Power washers

[Dyewitness]

Looking to get a new power washer, what are you using and how much did you pay?

 

[-J-]

Paid £120 for mine from Screwfix, Very Very good bit of kit, Much more robust than my old Karcher, and comes with a longer High Pressure hose than the Karcher did as well.

 

[daddycool]

nilfisk c110 for £50 delivered
it's quite well regarded over on detailingworld
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B001TUYV14/?tag=cliospnet01-21

 

[Marc.]

nilfisk c110 for £50 delivered
it's quite well regarded over on detailingworld
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B001TUYV14/?tag=cliospnet01-21

Massive +1 for these. Both me and my dad have one each, fantastic bits of kit for the money.

 

[daddycool]

comes with a little bottle as well so you can foam the car. its not super great at foaming, but you can buy attachments for it that give you the proper foaming effect.

 

[jonzz]

I got a C110. Can't fault it!

 

[Wick]

What foam lance are people using with the C110, remember seeing a GB on DW for an Autobrite lance and the C110 I think.... Anyone shed any light on this or link me to a decent one that fits at a reasonable price? Sorry for partial thread hi-jack!

 

[Tigger]

I've a Karcher K7.85 - love it

 

[-J-]

Paid £120 for mine from Screwfix, Very Very good bit of kit, Much more robust than my old Karcher, and comes with a longer High Pressure hose than the Karcher did as well.

Sorry should have said mines a C120 Xtra.

 

[jonzz]

Autobrite ones are the ones most people uses.

 

[Marc.]

What foam lance are people using with the C110, remember seeing a GB on DW for an Autobrite lance and the C110 I think.... Anyone shed any light on this or link me to a decent one that fits at a reasonable price? Sorry for partial thread hi-jack!

I got mine from i4detailing - the lances are £44.95, before CS discount, and you need to buy the Nilfisk Alto one. It then comes ready to fit, and is 10000000 times better than the one that Nilfisk supply!

 

[jonzz]

I don't know if I can justify £44 when the c110 only cost £50 lol

 

[aucky]

£50 halfords - broke in 1 year
£100 karcher - broke in 1 year
£150 karcher in sale - 2 yrs going strong. (although the locking mech on the high pressure side came undone so I had to perform surgery on it)

You get what you pay for from my experience

 

[daddycool]

the nilfisks use metal parts in their pump whereas the cheaper karcher ones use plastic, perhaps why they last longer

 

[seanybaby1788]

Want to buy one of these, quick question.... my outside tap is at the back of the house so the 5metre hose on this wont reach, can you put the standard hose pipe into the pressure washer or does it need to go direct to tap?

 

[jonzz]

Ay? You plug your hose from the tap into the pressure washer mate

 

[daddycool]

i run a 10 metre hose between the pressure washer and outside tap, no problems.