Product Description

1800 PSI, 31 lbs., 1.5 gallons per minute, 30 foot power cord, 20 foot pressure hose, 30 day warranty

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #29230 in Home Improvement
• Brand: Karcher

Customer Reviews

Mechanical Robustness
I've had a consumer grade Karcher electric pressure washer for a number of years, and the one listed here is no different. It has served me faithfully for many years until yesterday, when I stepped on the input garden hose just in front of its input hose bib - crack!! (*&#$*&(*&#$

Its input hose bib was plastic (polycarbonate?) and not strain relieved!!!

I dissasseble the plastic case (deeply recessed torx screws!! - no problem) and discovered that the plastic hose bib is integrated into the cylinder head and was non-replaceable.

Karcher's web site has no useful consumer information re: non-waranty repairs or parts. Only non-waranty repairs are for pro-grade gas washers (which have nice brass hose bibs by the way). No parts list available for my model and discontinued.

I ended up encasing the cracked hose bib with epoxy putty. Sealing the margins with RTV silicone, then conpressing the RTV with adhesive conpression tape, so maybe I can finish my deck project before having to buy a new washer.

What I find disheartening is here you have a moderately expensive piece of equipment, ~$200, with moderately expensive components (electric motor, precision machined pistons, check valves, GFI switch, etc.) and it's completely destroyable by a non-replaceable, non-strain relieved, externally exposed, cheap plastic hose bib! They could have put in a brass one, or mechanically supported the plastic one, or even mechanically decoupled the whole thing by a short flexible section of hose!

-Bruce

To my surprise
Just received this today. 3-4 day shipping, fantastic.
Put it together (pictures only, nothing written for assembly) hooked up the water, plugged it in. Released the trigger switch and started power washing.
Now I've only used gas machines in the past and only 3 or 4 times in my lifetime. I have to admit, I wasn't too impressed with the force and volume of water coming out BUT, it was cleaning, some. Did some concrete, some siding and guttering. A little disappointed but, as I said, it was working some. Made sure the hose wasn't kinked and almost resgined myself that, well, it's not a gas model and surely it couldn't be 2000 lbs of pressure.
The hose was leaking a bit at the connection so I decided to work on that.
Only to find that there was a little switch I had overlooked. Turned it to the ON position and went back to the gun and I was so glad none of my friends were around to witness my chagrin. WHAT a DIFFERENCE. I love this machine. You gotta try if for youself but it heartily recommend it. No gas, no maintenance, compact, and a whole lot more powerful when you turn on the switch!

Be Careful
This is my second Karcher power washer. I kept the first one in the garage in below freezing temperatures (the manual warns you not to do this), but it still lasted 4 years. I blame myself for wrecking the first one. But the blame goes to the manufaucturer for the new one. I finished the assembly, which was very easy, and wheeled it out of the garage for its first test run. When I came to the lawn (newly cut that morning) the handle to the pressure washer snapped off in my hand. The screws holding the handle were still embedded in the broken off section. Treat this model very, very gently. Very poor design suggests that even the slightest resistance on the handle will cause it to sheer off. I took mine back for a refund. Now I'm stuck trying to find a decent replacement. My guess is that Karcher has some very good products, but this is not one of them.