karcher washer expelling water from where it shouldnt

[Trustmeimadoctor]

unpacked my karcher yesterday not used it in months due to various reasons but anyway plugged it in started using it then realised pressure seemed off and it kept making funny noises kind of like a steam train chuffing noise every 10 seconds or so and when it did that it expelled quantities of water from all the openings in the case. anyone any ideas at all or bin it and start again its a pain as i have only ever used it about 6 times i think its a k2.32

[Flintstone]

Ummm, well that would depend on what is broken, surely? Mine did this probably due to me being a numpty and not draining it before the winter. I found the part that had split and bought a new one.

[Trustmeimadoctor]

didnt know if spare are easy to come by really will take it apart and see tonight

[neilsie]

had the same happen to mine. after discussions with Karcher, i binned it and bought a Nilfisk.
Much much better. http://amzn.to/q9r1iz

[ThatPhilBrettGuy]

Was it stored anywhere that could have gone below zero degC? They don't like that and usually it's not worth fixing them...

[hornetrider]

Nilfisk is where its at, bro

[Trustmeimadoctor]

yeah its not been used since before winter but i thought id got all the water out of it

ah well nilfisk it is then and a foam lance

[Roop]

Had multiple Karchers and the quality really tailed off after about 1990. Went to cheap plastic casings, nylon impellers etc. I bought a Mac Allister (Kingfisher [B&Q] brand I think) to replace my last Karcher. It has an alloy internal casing, brass impeller, induction motor and more accessories than the equivalently priced Karcher. It is also rated at higher pressure and will work with hot water (cheap Karchers melt). I bought it in 2007 for GBP 135 and it’s still going strong. The two Karchers that it replaced lasted less than 18 months each.

Agree with the other posters about the Nilfisk machines. They are a very good machine but quite a bit dearer for the same performance. I dare say they will last three times as long as the Mac Allister though.

[BliarOut]

Anyone used the Lidl/Aldi ones? I could get about four for the cost of one Karcher

[dickymint]

My Karcher does it. Still works fine so I haven't bothered to fix it. Apparently it's just a question of replacing an "O" ring or two.

[magpie215]

frozen over winter by the sounds of it.

prob cheaper to replace it.

[Bonefish Blues]

Trustmeimadoctor said:

didnt know if spare are easy to come by really will take it apart and see tonight

espares are very efficient, I've found.

[dickymint]

magpie215 said:

frozen over winter by the sounds of it.

prob cheaper to replace it.

??????

£12 for a complete set of seals. Pence if you source the "O" ring yourself.





PH.......fixing things matters

[Trustmeimadoctor]

didnt get chance to take it apart last night will do tonight and check out espares