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I hate it!
| Vintagepaul Member Since: 20 Jan 2015 Location: Rye, East Sussex Posts: 482  
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I've got a K5 and it suffers from all the same faults, only had it a couple of years but don't see it lasting too much longer so I would also be interested in some decent alternatives. 2015 Defender 90XS HT
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23rd Jan 2020 7:50pm |
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| mcma1 Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 2892 |
I recently bought a karcher professional. Just got fed up with the K series faults. It’s night and day. Will get the model number tomorrow Andy
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23rd Jan 2020 7:54pm |
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| PCM Member Since: 25 Jan 2019 Location: North East Posts: 874 
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I changed to Nilfisk range a few years back as was annoyed at the quality v price of karcher.
The pumps on the nilfisks just last. And the hoses etc.. are a lot cheaper if/when you knacker them. Far better value and a great tool. |
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23rd Jan 2020 7:57pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20341
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I have a K5 as well. I couldn't complain for the price I paid to be honest.
Personally I wouldn't want one too powerful, as you could easily do some damage. Bosch and Nilfisk or whatever it's called is the only ones I can think of off the top of my head. $W33T $0U7H3RN $UG4R 🇬🇧🏴🏴🏴🇮🇪🇺🇸⛽️🛢️⚙️🧰💪 |
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23rd Jan 2020 7:58pm |
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| Joe the Plumber Member Since: 18 Dec 2013 Location: Midlands Posts: 907 
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If you've got the cash, this is the one. Mine's seven years old and still amazes me every time I use it:
https://www.elitecarcare.co.uk/product/kra...re-washer/ |
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23rd Jan 2020 9:32pm |
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| under_rover Member Since: 02 Apr 2013 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 151 
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Kranzle for me too... I've a k7 model and can't fault it... But as Joe says not cheap, but then again longterm investments rarely are. Cheers
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23rd Jan 2020 10:10pm |
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| Banbury Member Since: 22 Jan 2019 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 47 
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Moved from Karcher to Kranzle when they launched new units for car detailing. They are literally built like a proverbial tank.
Go for the “Total Stop” Model as this has the auto on/ off for the pump. I have one with the wind-up reel. This is really handy and saves coiling up all the cable. The other unit doesn’t have this and it’s a pain to have to manually do this... Items like seals are cheap and they are very easy to work on. They have a different fitting to Karcher etc. So if you have things like a Snow Foam then you will need an adapter. |
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23rd Jan 2020 10:42pm |
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| gazman Member Since: 17 Aug 2015 Location: Liverpool Posts: 652 
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I have a Kercher one too. I end up going the morrisons more often than not because theirs is so much more powerful 2014 - current ..... 2003 defender td5 90 (my car)
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24th Jan 2020 7:06am |
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| Joe the Plumber Member Since: 18 Dec 2013 Location: Midlands Posts: 907
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It's worth noting that the pressure of a pressure washer is less important to the performance than the flow rate. It's not much use having a really high pressure jet of water if it's only a tiny one.
That's where the Kranzle machines win, because they aren't that much more powerful, but they do put out a lot of flow. You do need to check your outside tap can actually supply the necessary flow rate of course. I may be able to offer some suggestions if it doesn't...! |
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24th Jan 2020 7:31am |
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| ARC99 Member Since: 19 Feb 2013 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 1831 
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I have a Nilfisk C120 7-6 PCA Pressure Washer and never had a problem although the hose does self coil, this is due to the hose being coiled during manufacture. The hoses have to reinforced to cope with the pressure which makes them stiff. Karcher industrial hoses are pain unless you are running hot water through them. Don't make old people mad.
We don't like being old in the first place, so it doesn't take much to  us off.
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24th Jan 2020 8:40am |
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| Joe the Plumber Member Since: 18 Dec 2013 Location: Midlands Posts: 907
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The hose on my Kranzle is nice and flexible, and it's nearly 50' long as standard.
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24th Jan 2020 8:57am |
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| Lwb97 Member Since: 10 Sep 2015 Location: Powys Posts: 75  
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Kranzle k7 here too. Excellent piece of kit and well worth the money.
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24th Jan 2020 9:43am |
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| bear100 Member Since: 22 Mar 2010 Location: South Wales Posts: 1913 
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Looking like kranzle is the way forward so far!
Seems to tick a lot of boxes, pricey but good quality I’m lead to believe. Do the kranzles have an option to alter the pressure? 2016 Range Rover Autobiography 4.4 TDV8 2010 110 XS Utility 2.4TDCI 2010 Range Rover Sport TDV8 (gone) 2007 Discovery HSE TDV6 (gone) 1993 110 csw 200 tdi (gone) 1994 90 HT 300 tdi (gone) 1994 discovery 300tdi (gone) 90 hybrid 3.5 v8 (gone) Range rover bobtail 3.5 v8 (gone) |
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24th Jan 2020 12:28pm |
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| walfy Member Since: 29 Aug 2007 Location: Frome Posts: 2658 
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Could do with some help on this. I have a Kranzle 160. Had it at my last house and it worked fine, now moved out into the sticks and my outside tap is 25-30m from my drive. Not enough pressure to run it. I had even thought of placing an IBC unit at the bottom of the garden to feed it but it seems a bit overkill 110 D250 SE HT 110 USW SOLD RRE HSE Dynamic Gone, wife killed it VOLVO XC60 R Dynamic with some toys Polaris RZR 900XP SOLD |
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24th Jan 2020 3:24pm |
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