Kärcher WD4 Wet & Dry Vacuum
Wet and Dry Vacuum
The Kärcher WD 4 Wet & Dry Vacuum Cleaner is designed specifically for the car, garage, garden and other tasks too tough for your indoor vacuum. With a robust 20L plastic container, 1000w motor and intelligent floor tool and filter system the WD 4 is designed for the most demanding outdoor cleaning tasks.
For the toughest jobs
This machine is designed to tackle the jobs too tough for your indoor vacuum, taking on the most stubborn cleaning tasks in the car, garage and garden
Powerful cleaning action
From light dust to heavy rubble or spills, this machine’s powerful 1000w motor cleans efficiently.
Robust 20l container
20l plastic container designed to withstand the toughest of tasks.
Switch between wet and dry
Innovative filter system allows you to seamlessly switch between wet and dry pick up.
WD 4 Wet & Dry Vac
Kärcher Wet & Dry Vacuum Cleaners
 WD 4 Wet and Dry Vac |  WD 1 Compact Battery Set |  WD 2 Wet and Dry Vac |  WD 3 P Wet and Dry Vac |  WD 5 Wet and Dry Vac |  AD 4 Ash and Dry Vac | |
| Product Weight (Kg) | 9.6 | 6 | 6.8 | 7.9 | 11.3 | 5.4 |
| Actual Suction Power (Aw) | 220 | 230 | 180 | 210 | 240 | 150 |
| Energy Use (W) | 1000 | 18V Battery | 1000 | 1000 | 1100 | 600 |
| Container Capacity/ Material | 20L / Plastic | 7L / Plastic | 12L / Plastic | 17L / Plastic | 25L / Plastic | 17L / Metal |
| Suction Hose Length (M) | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
| Filter | Flat Pleated | Cartridge | Cartridge | Cartridge | Flat Pleated | Flat Pleated Filter |
| Accessories Included | Crevice Nozzle | Crevice and upholstery nozzles | Crevice Nozzle | Crevice and apater | Crevice Nozzle | — |
| Filter Bags | Fleece | Paper | Paper | Paper | Fleece | — |
| Compatible with Power Tools | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Can be Used For Hot Substances | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ |
| Weight: | 7.5 kg |
| Dimensions: | 38.4 x 36.5 x 52.6 cm; 7.5 Kilograms |
| Brand: | Kärcher |
| Model: | 13481190 |
| Colour: | Yellow |
| Colour: | Yellow |
Fantastic suction, easy to move due to castors and little weight, great accessories also
Highly recommend, great vacuum and very handy if u have a leak or spillage to clean up. Large bag so lasts for a long time.
Fantastic hoover all around. Suction was far better than expected and it was so easy to use.
This hoover replaced an old Henry which was used regularly around the workshop and on site.
Fair to say, I am very happy with the product.
On a building site and all concrete floors dust everywhere this is a must, plenty of power easy to use and clean and not a bad price, well used and would recommend, but the bags do fill up quick so have a few i
After calling out a plumber THREE times to clear a blocked pipe under the sink, which connected to the sink in the adjoining utility room, which wasn’t cheap, as you can imagine, I decided to try to clear the latest blockage myself with our new Karcher. HANDY TIP:- The vacuum’s nozzle wasn’t big enough to cover the whole of the sinks’ plugholes, so I hunted out the funnel that came with my dishwasher, used for pouring in the necessary salt. The narrow end of it was a perfect fit to push into the vacuum’s nozzle & the wide end of the funnel totally covered the plughole, so that a good suction could be had. I switched on the vacuum & instantly the blockage could be seen to gush up into the pipe! I ran it for a minute or so, until only clear water could be seen. I repeated this on the utility room’s sink just to make sure it had all been cleared, then job done! The machine paid for itself the first time I’d used it! Sorry, plumbers! 😉
I clean a lot of tiled floors and was looking to replace an older wet vac that was past it’s best. Checked out the reviews for this Karcher model before buying and am not disappointed. Its light enough to easily move around but has great suction – well worth it.
It fitted other tubing by Krcher which meant we could reach the drains and guttering.
i was looking for a good vacuum cleaner with enough suction power to remove dog hairs from a large fluffy rug, and this popped up on a long list of well known cylinder cleaners and the first thing that came to mind was that if its a karcher then its got to be good, the specs looked good and the price is great..it is very light (not like some vacuum cleaners) despite its size so can easily be lifted when necessary, brilliant suction, sturdy body, comes with a long hose and two pipes, a small crevice tool and two easy to change heads, one with normal bristles the other is rubber..replacement or extra accessories are cheap enough too unlike some..its not just for guys to use outside in their cave but is great for wood floors and low pile carpets inside..beware of hoovering near curtains or low hanging drapes as this vacuum doesn’t know the difference.. im more than pleased i bought this and it has earned a special place in my family.
Just seems very well designed. While heavier than an average vac the wheel arrangement makes it very easy to maneuver. Still compact enough to be stored away conveniently.
Much more suction than the average household hoover. Used the wet vac on very textured floors that alway seem to absorb dirt . Use bucket of soapy water and a full length brush to quickly loosen up the dirt and then suck them dry in one pass. Doesn’t take any longer than mopping and wringing. Just empty out the water and store detached to allow it to dry. Really the best way to clean highly textured floors. Also able to suck up leftover sawdust and small bits of wood from a DIY project.
Not quite sure I would consider it a full on “shop vac” but for a household wet/dry it is more than adequate.
Really happy with this. Good value for money and very sturdy.
I bought this karcher for strength and durability, it has both, I’m very pleased with it. I haven’t used it for washing the carpet yet, but I will in the warmer weather.
Easy to use especially in my garage for cleaning my car.
Great suction and nicely manufactured, typical of Karcher.
Purchased for woodturning so used as dust extractor and general cleaning up – first class and much quieter than purpose made dust extraction – cheaper too.
Would strongly recommend
dislikes are few, lack of tools for one, thankfully i have ones that fit, hellish good suction which with three dogs and a hairy cat is a boon, far better than the one its replaced, my workshops always needing a session and this does that well, decent capacity, although it sorted a dogs water bowl spill without drama ive not tried it with more fluid
used both indoors and out. Simple and effective, does as advertised.
Great product, super fast delivery (noisy) but does the job…
Does exactly what it promises, great quality build and great value for money
I actually wanted a carpet cleaning vacuum but ordered the wrong thing. But I am mighty impressed with this wet and dry. Suction is epic and it whirls around so easily. Im glad I made the (wrong) choice.
Could do with a few more attachments for getting into corners and with a bit more surface area .. the nozzle is good but has a limited area it can clean at a time.. the carpet tool is also fine but a smaller one without the bristles would have been very handy to get extra suction in certain areas when carpet is saturated.
Krcher WD4 It does the job but I don’t understand why there’s no automatic cable rolling feature in it, that’s very annoying and i would consider that purchase if would know that before.
This has really good suction it works on everything including chalk in our gym. Love it.
Definately does the job, a little heavy to pull around but great cleaning power .
This vacuum cleaner was bought for hoovering patio and drive. The dust bag is large so holds a lot of sticks, stones and debris. Suction is good for this job. Also used to suck up water. Take the dust bag out and off you go. Very easy and versatile to use. Very pleased with purchase.
Good product spoilt by weak side clips, mine broke in the first few weeks of use. Replaced with identical product, see how we go.
Awesome, simply engineered but reliable and powerful heavy duty vacuum. Does an awesome job as a “shop” vacuum, used in the shed, garden garage and anywhere else I needed it.
As I said in the title, although I do have a problem with static where dust and hair sticks to the end of the Hoover, although that’s a small problem that doesn’t detract from its quality.
Great purchase and looks like it will stand some abuse
The wd4 basically is like any other hoover but one tough enough for outdoors. I was worried about covering such a large area with a hoover and standard sized tools but it was fine and took me about half an hour to hoover properly. The suction is just right. It can suck up small stones if you want it to, but can suck up leaves from flower beds too without taking the flower bed with it.
I don’t think it would work quite as well if you have large leaves to hoover, but works a treat for willow droppings. It won’t be able to suck up the willow branch droppings later in the year but those will have to be picked up by hand.
The 20litre capacity is more than enough – after half an hour or so it was only half full, easy to empty (I don’t use a bag for the garden). It’s easy to roll around thanks to swivel castors. The tools are sturdy and good quality, although a bit loose at times where they interconnect. Wish it had a retractable plug cable as someone else said. This one doesn’t have a blower function, would be handy but why blow when you can hoover! The filter is easy to access and empty. My only problem was putting the clips on the side to begin with – it simply didn’t look like it would fit, and think the plastic had bent a little on delivery. After several attempts though managed to get clips on fine.
Have also been able to hoover up the patio and other bits Ive always wanted to clean up but was too scared to do with just a dustpan and brush for tackling cobwebs etc! Haven’t tried hoovering wet, but it serves my needs and am sure will be handy for the car, hoovering spills etc! Highly recommend!
Used for the first time today to clean up decking and block paving after last weeks strong winds. A 3 hour clean up was transformed into a 45 minute one. Just brilliant. Would highly recommend for garden clean ups.
othing to dislike . main use will be for carpet shampooing,after which general household chores which i am sure will be done with the usual aplomb associated with the Karcher name.
Easy to setup. Good storage on vacuum for attachments. Easy to manoeuvre and powerful suctio
I bought this vacuum cleaner for general purpose, indoor and outdoor (a patio).
Very easy to set up, does not require any master’s degree.
It’s also light and the wheels actually work.
The cable and all of the pipes when storing away are all surrounded around the hoover(well thought).
The attachments are plastic and appear to be very robust.
From my point of view it is a vacuum cleaner that will definitely last,
as long as filter and bag will be changed in time to protect the engine from overload.
Otherwise, happy, pleased and very impressed with suction power.
Effective, well-made product but a lot more expensive than the LIDL equivalent it replaced. If it lasts as long as the LIDL one I’ll give it 5 stars but for now, a 4 star rating
Wow! This product is absolutely Amazing, great value for money at just under 100.
Cannot recommend it enough. I’ve struggled with other well known brands with my horses; and dogs: This Beast makes it seem so easy and the suction power is amazing! Made easy work of my home, garden, car and driveway.
It literally is the best Hoover in the world I will never use another one I love it
Thank you so so much
Excellent Hoover, it does everything; and I use it in my home. It is strong, durable and can take on any job I put in front of it!! The hoover is the Marine of Hoovers. If you want the job done and not to be disappointed? This is the one for you!! I guarantee you will be happy with the purchase!
Fast; and reliable delivery, value for money and excellent at its job.
What else can u ask for? It ticks al of the boxes. I am extremely happy
Excellent for sucking the water from my car mats. Also great for general vaccuuming with the dust bag fitted.
I don’t know what thickness and sheerness are supposed to refer to, but my goodness this is what every vacuum cleaner should be like.
It sucks up dirt incredibly well, and my carpets have never been this clean.
It’s also cheaper than Dysons.
Seriously, if your priority is actually vacuuming up dirt etc, get this.
It is a bit noisy and bulky though.
I was very pleased with this – I bought it for outside and dirty jobs where I wouldn’t want to use my good vacuum and it certainly coped with all the tasks I’ve so far used it for. Not yet used it for wet jobs so I’ll update later on when I do; but for cleaning up loose stuff I thought it was excellent. I’ve owned a couple of the very cheap wet and dry vacs in the past and I’ve always found them mostly useless and generally not fit for purpose. Paying just a bit more seems to be the way to go and so far this seems to be pretty decent. Unfortunately the crevice nozzle was broken when it arrived but I ordered it during the first lockdown and didn’t open it for a couple of months by which time it was too late to do anything about it. My fault. Can’t recall how long it took to arrive but I’m pretty sure it was within the time scale.
Love it. I have a Dyson and a cordless shark. But I’m having the house renovated. With wooden floor, carpets and rubble to manage the shark and Dyson are too sensitive, to much filtering etc. Karcher is like a good industrial hoover. The crap it’s sucked up makes me feel clean. You know sometime you want to get a jet inside your house and blow out the cobwebs. This did it for me yesterday. So easily pleased but not easily persuaded. So happy!
brilliant piece of kit bought to keep the garden clean and my mancave and it does the job perfectly also keeps the car immaculate too
Hoover arrived and one of the clips that holds the motor on was broken and was sent back and a replacement sent ou
Works really well but both the extensions poles arrived split. We’ve tapped them as need to use so didn’t have time to return. Disappointing from this perspective but fundamentally a device that is fit for purpose.
Fantastic, wish I’d bought one before. We’ve got so much use out of this Karcher, especially when we converted the loft. Very handy for removing ancient spiders webs and other dust and detritus.
his has got more suction than any hoover i have had before used twice now grea
The Karcher WD4 Vacuum cleaner is a great product . powerful suction for inside the home outside and car .wet clean and dry cleaning of carpets is really good .
Very efficient and reasonably manoeuvrable. The shape makes it a little dificult to store
Very good vacuum for the money, is able to handle wet and dry issues with ease. The suction is very good and has no issues pulling water from car upholstery after a deep clean. The set up is easy and the wheels allow for very good mobility. The attachments included are all of very good quality and seem durable aswell as making it easy to reach difficult places.
If you want a good hoover for car, workshop, decorating, i would recommend this hoover.
The suction is pretty strong, but the tubes clog up quite easily. For small lawns this isn’t much of an issue. But I guess for bigger lawns, this can become tiresome.
Sweeping through the smooth angles of the grass is easy, but struggles when brushing against the bristles.
Storage is easy and compact.
For the price, it’s ok, and does the job if you don’t have a big lawn. For bigger lawns and gardens, probably better to get a bigger vacuum and stronger suction, which likely means spending double. You get what you pay for, as they say.
Excellent addition to major cleaning times.
Bit loud but it is not supposed for everyday vacuuming but for bigger once a week and workplace cleaning.
Highly recommended to have as big brother of everyday small or cordless vacuums.
I always keep a wet/dry vacuum in my shed as they are fantastic for outdoor use and for DIY jobs. This Karcher is big, yellow and very plastic looking but it works well. Out of the box you only need to affix the wheels and put in the big (20L) fleecy dust bag to get underway (you will need to buy bags every so often but they are widely available and on Amazon too) withd ry vacuuming. The vacuum is noisy and could be used as a regular vacuum but is intened for dirty rubble type jobs. It is great for cleaning dried mud and little stones out of the car footwells and can also handle fine dust from builders repairs such as plaster dust ( plasterer killed my Dyson by using to clean up after a small repalstering job). It comes with a decent head adn some small tool appliances such as a long crevice tool.
To use as a wet hoover you need to remove the dust bag and change mode. It would be really useful for hoovering up large spills and my heating engineer uses a Karcher to clear up water from radiator and boiler installation jobs and the plumber has used one in the past to drain the toilet before tracing a blockage. If you are having a house refurb doen or any building work a wet/dry vacuum is a seriously useful piece of kit. My old one saved my sanity several years ago during a protracted works.
This is a wonderful piece of kit for indoors and outdoors, both wet and dry surfaces as the name suggests. It comes with a Powerful 1000W motor that delivers great suction on many different types of stuff such as dirt, mud, dust, light rubble, liquids, and more.
The base of the vacuum has slots for the accessories that come with it such as tubes, crevice tools, floorhead and handle, etc.
It works well on all surfaced and glides without any issue and is perfect for garages and cars where it picks everything up with ease, and has a spacious bin of 20L, which is very easy to empty.
It is very easy to use, but it is loud so do not get this just for indoor cleaning, i say it is more for workshop environments where there is constant dust build-up or liquid spillage etc. such as a car garage/workshop, those are the environments this would shine.
It is brilliant on hard floors and sucks up water very well indeed.
This one has gone straight to the workshop where it has become an essential piece of kit.
First off though, it is a very well made piece of equipment with a decent array of tools.
The bin/bag capacity is surprisingly large and it is quite powerful.
And there are stowage’s for attachments and cables on the sides and top so it stores nicely and the chance to lose bits and pieces is minimised.
Well thought out. Assembly was a doddle – its almost ready to run when it comes out of the box.
From a workshop perspective its great, attaching in to the saws and sanders that I have so its made using them much cleaner.
Also the “blow” function is great for blasting sawdust and other stuff out of nooks and crannies to be sucked up late
That said, this is a very useful product for those jobs where a normal vacuum cleaner struggles. Cleaning the garage, drive, patio or car, are all made much simpler with this product. Small stones, or debris, does not damage this. It is a little noisier than my normal vacuum cleaner, but that isn’t an issue outside, to be honest. It also copes well with spills and dust, so would be useful after building work.
This is my first purchase of a Karcher product and I’m not disappointed, the main reason for the purchase was to use it to vacuum the car and the outbuilding. you can’t adjust the power so would be difficult if you were to vacuum a thin rug but is excellent for outbuildings and vehicles.
It’s also superb if you have had any renovation work and you don’t want to use your expensive Hoover, some people commented on how cheap and plasticky it was but to be honest it’s fine and you will only use it for heavy dirty work like cars/vans/outbuildings and it’s great for cleaning after you have had building work done.
It does come with 1 Hoover bag to get you started however you can purchase 5 from Amazon for 9.49. Personally I use it for mainly real dirty jobs because this vacuum is best for this.
Included
2.2m hose.
5m power cord.
1000 litre wet capacity.
1000 litre dry capacity.
Total capacity 1000 litres.
Weight 7.1kg.
Cord storage
The first thing I did (I have to add here that the vaccum is suprisingly light for its size and isn’t difficult to move about) was to test it out on my car, being as it seems to consistently have an unhealthy amount of general rubble and bits in the footwells (of which I am always mystified as to how they amass quite so much debris) and this Karcher sucked it all up. (Note: the crevice tool is SUPER useful for getting in the cracks of the seats too!)
I’ve also done the house with it and it worked amazingly well. Having a 20l capacity is also a big help.
I haven’t actually yet tried the wet function, but I’m sure it won’t be long before someone launches a drink all over the floor and I can test that part out too. This vacuum can also be used for the garage and garden and I must admit I’m very excited to try that out! Judging by the top job it made of the car I can see it doing extremely well there too. I also have to admit that for once I’m secretly looking forward to effortless vacuuming of the moutain of pine needless that will be under the tree come New Year!
Very impressed with this so far and it really does do what it says!
I would still buy it because I’m easily pleased,and it’s a Karcher .