14/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1488143258&sr=8-1&keywords=karcher+k4
But it looks to be a more modern version than the offering at Woodies with an LED display trigger gun and generally more compact looking despite not having the integrated reel of the Premium Home version.

I also notice Karcher are offering accessories apparently worth €100 for purchases of €200+ on Karcher Pressure Washers from K4 up until March 3rd so I think that'll be a clincher.

To update, bought the Karcher K4 Full Control Home yesterday on Amazon and received confirmation from Karcher today that my purchase was approved for the complimentary accessory kit:
https://www.kaercher.com/ie/home-garden/promotions/february-pressure-washer-accessory-redemption.html
Sweetens the deal that little bit so anyone that's bought a K4 and up from 23rd Jan be sure to lodge an application.

red sean

Karcher are not a patch on what they were a few years ago. Particularly common faults are oil leaks and swash bearing failure.