Pressure Washer Recommendations

[Brad Smith]

Hi

Had a Nilfisk for about 6 years and has now unfortunately broken. So need to replace it, will be sued for car washing and slab cleaning.

Debating going for another Nilfisk, or like the look of the Ava Easy range.

Any recommendations? Budget it around £250 max. So unfortunately get a Kranzle…

[mike9009]

My Nilfisk is still going strong after 17 years. A few washers replaced and the main hose and that's it.

I would get another Nilfisk....

[RGG]

A "Pre" Black Friday Deal - The deals are nearly always better before Black Friday

On the Karcher Refurb Site

I got a K4 for less than £100

8 Metre was included which makes all the difference to cleaning around the car etc.

It's much better than the basic entry level models.

Flame Suit on ............

[eltax91]

I bought an AVA last year. Robust, well build, smartly laid out and if you pay attention and diary buying the service kit, it has a mega long warranty, which if I recall is 20 years?

It’s got metal where you want metal bits and the rest seems to well made too. Very happy with it

[sherman]

RGG said:

A "Pre" Black Friday Deal - The deals are nearly always better before Black Friday

On the Karcher Refurb Site

I got a K4 for less than £100

8 Metre was included which makes all the difference to cleaning around the car etc.

It's much better than the basic entry level models.

Flame Suit on ............

Black friday is when?

[peterperkins]

I would go petrol every time.

Much more powerful and can drive a proper patio/slab cleaning rotating head.

[OMITN]

My tiny Nilfisk went out with a puff of smoke when jetting the block driveway. It was nearly 15 years old.

Happily replaced with another, more powerful, Nilfisk. My father has had three Karchers in the same timeframe.

[tux850]

I'd happily get another Nilfisk - mine is 15 years old and still going strong.

[eltax91]

All these ‘id get another nilfisk, mine has lasted me 15 years folk. That s because you ve got the ones before they started cost reduction and switched to plastic pumps

[OMITN]

eltax91 said:

All these id get another nilfisk, mine has lasted me 15 years folk. That s because you ve got the ones before they started cost reduction and switched to plastic pumps

My new one (Core 150) has a metal pump….

[eltax91]

OMITN said:

eltax91 said:

All these id get another nilfisk, mine has lasted me 15 years folk. That s because you ve got the ones before they started cost reduction and switched to plastic pumps

My new one (Core 150) has a metal pump .

Ah. They’re sick of the returns and have gone back to a proper product? Good for them for sorting it out

[Jonny_]

eltax91 said:

All these id get another nilfisk, mine has lasted me 15 years folk. That s because you ve got the ones before they started cost reduction and switched to plastic pumps

... and plastic pressure switches. What a terrible design choice that was.

After replacing the pressure switch for the third time in 5 years, I got rid of the Nilfisk and bought a commercial/industrial grade machine instead. Unlike the domestic stuff it needs an occasional oil change in the pump, but it's built like a tank and feels like it'll last forever.

[tux850]

eltax91 said:

All these id get another nilfisk, mine has lasted me 15 years folk. That s because you ve got the ones before they started cost reduction and switched to plastic pumps

Nah, pretty much the exact same model is still available today. Mine's a C110 3-5 with a 1400W 110bar aluminium pump, and its equivalent today is the C110 7-5 again with a 1400 W 110bar aluminium pump. Price has gone up mind from £55 to £100 but that's to be expected really!

[tim0409]

I bought a Nilfisk Core 140 last week after a lot of deliberation and I’m really happy with it. It feels like a step up in quality from the Karcher it replaced, and much more ergonomic in its design.