Can anyone recommend a good power wash?

[Yazmin]

Hi

Im looking to buy a good compact pressure washer for the car. Can any one recommend a good one?

Iv heard the karcher, normad and halfords brand are the best ones.

Convenience and ease of use is the most important factor's for me obv with a good job done as i know im going to be too lazy using a big machien with 100's of attachments that im not going to use.. ( in other words looking for a plug and go)

Any suggestions please?

[falkster]

I've just bought one of these bad boys - its double the power of most of the karchers and even if it only lasts me a 2 or 3 years it's worth it for £100.

Free delivery and £100 off Ebay

http://83.138.181.224/p/wolf-blaster-max-power-pre...

[tomsugden]

I bought one of these

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nilfisk-X-Tra-Pressure-Was...

Excellent bit of kit, and cheap as chips.

Be careful not to buy something too powerful, if you're using it to wash cars. It'll take the paint off.

[Yazmin]

What do you mean it only lasts 2 or 3 years? Id rather buy once and something thats going to last.

Is that a compact one? Looks like a bit of a big beast to me!!

Need a small but mean one for me..

[redgriff500]

I bought one a yr ago and everyone recommended the Nilfisk range.

I had an issue with a leaky lance and they immediately replaced it for free.

[v8will]

Another Nilfisk owner here. Very good and wasn't too expensive.

[jagnet]

Yazmin said:

What do you mean it only lasts 2 or 3 years? Id rather buy once and something thats going to last.

Kranzle fit that bill nicely, but then they do cost more as a result.

I've also been impressed with my Stihl pressure washer which soldiers on despite much abuse.

[pjdow]

I have a Kranzle, had it for about 5 years and expect it will still be going strong in 15 years!

jagnet said:

Yazmin said:

What do you mean it only lasts 2 or 3 years? Id rather buy once and something thats going to last.

Kranzle fit that bill nicely, but then they do cost more as a result.

I've also been impressed with my Stihl pressure washer which soldiers on despite much abuse.

[Magic919]

Not sure I'd call it compact, but I'd vote for Kranzle too.

[IATM]

tomsugden said:

I bought one of these

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nilfisk-X-Tra-Pressure-Was...

Excellent bit of kit, and cheap as chips.

Be careful not to buy something too powerful, if you're using it to wash cars. It'll take the paint off.

ill second that- fantastic kit - reviews seem to agree on detailing world too. Good Thing is you can buy the proper snow foam lance attachment for it too if you want to go all out.

[falkster]

Yazmin said:

What do you mean it only lasts 2 or 3 years? Id rather buy once and something thats going to last.

Is that a compact one? Looks like a bit of a big beast to me!!

Need a small but mean one for me..

I don't know how long it will last but my thought process was rather than spending £250-£300, I could spend £100 and even if it did last 3 years it's not really an issue as my mate spent £400 on a karcher which lasted 4 years.
I'll bookmark this then post updates every year until it goes pop - if it does.

It is very powerful compared to some but you don't have to hold it 2 inches from the cars paintwork whereas if you bought a 1200w model it might not be any good for inner arches or oily bits??

I've blasted the granny out of my wife's Boxster hood that, due to the hot/rainy weather, had got a little mouldy and no matter what I did I couldn't shift it. 30 mins with 2400w it's now as black as the day it was when it was new!! Worth the £100 on its own!!

[philmots]

I just got a Nilfisk C130. Induction motor, metal pump. 130 bar. was iirc £115

[The Megapode]

Another vote here for the Nilfisk - got a c110 from Amazon then added a snow foam lance from Cleanyourcar.co.uk. Great fun!

[falkster]

The Megapode said:

Another vote here for the Nilfisk - got a c110 from Amazon then added a snow foam lance from Cleanyourcar.co.uk. Great fun!

I almost bought one but I thought it wouldn't be powerful enough?

[Yazmin]

Hey guys

Thanks for all your reply's... just on 'detailing world' and came across the Kranzle and the oil changing bit which did put me off a little at the beginning - However after reading the the specs I conclude this is the daddy of them all!! and the cheapest i found was at £370.

iv also been looking and reading at the Nilfisk range - again plenty of happy customers on detailing world and amazon - its small, compact & strong, great for cars and dead cheap! So iv decided to go for this and save the rest of my money for my alloys!!!

Also my dads looking for a pressure washer and he wants to buy a Karcher but im going to convince him to buy the Kranzle - much better , easier and prettier id say! (I just need to tell him its a German make! )

[Basil Brush]

falkster said:

The Megapode said:

Another vote here for the Nilfisk - got a c110 from Amazon then added a snow foam lance from Cleanyourcar.co.uk. Great fun!

I almost bought one but I thought it wouldn't be powerful enough?

+1 for the Nilfisk. I got mine for well under a hundred quid from Argos. I wouldn't bother buying the one that comes with foam bottle and revolving brush though as they are pretty useless. Buy the cheaper bare unit and get a proper foam lance.