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Karcher K7
CharminSouth East Queensland, QLD
- 5 reviews
Doesn't work and the claims process is atrocious. Don't waste your time.
36 days after purchase our karcher K7 handle stopped connecting to the machine. Even though we were only days past the 30 day Bunnings return policy, we were told to send it back through Karchers warranty for repairs.
21 days later we still have no pressure washer. In fact, it hasn't even been assessed for repair yet by Suncoast Pressure Cleaners in Warana. They have almost owned it as long as we did. For a nearly $1000 machine we are very surprised at the customer service. We thought Karcher was a reliable company.
Purchased in June 2021 at Bunnings Warehouse for A$950.00.
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do not waste your time and money, I wouldn't even give it a star
The fancy battery control lance doesn't want to connect to the machine. All I can see it the battery level indicator when I try to activate the wand, nothing happens. The instruction manual gives no reason for trouble shooting the land connection issues, the pressure coming out of the lance lasted for about 15 mins now its just a trickle, Now I have to box it up and go get my money back. Waste of time, Completely
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DBOSouth East Queensland, QLD
- 49 reviews
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An easy to use all-rounder.
The Karcher K7 Premium Full Control PLUS Home and Car Pressure Cleaner is a mouthful. At time of writing it was the top of the line in terms of domestic electric units from the German brand and my expectations were reasonably high. Even more so, given the fact that I had just sold a much larger industrial petrol washer which I no longer needed for work. It’s always hard to step down and accordingly my first impressions were “Oh geez.. .this thing is a toy”, but now with a few weeks of ownership under my belt I will revise my initial take on thi...Read more
s washer. OK so with 2600psi (max) and 8.5l flow it’s not a machine that will blow your socks off (literally) but it is actually a really nice unit for around home. Let me get some of the negatives out of the way because I feel the positives far outweigh them and deserve more of the discussion. First up – plastic, plastic and more plastic. Well, it’s to be expected I guess, but apart from the pull up handle there is not much in the way of metal on this thing. I’m not sure how much of this is an issue since plastic will degrade over time, but I’m sure it’s all reasonable quality. There’s probably some good bits underneath and most of what you see is cladding. The gun parts and connectors are perhaps the most concerning in that regard but at least with Karcher you will have ready access to spares . Second point is the included foaming gun. It has no adjustments and is about the size of a thimble – hence next to useless for washing anything larger than a Smart. If you need/want foam, the first thing you should do when buying one of these washers is to go and order a PA brand (Italian) foamer (e.g. like the LS3). Things will quickly look up again from there. The gun – a mixed bag in my opinion. The multi-nozzle front is actually very handy and makes it a breeze to select between low pressure detergent, high pressure spray and turbo nozzle (rotating jet). The Karcher quick coupling also makes things easy when swapping to other attachments. As to the upper part - does it really need to have and LCD display with adjustable pressure? Bit of a gimmick I sense. This is not a machine that will strip the paint clean off your car. It’s probably very rarely that you’ll want to reduce performance on a washer like this. A simple dial on the main unit would have sufficed perhaps. The system is wireless (needing to be paired before use), and could be a potential point of failure down the track I feel. Apart from that, it’s just another bloody thing that needs batteries! Get over these minor concerns however and the rest really starts to look very good in terms of design and features. Portability is fantastic. Good size wheels combined with a pull up handle means you’ll quickly cart the washer wherever it is needed. It is not a large heavy either so even lifting it up a set of stairs or over obstacles is never an issue. All hose entry/exit points are at the front, giving good stability and allowing you go place the machine into a corner or against a wall whist working. There’s a bungee net to hold the more than adequate power lead at the rear and a clip at the front to securely hold the gun. Two connections, – power on and wash away. No fuss, logical layout that’s very quick to set up and use.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
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Questions & Answers
Alex Zasked
Is there a new K7 being released soon?
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Heidi Gasked
Great detailed review thanks. I was planning on purchasing the K7 on the weekend but my husband wanted the top range electrical Gerni. It seems to be a better quality build but only 2100psi, which concerns me. Just wondering if you considered the Gerni? Ta H
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Yes, the Gerni is a little less power in terms of pressure and flow but there's only 100W difference in pump power. Given standard variance in mass products, you'd probably never notice any difference. Just go with what offers the best price/parts and warranty. I never tried the Gerni - probably a very similar unit to compete with the Karcher.
Skip the Gerni and get the Stihl RE129 Plus instead.
It's $550 has great power and very reliable. My review of it is the verified purchase.
Michelin are also am excellent brand from Sydney Tools with tonnes of accesories and a reputable name in the pressure washer industry from Italy Reverberri.
5 years warranty. Stihl has 2 years. Both great. That Stihl is 1958 psi rated and it feels more powerful than a Typhoon I just bought from Sydney Tools rated 2500 psi for $499, SO pressure rating isnt always true.
Stick to what people have reviewed as good. The turbo nozzle on the RE129 feels like its ripping into the concrete, and when used on a car it hits the paint so hard ot makes a loud metallic sound! Though not damaging the paint.
Ive just purchased Top of the line Michelin MPX 160, looks awesome, great build, need to test it. $900 from Sydney Tools.
They both pump out similar liters per minute which is more important than psi. In fact the Gerni has marginally higher l/min at 8.6 l/ min vs Karcher 8.5. The Gerni is a much more rugged/commercial grade machine with brass pistons in non corrosion metal pump whereas the karchers are plastic pumps and subject to splitting. I'd go with the Gerni anyday over Karcher. Also the Gerni hose is made of hard rubber with reinforced metal compared to plastic for Karcher. The Gerni accessories and spare parts are about half the price of Karcher. No contest in my opinion go Gerni!
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