Kärcher FC 5 Hard Floor Cleaner – Corded Floor Cleaner is the Easy Way to Wash Your Floors and Vacuum up Light Debris Simultaneously
Simple. Awesome. The electric hard floor cleaners from Kärcher in comparison:
 FC 5 |  FC 7 Cordless |  FC 5 Cordless |  FC 3 Cordless | |
| Output per tank filling | ca. 60 m² | ca. 135 m² | ca. 60 m² | ca. 60 m² |
| Battery life | cable bound | ca. 45 minutes | ca. 20 minutes | ca. 20 minutes |
| Cleaning performance | Wiping, fine dirt | Wiping, fine and rough dirt | Wiping, fine dirt | Wiping |
| Weight | 4,6 kg | 4,3 kg | 4,4 kg | 2,4 kg |
| Sound power level LWA | 81 dbA | 71 dbA | 86 dbA | 85 dbA |
| Equipment | 2 rollers, floor cleaner 30 ml | 4 roller, cleaner, hair filter | 2 rollers, floor cleaner 30 ml | 2 rollers, floor cleaner 30 ml |
| Weight: | 4.6 kg |
| Dimensions: | 32 x 27 x 122 cm; 4.6 Kilograms |
| Brand: | Kärcher |
| Model: | 10554020 |
| Colour: | Yellow |
| Colour: | Yellow |
Excellent bit of kit simple to use dose a great job
Well made does a good job on smooth tiles, dimpled tiles are more of a pain when dirt get trodden in but still a good tool to have around
Just love this product , had one before this new one even bette
I was sceptical whether the machine would clean my very muddy dining room floor from my dogs coming in and out but it was fantastic. Saves a great deal of time scrubbing the floor and looks fantastic once finished. It’s a little on the heavy side but well worth it even so!
I’ve had mine for years.
Cleans floors brilliantly & no more smelly, dirty mop hanging around.
I would not be without it.
I bought this one for my daughter when she moved into her house.
This machine cleaned our outdoor large porcelain tiled floor using the stone rollers with ease. The floor is a covered area and had a dust grime build up over several months even though we swept and vacuumed it. It replaced the hard work of a hand held sponge mop with ease…this electrical mop machine a godsend to cleaning. I think the electric corded model gives more cleaning power. The machine is heavier than the cordless and this bears weight to the floor…giving a good clean. Easy to assemble…and great to use. It comes with hard floor (yellow) rollers. So we had to buy the stone/porcelain tile floor rollers separately. The great thing is you can use your own brand of cleaning liquid or just water.
Does a great job, leaves the floor clean and pretty much dry. Easy to use and clean. Much better than hand mopping.
An excellent product that is extremely good value for money, simple to use and clean afterwards. Provides a very good result, an incredible bargai
We have a lot of laminated floors that are water resistant so this cleaner is good. I replaced using a ecloth mop, which was good and cleaned very well but this Karcher unit is much quicker. They are not cheap but as it was on offer the value was better.
Great machine that washes and sucks up the dirty water meaning the floor dries within minutes. It will also suck up small amounts of dirt reducing the amount of vacuuming beforehand. But, make no mistake for larger debris you must vacuum
It didn’t initially like my worn floor. I thought it was faulty, as it kept stalling. But on the second time around it was fantastic. It turns out my floor was more dirty than I thought.
On my less worn floor it worked first time.
This product is fantastic, I’m glad I bought it..
Easy to use, value for money, no ‘range anxiety’ because it’s cordedlove love i
Bought this with the stone rollers. Absolutely brilliant. Much easier than bucket and mop on laminate flooring with the standard rollers. The floor dried very quickly. We have rough stone tiles in the kitchen which is difficult with a sponge mop as it broke up easily. With the stone rollers the floor came up clean (and no little bits of sponge left on the floor).
Small criticism is that the waste tank does not hold much and so needs emptying more often than filling. The machine is well built and solid. It may be a bit heavy to use if you are frail especially with the stone rollers that gripped the floor more.
The cleaning process is quick if just rinsing the rollers on the machine although I found 3 rinses needed before the waste water was clean. I take the rollers off and clean under the tap as it is quicker.
That said, its performance far out ways any negative points.
Bought this with the stone rollers. Absolutely brilliant. Much easier than bucket and mop on laminate flooring with the standard rollers. The floor dried very quickly. We have rough stone tiles in the kitchen which is difficult with a sponge mop as it broke up easily. With the stone rollers the floor came up clean (and no little bits of sponge left on the floor).
Small criticism is that the waste tank does not hold much and so needs emptying more often than filling. The machine is well built and solid. It may be a bit heavy to use if you are frail especially with the stone rollers that gripped the floor more.
The cleaning process is quick if just rinsing the rollers on the machine although I found 3 rinses needed before the waste water was clean. I take the rollers off and clean under the tap as it is quicker.
That said, its performance far out ways any negative points.
We have a very large hard floor area to clean (120m2) and before we got his product it used to take about an hour to clean now it’s a 15 min job
We have a very large hard floor area to clean (120m2) and before we got his product it used to take about an hour to clean now it’s a 15 min job
With a dog in the house and outside in wet muddy fields this has been amazing! Easy to use and store I wonder how I managed without one! Cleans and dries with easy movements highly recommended
A fantastic hard floor cleaner. I like it a lot better than its nearest rival. In fact we still have a refurbished/brand new competitor machine and we haven’t even opened it. As ever with Karcher, you know it’s going to be good B
Large stone floor. A mop just moves the dirt about, this has to be emptied and refilled but removes the dirt. Floors look so much better.
Picks up dirt and cleans floors easily. Lightweight and easy to use abs easy to clea
This is a well built machine which does a very satisfactory job on all of our laminate floors with much less water than we used to use, so the floors also dry much faster. I thoroughly recommend you spend some time carefully reading the assembly and usage directions and fully understand them before rushing to get started. I did, and got excellent results, but I have read reviews from other users who clearly did not do this!
Great job cleaning the hard floors around the house, easy to use, easy to set up.
It was tricky to put together as I couldn’t get the rollers and I will have to resort to a friend to get them out again! It does Clean the floor pretty well but does take a bit more more than a couple of minutes to dry. At the price I’d have thought that karcher could have included more than 30ml of ‘free’ cleaning fluid. Having said all that it did capture stray cat hair missed by the vacuum cleane
The cleaner arrived this morning nice and early. Tried it this afternoon and washed three floors with it. Very easy to use, washes great and does not use a lot of water. Very pleased would happily recommend it.
The best thing since sliced bread for hard floors cleaning (including my oak floors) ,its just amazing. If it last me a few years and works like it has over the last two weeks I’ll be delighted .
I’ve purchased loads of floor steamers and none of them get anywhere near the Karcher fc5, plus its really nice to use.
The karcher is a replacement for an old one. They are excellent for cleaning the floors as we have dogs.
Having already own pressure washer the
K5 floor cleaner ticked all the boxes.
Great floor cleaner does get right to the edges. Does not use too much water so floor does dry quickly. Have a dog so rest at getting muddy law prints off the floor quickly and effectively. It also picks up dog hair well. Tried my neighbors vax glide but this is much better. Very happy with this purchase.
What a fantastic floor cleaner.
We have slate floors throughout the ground floor in our property, that for years have been mopped regularly and 4 or 5 times a year scrubbed and mopped.
After using the Karcher it was frightening how much grease and grime especially in the kitchen area we must have been just pushing around, it’s like we’ve had a new floor laid.
Simple to use and easy to clean.
Great floor cleaner does get right to the edges. Does not use too much water so floor does dry quickly. Have a dog so rest at getting muddy law prints off the floor quickly and effectively. It also picks up dog hair well. Tried my neighbors vax glide but this is much better. Very happy with this purchase.
i use flash and warm water in mine and it brings floor tiles up brilliant.Have just purchased spare rollers and used them on carpet.
Cleaned the floor perfectly with little effort. It may be a little heavy for some but ok for me.
Hardwood floors left clean and almost dry. Main advantage is on the flagstone floor – it makes very light work of mopping those
Slightly more complex to use but once used to preparing the cleaner, it was fine.
It’s quite heavy but that’s the only disappointing thing so it’s now listed as a blue job in the house husband loves i
It’s quite heavy but that’s the only disappointing thing so it’s now listed as a blue job in the house husband loves i
Easy and faster to clean if you got a lot of floor. I have amtico and it works well. Only negative is that it drops water constantly from the clean water tank and can spit water on floor. Not sure If that’s a fault or normal ?
Good product if a little heavy. I considered the cordless version but took a friend’s advise and went with the corded one so I don’t run out of power half way through the job. So far very pleased.
Had this a few days now, so far works great and our wood floors feel so clean under a bare foot… Easy to use and the rollers reach right up to the edges of the rooms.
Just make sure when you open the box and remove the fresh water tank that the rubber stopper has not come off and stuck to the actual unit inside. If it has its no bother as it just pulls off and then plug it back to the water tank (handy tip)
Very nice piece of kit and easy to use and maintain etc
Used to clean wooden floors tiled floors and lino made a fab job but the machine is heavy to use also wish I had gone for the cordless apart from this it cleans fabulous
Used to clean wooden floors tiled floors and lino made a fab job but the machine is heavy to use also wish I had gone for the cordless apart from this it cleans fabulous
Easy to use, does what is said. Only cleaner that cleans right to tje edge
I have wooden floors and a dog so muddy marks all over. The cleanup is so easy now compared to the old mop and bucket that I look forward to doing it.
I am having with a water leak
It would be visit with someone about what to look fo
This gets up to the edges and works well as a cleaning mop, as long as the floor has been thoroughly swept or vacuumed. But it will not get into grouting and it also “trips” on the edge of ceramic tiles if you use it at certain angles. It would really benefit from having alternative rollers with brushes. It is also a pity that it only works as a mop, only getting up fine dust/grit. I also have a Bissell which is more versatile, in that it has interchangeable rollers including a brush for carpets and a roller which is half and half, which works well on tiles and grout, but unfortunately doesn’t reach the edges and sometimes causes streaks. The Kaercher does do the edges, which is great. However, I do find I have to keep stopping to push the rollers back on.
This gets up to the edges and works well as a cleaning mop, as long as the floor has been thoroughly swept or vacuumed. But it will not get into grouting and it also “trips” on the edge of ceramic tiles if you use it at certain angles. It would really benefit from having alternative rollers with brushes. It is also a pity that it only works as a mop, only getting up fine dust/grit. I also have a Bissell which is more versatile, in that it has interchangeable rollers including a brush for carpets and a roller which is half and half, which works well on tiles and grout, but unfortunately doesn’t reach the edges and sometimes causes streaks. The Kaercher does do the edges, which is great. However, I do find I have to keep stopping to push the rollers back on.
It doesn’t take long before the suction head may fail to click into place and then it is useless. As others write, you get a screeching noise, the rollers don’t turn, and suction fails so you get a water “leak”. The most likely cause is the suction head lid has not clicked back into place and the grey “button” has not popped up. No matter how hard you try. There is a quick fix if you’re a bit of a handyperson. This is worth a try if you have some mechanical aptitude and of course it is unplugged you would otherwise just abandon using it.
Just under the nozzle is a slot where the small grey “finger” on the lid goes, but not far enough to trigger the latch. You might do this if you are careful with a suitable implement – like a small Allen key or thin screwdriver. It takes a moderately hard press in the right place, you get a “click,” and the grey button pops up a bit. Now you can replace the lid and it will lock into place. As someone else wrote – seems like a design flaw.
This is a great hard floor cleaner.
Used it on both wood floors, smooth tiles and rough tiles.
It works really well on all of them, but it doesn’t dry the rough tiles as well as the smooth surfaces. Not an issue, jsut a comment.
his is a great floor cleaner, however if you are not tall it can be a bit awkward to use
Love this hard floor cleaner. Large dirty water container allowing me to clean the floor with only needing to empty it once. Cleans right to the skirting boards. No need to clean the edges separately after using it, as with some others. Leaves floor lovely and clean and smelling fresh, despite two large dogs leaving muddy feet marks. My only tiny criticism is the very tiny bottle of cleaning fluid that comes with it.
Love this hard floor cleaner. Large dirty water container allowing me to clean the floor with only needing to empty it once. Cleans right to the skirting boards. No need to clean the edges separately after using it, as with some others. Leaves floor lovely and clean and smelling fresh, despite two large dogs leaving muddy feet marks. My only tiny criticism is the very tiny bottle of cleaning fluid that comes with it.
It is an amazing cleaner and does a good job at cleaning the floor.
My only negative is that it is really heavy to push
Excellent floor cleaner although the floor was left after use wetter than I expected although it did dry fairly soon.
I use this every day. It is heavy but I am able to use it
It cleans floors very well and the integrated hoover pick up the small pet hairs.
Compact and efficient, cleans excepyionall with minimum water residue on the floor surface.
So much better than I thought it would be. Instructions are shocking and so badly translated but it really is a great hoover and floor washer…yes you dont have to hoover the floor beforehand. Love love love it. By the way I use a small amount of flash floor cleaner as the soap…works a treat. Also it doesnt use stupid amounts of water. Love i
I’m keeping this review brief, just to highlight the key features for me.
Price – bought it from the Karcher outlet on a well-known auction site, arrived quickly but without any detergent.
Instructions – the included diagram (Ikea style) was blurry and hopeless. I downloaded the full user guide from the Karcher website which is wordy but easy to follow.
Setting up – Quick & easy.
Use – very easy indeed.
Cleaning after use – a bit of a faff and can make a mess if you’re not careful.
Cost of detergent – I have both types. They are not cheap but are highly concentrated (1 teaspoon per tank of clean water) so should last for ages.
Results – fabulous.
Storage – a bit bulky, somewhat bigger than an upright vacuum cleaner.
Overall, it’s a good product and Im glad I bought it.
Really long power cord is perfect….once unwound
Some people have commented that it’s a problem that it doesn’t stand up on its own, like the Bissel one does. I haven’t found this an issue – you clean a big area of floor, and then put it in the stand. And when it’s on the stand properly (which there’s a bit of a knack to) then when you move the cleaner the stand stays on until you put your foot on it and take the cleaner out. Also, the gap between the rollers is not a problem because surely you go over the floor more than once? Both these are the design results of having a cleaner that CLEANS TO THE EDGES, which this does, and which is more important to me than having a cleaner that stands up on its own.
I got the corded version, at it was a lot cheaper than the battery-operated one and I didn’t see any disadvantage to it being corded (and you don’t have to worry about running out of charge). It’s not as if I’m going to fetch it out for a 30-second job, as you need to moisten the rollers first and clean them afterwards – which is not big deal, and the roller cleaning cycle in the stand is easy and effective, but if you’re doing that you might as well clean the whole floor.
I do think Karcher should have included a plastic measuring jug for the 50/200ml for moistening and roller cleaning – they’re not exactly expensive and it would save the customers having to go out and buy one. Also, the user instructions could have been better – summary guide differs slightly from the main manual, and there’s no mention in either about attaching the separate roller cover before putting the rollers in when you first assemble it.
Overall, I put this in the same class as the Karcher window vac, for making cleaning fun enough that I actually look for more things to clean with it. (I’m not exactly the most domesticated person in the world, so this is a big deal.)
So now it’s just a question of waiting to see whether it’s still working in 6 months’ time…
This machine actually has me looking forward to cleaning the kitchen floor. I used to have to empty everything floor-standing out of the room, vacuum first, mop the floor, go and have a rest, wait hours and then put everthing back. Now I can move things to one side, use the Karcher, wait a few minutes then move stuff back and do the other half of the room. It means I clean the floor much more often, as it only takes a fraction of the time and it keeps me on top of things. It didn’t suck up a stray piece of onion skin, but it picked up all the pet hair (we have a collie) and some lentils that had been spilt – except where there were deep cracks between our Edwardian terracotta floor tiles. Wondering about getting the rollers with bristles that Karcher list on their website, for getting down into the cracks for a deeper clean (until we get round to regrouting them…).
Some people have commented that it’s a problem that it doesn’t stand up on its own, like the Bissel one does. I haven’t found this an issue – you clean a big area of floor, and then put it in the stand. And when it’s on the stand properly (which there’s a bit of a knack to) then when you move the cleaner the stand stays on until you put your foot on it and take the cleaner out. Also, the gap between the rollers is not a problem because surely you go over the floor more than once? Both these are the design results of having a cleaner that CLEANS TO THE EDGES, which this does, and which is more important to me than having a cleaner that stands up on its own.
I got the corded version, at it was a lot cheaper than the battery-operated one and I didn’t see any disadvantage to it being corded (and you don’t have to worry about running out of charge). It’s not as if I’m going to fetch it out for a 30-second job, as you need to moisten the rollers first and clean them afterwards – which is not big deal, and the roller cleaning cycle in the stand is easy and effective, but if you’re doing that you might as well clean the whole floor.
I do think Karcher should have included a plastic measuring jug for the 50/200ml for moistening and roller cleaning – they’re not exactly expensive and it would save the customers having to go out and buy one. Also, the user instructions could have been better – summary guide differs slightly from the main manual, and there’s no mention in either about attaching the separate roller cover before putting the rollers in when you first assemble it.
Overall, I put this in the same class as the Karcher window vac, for making cleaning fun enough that I actually look for more things to clean with it. (I’m not exactly the most domesticated person in the world, so this is a big deal.)
So now it’s just a question of waiting to see whether it’s still working in 6 months’ time…
Found it easy to use and cleans well without leaving any bits behind . The floor is dried so quickly as the same as using steam mop.
Easy to use less hassle than a mop and bucket. God send for cleaning heavy traffic areas and dogs/Utility room.
The cord is rather short for a large area but I managed.
The rollers did come off on a couple of occasions but I feel it was the angle I was using it, as if I tilted the machine upwards and not like a vacuum this problem didn’t happen.
I did find it rather noisy and I wouldn’t say it’s light so that’s something to be aware of.
Overall I’m (so far) relatively happy with the product but time will tell.