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RoscopePeel, WA
- 3 reviews
Worst product ever
Problems from the start. I am 185cm tall and had to crouch just to get the brushes to turn. It worked for 2 months then brushes stopped spinning. Found that the rubber strip had come loose and jammed up the rollers. There is no way to refix the strip to the unit as it is machine pressed on. I'll never buy a Karcher product again!!
Purchased in September 2021 at Harvey Norman Retail Stores - Appliances for $390.00.
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Disgrace of a Product
Used literally 5 times. Motor has the capacity of a small toy, roller threads are cheap plastic. I should be charging Karcher for Mental trauma support. Get your act together and value the reputation of your company...
Purchased in July 2021 at home show for $350.00.
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didnt last long
We have had this for around 8 months and its stopped working, finicky, fragile not recommended, gone back to the old fashioned way. mop and bucket, shame as karcher has a good name
Purchased in February 2021 at Amazon for $150.00.
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A waste of money.
We bought this hoping to have a quick and easy way to clean our hard wood floors as we have dogs. We are very disappointed. Basically it is useless. My daughter and I live on the same property and thought we could share this. We have both given it a fair go but unfortunately it is a total waste of money.
I chose this model because I have other Karcher products that are great.
Purchased in August 2021 at Bunnings Warehouse for $442.00.
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RachelPerth, WA
works very well whilst it works but it doesn’t work for long
Karcher floor cleaner worked really well when we first had the machine. Mopped my tiled area less than once a week. After about three months problems started. Water jet worked when it felt like it despite cleaning the machine as per recommendations. Phoned for advice from a recommended repairer worked for a short period of time. Some of the tiling is a little unending in places and after mopping gentlest over area rollers stop working. Now at 8 months machine unusable. Store won’t accept it back and has to go to a recommended repairer. For a reliable org like karcher disappointed.
Purchased in December 2021 at Bunnings Warehouse for $369.00.
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RickSydney, NSW
- 2 reviews
- 1 like
dissapointed with performance in relation to price paid
leaves far too many streaks, for the cost of the machine performance should be much higher,very dissapointed karcher has a good reputation but falls way way short here, not happy
Purchased in March 2021 at Bunnings Warehouse for $399.00.
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FranSouth East Queensland, QLD
Not worth the money
Product worked great the first couple of times on my tiled floors, then the cleaning rollers stopped spinning. Water would just leaked over the floor so it was back to the household mop to clean my floors. I also took the head apart to see if it was maybe blocked somehow, only to find rusted parts. Im giving it 2 stars because it did a brilliant job of my floors before it seized up within 6 months.
Purchased at Bunnings Warehouse.
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I_Love_GadgetsSydney, NSW
- 2 reviews
- 1 like
I so wanted the FC5 to work!
Have always liked the Karcher brand due to the robust high pressure cleaners they manufacture.
After a fair bit of reading reviews and seeing the negative reviews I though how bad can it be, the pressure cleaners are reliable and well built.
In a few simple words... don't get a Karcher FC5, my one lasted at the most 7 cleans of the house, no hard work or abuse. Made sure I kept things clean afterwards and carefully cleaned the rollers etc. The rollers started making an odd noise then just stopped spinning. Sounded like a gear had stripped. W...Read more
Purchased in February 2021 for $276.00.
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pgeeeMelbourne
- 19 reviews
- 5 likes
great product where there are few competitors
This is a great way to mop hard floors using electricity instead of elbow grease. It's a niche product really and not cheap, but really well thought out. The fluid feed I find a little clumsy, is gravity only through some really tiny channels, so don't add anything to the fluid which has substance like powders. Also it can't get under anything where you have to lean it backwards such as under the lower part of stairs, because the spinners come off the ground. Those spinning microfibre pads can go in the washing machine. All in all a great buy given there's no competitors that I can find in same price bracket
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CoopCentral West, NSW
- 4 reviews
Just brilliant
So far I've used this on a massive veranda with polished timber floors, a big indoor timbered area, outdoor concrete painted steps and outdoor tiles with a very non-slip surface.
The only problem I encountered was when a small pebble was picked up and jammed the roller, it was a bit difficult to get the jammed roller off the clear the pebble.
It seemed expensive when I bought it, but I've forgotten the price already, that's a sign of a good product to me.
Purchased in May 2021 at Bunnings Warehouse.
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MichaelIllawarra, NSW
Dont buy it until you research it on the internet
I purchased the Karcher hard floor cleaner for my wife in September 2018. At first she found it to be the perfect cleaner until it started to leak the dirty water leaving her to put the cleaner away and use the mop. A week ago the rollers stopped so I researched the problem on the internet for a simple solution but found a Youtube video showing a cleaner disassembled and the motor and bearings completely rusted and seized up. Out of curiosity I pulled the cleaner apart and found that exactly the same had happened to our cleaner. It appears that this is a common occurrence with these cleaners which is very surprising coming from manufacturer such as K'Archer.
Purchased in September 2021 at Bunnings for $349.00.
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Louise AHunter Region, NSW
- 2 reviews
- 5 likes
Don’t buy it!
$5.00 mop does a better job! . It was great for about 2 months then it went downhill fast! Over the next 2 months I went through 4 rollers and today I put a new one on, brand spankin new, went forward and back and it came undone-unraveled, then gets caught up in the squeezer and breaks down into fluff. Don’t buy it, I’m so disappointed. LouA
Purchased in January 2021 at Bunnings Warehouse.
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Wast of money
This machine only skims over the floor not actually cleans them. It needs some sort of scrubber. I still need to use a steam mop after this to get the floors clean.
Wait for the next model
Purchased in March 2021 at Harvey Norman Retail Stores - Appliances for $317.00.
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Karcher fc5Perth, WA
Waste of money
I am so dissappointed with this machine as it was expensive for what it does.The machine is very heavy to use and i dont think it does a thorough clean. The mop and bucket does a much better job..
Purchased in April 2021 at Harvey Norman for $299.00.
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If you are sick of poor quality mops with repeated failures buy this. Easy to use. Easy to use. Easy to maintain.
So far so good. Got it for the mopping, roller aspect. However the vacume means that your not just pushing dirty water along the floor from the same old bucket. Gotta empty the waster water to avoid smells. Yeah the rollers do jam but just clean the debris when you take the head off and rollers out. Maintain it. A separate pack of rollers can be a bit pricey. I would like to see a set of 'scrubbing rollers' as well as the microfiber rollers but they are adequate for the job. I basically spent a bit of coin cause I am sick of the poor quality mo...Read more
ps out there, that break easily but are priced so cheap, you can basically buy a new one without justification. I needed something excellent quality and this brand delivered! Makes cleaning a breeze with no exertion from the user. I hope they get into the mopping robot market with a set of six similar rollers under the unit.Purchased in November 2021 at Bunnings Warehouse.
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Nabin MC
- 2 reviews
Great cleaner!
I have shiny floors so this actually leaves the floors streak free. It is large and bulky so a bit hard for my wife to use but for me it’s ok.
Purchased in April 2021.
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Dont buy
First use found the Karcher FC5 heavy to use and could not get into floor space beside the toilet, need to find the correct angle when using. On the second use the rollers locked up and the unit wouldnt function. Taking it back to Bunnings today onky 1 week old
Purchased in April 2021 for $349.00.
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nottieSydney Surrounds, NSW
- 2 reviews
- 3 likes
Broken gift
Was given to me as a gift. Did Work good for the first month then rollers stopped spinning . I can't have it repaired under warranty as I don't have it's receipt of purchase .waste of money as I can't buy parts either to just repair it myself
Purchased in December 2021 at Bunnings Warehouse.
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JacquesVictoria
- 2 reviews
- 3 likes
Not impressed
I find it does not clean well and leaves streaks. Far better results using the good old mop and bucket and just as quick bit needs a bit more effort.
Purchased in October 2021.
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KarenPerth, WA
- 2 reviews
- 3 likes
Big problem with rollers
Worked fine the first few times, now rollers lock up and the machine makes a screaming sound. Have soaked them and done all the troubleshooting to no avail. Huge amount of money to pay for something that does not work. So disappointing - waste of money and waste of time trying to get the bloody thing to work. Use one of those floor mops with the wipes on instead - whole lot cheaper and works a whole lot better.
Purchased in October 2021.
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Questions & Answers
Mary S.asked
I have sent my Karcher FC5 hard floor cleaner back to the manufacturer twice now but it still doesn't work. No fluid is coming through though I have wet the rollers as advised then run it for 20 mins but nothing, the clean water remains full the dirty tank empty.
I have used this machine maybe 5 times and am furious. A huge waste of money and effort for no results. I can't believe a firm with such an excellent reputation would fob you off with such a load of expensive trash. I am in my 70s and the machine is heavy but did a good job maybe 3 times so I persevered but am at my wits end now. What can I do?
No answers
Daniela T.asked
Hello the rollers doesn't want to spin. What should I do?
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Hasseasked
Why is water not coming through?
2 answers
The water flow is fine but the rollers don’t turn so the bearings are stuck
The rollers are turning perfectly, but they are NOT getting any of the cleaning solution, there must be a blockage in the tube from the bottle but I can’t work out
how to unblock the tube. The water gets out of the bottle without problem.
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