My partner and I had bought and returned no less than TWO Ryobi pressure washers, which both failed within minutes of starting to use them - so we went looking for a pressure washer that might be satisfactory quality.
We investigated the Karcher K2 and were confused about all the different models.
Total Tools had about 3 different models of Karcher on the floor - at least one of which was obsolete, the salesman told us.
This should have been a warning - but my partner was impressed with all the Karcher "tooling" and attachments, that were avai...Read more

I was skeptical of buying this K2 pressure washer initially because of some of the reviews on here - all I needed was a small electric pressure washer for the weekend car wash. We have a petrol pressure washer but it's a pain to use on the car, I wanted something small, cheap and not insanely high pressure (petrol pressure washers are overkill for cars). Long story short, if you use this pressure washer properly (read the instructions, manage your expectations of pressure, allow water to flow out of the lance BEFORE turning it on and don't keep...Read more

I bought this purely to attach to a snow blower for washing the cars. It was literally the cheapest model in the Karcher range, with a corresponding lowest pressure in the range. That is not an issue, because I don't really want too much pressure when washing the car - I've got a different high pressure washer if I need to do heavier work.

There are some worrying signs with it though, mostly down to build quality / longevity -

- after minimal use, I can smell an electrical 'burning' smell. That's not a very encouraging sign that it will las...Read more

I've had a few Karchers, I used to have the bigger model with all the accessories, but it crapped out on me, water ran straight through it, so I bought another one the same, or maybe that was the 2nd one?
It was a few years ago, and exact details are a bit sketchy.
Less than a year ago, I bought another, but a basic model, I had plenty hoses and accessories.
It's been ok, I don't worry too much about all the handles and stuff falling off it.
But just lately it has been blowing the hose off of the motor unit, I've screwed it back on, and pu...Read more