Kärcher K2 Premium Full Control Car and Home Pressure Washe
Kärcher K 2 Premium Full Control Car & Home Pressure Washer
Tackle any cleaning job with the Kärcher K 2 Premium Full Control Car & Home pressure washer, which lets you set the perfect pressure effortlessly. It includes a Home & Car Kit with everything you need to get your patio, car and other surfaces gleaming.
K 2 Premium Full Control Car & Home
Everything Needed to Wash Cars
An accessory kit including Wash Brush, Foam Nozzle and Car Shampoo helps you clean any vehicle with ease.
.. and clean outside your home
An accessory kit including a T 150 Patio Cleaner and Patio & Deck detergent helps you clean large outdoor areas quickly and easily.
Twist To The Perfect Setting
The Full Control Vario Lance gives you complete control – just twist and click to select the perfect power for the job.
Easily Switch Between Surfaces
A Full Control Vario lance and Dirt blaster lance allow you to select the right pressure for cleaning any surface.
Effortlessly Apply Detergent
Easily apply detergent to any surface with the built-in detergent suction tube.
Get To Work Instantly
Get started with minimum effort. The Quick Connect system instantly links the high-pressure hose to the machine and trigger gun.
Everything In One Place
Keep everything you need close to hand with on-board storage for the lances and cable.
Kärcher Pressure Washers
 K 2 Premium FC Car & Home |  K 2 Compact |  K 4 Full Control |  K5 Full Control Plus |  K7 Full Control Plus Home | |
| Pressure (bar/MPa) | max. 110 / max. 11 | max. 110 / max. 11 | max. 130 / max. 13 | 20 – max. 145 / 2 – max. 14.5 | max. 180/ max. 18.0 |
| Flow rate (l/h) | max. 360 | max. 360 | max. 420 | max. 500 | max. 550 |
| High Pressure Hose length (m) | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| Weight without accessories(kg) | 4.3 | 3.7 | 11.4 | 12.7 | 17.7 |
| Built-in hose reel | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ |
| Detergent Application | Suction Tube | Suction Tube | Plug ‘n’ Clean | Plug ‘n’ Clean | Plug ‘n’ Clean |
| Home Kit Included | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ |
| Car Kit Included | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Weight: | 4.6 kg |
| Size: | LARGE |
| Dimensions: | 24.6 x 28 x 58.6 cm; 4.6 Kilograms |
| Model: | 1.673-429.0 |
| Part: | 1.673-429.0 |
| Colour: | Yellow |
| Pack Quantity: | 1 |
| Batteries Required: | No |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Manufacture: | Kärcher |
| Colour: | Yellow |
| Quantity: | 1 |
| Size: | LARGE |
When I bought this Amazon had it on deal of the day and I’m glad I purchased it straight away , being a prime member it was here the next day. It’s easy to assemble. It’s all click fit and comes with a lot of extras . I especially like the surface cleaner, I cleaned my back garden using that and it were done really quick. I was really happy with the results.
Overall , I’m a happy chappy who loves his new toy!
Great alround cleaning
A new toy. Its perfect for patio and decking cleaning and really takes the hard work out of cleaning the ca
TIME SAVER
Why didn’t I buy one years ago. It is so easy to use and saves so much time and hassle washing the car and bikes.i can even clean the neighbours cars as well as my own in half the time it used to take by hand. Easy to clean the UVPC doors and patio and paths,so simple
TIME SAVER
Why didn’t I buy one years ago. It is so easy to use and saves so much time and hassle washing the car and bikes.i can even clean the neighbours cars as well as my own in half the time it used to take by hand. Easy to clean the UVPC doors and patio and paths,so simple
Great tool, and bargain price.
Got it for 80 on prime day. Tons of tools, great for the patio and the car. Very pleased
Good quality excellent price
Car has never been cleaner, use the shampoo attachment to spray car after wetting. Use a wet sponge to clean then pressure wash off. Even keeps on top of brake dust on alloys with a spray of alloy cleaner. Plus done 140 square metres of monobloc which has came up like new with the patio cleaner.
Good quality excellent price
Car has never been cleaner, use the shampoo attachment to spray car after wetting. Use a wet sponge to clean then pressure wash off. Even keeps on top of brake dust on alloys with a spray of alloy cleaner. Plus done 140 square metres of monobloc which has came up like new with the patio cleaner.
Great little pressure washe
Amazing little pressure washer, good for washing the cars or the patio, plenty of power for both these jobs. Small footprint makes it easy to store away
This has completely transformed our Yorkshire Stone driveway and patio and was soooo satisfying to do. It uses A LOT of water but I suppose this is to be expected. Really easy to use and came with plenty of attachments for different surfaces. Not quite figured out how to add the cleaning solutions yet but sure I will with a bit of practice. Not sure what the benefit of going for a bigger or more expensive version is when this one works so well. Definitely recommend.
Recommend
Fully equipped for a wide range of home, car and garden applications. This saved me a lot of time cleaning the masonry of my cottage before painting and I look forward to seeing how well it performs on my car and patio. I wish I’d bought one years ago
Powerful, my patio is gleaming!
Very powerful and I love the patio fitting, allows you to cover twice the distance in half the time!
Recommend
Fully equipped for a wide range of home, car and garden applications. This saved me a lot of time cleaning the masonry of my cottage before painting and I look forward to seeing how well it performs on my car and patio. I wish I’d bought one years ago
Great produc
My husband loves this. But only 2 years on and it’s broken really disappointed having to buy a replaceme
Jet Wash Goodness
Part of an Amazon Day, half price or twice the product. Nice one.
Cars nd drive duly washed!
Very useful cleaner from cars to windows, patios to walls. Easy to use, light to move.
Super lightweight pressure washer. I bought this after borrowing my daughters. It is fantastic on our granite cobbles, our brick paving and cement patio slabs using the T cleaner. Our cars have never been cleaner and we have also used it to wash our garden walls prior to repainting. We bought the K2 Premium Full Control model and it is excellent.
Very useful cleaner from cars to windows, patios to walls. Easy to use, light to move.
Super lightweight pressure washer. I bought this after borrowing my daughters. It is fantastic on our granite cobbles, our brick paving and cement patio slabs using the T cleaner. Our cars have never been cleaner and we have also used it to wash our garden walls prior to repainting. We bought the K2 Premium Full Control model and it is excellent.
Loved the patio cleane
Bought this model specifically for the patio cleaner,didn’t disappoint,did a brilliant job
High pressure hose came damaged otherwise great produc
Great small and powerful tool. More than enough for home use.
The only issue I had is that it came with a damaged isolation on the high pressure hose. Don’t want to return or replace the whole thing as it just takes too much effort, but can’t contact Amazon regarding this issue only. It only offers me replacement/refund options.
High pressure hose came damaged otherwise great produc
Great small and powerful tool. More than enough for home use.
The only issue I had is that it came with a damaged isolation on the high pressure hose. Don’t want to return or replace the whole thing as it just takes too much effort, but can’t contact Amazon regarding this issue only. It only offers me replacement/refund options.
Great product would thoughly recommend bought as a birthday pressie ...
Great product would thoughly recommend bought as a birthday pressie for hubby and its much more versatile than expected and does the job well, Thanks
Very versatile.
I am not keen on the instructions but love using this pressure washer, waters the garden, cleans the car and cleans the path and patio.
Powerful cleaning
love it . powerful piece of kit. cleans like a dream. totally taken by surprise at how much power there is when im using it. So glad i bought it.
Karcher K2
Not used this pressure washer yet, It is quite small but other reviews confirm that it works well.
Really pleased with this. Was bought primarily to clean my patio and especially my drive, which seems to be a magnet for bird droppings and of late has began to resemble a painter’s radio. The Karcher made light work of the droppings (see before and after pictures), and did a nice job of the patio too. It’s fairly easy to assemble and comes with a host of accessories, would work well on cars too. Using is easy too – just plug it into the mains for power and attach a hose via a standard clip for water. In fact it’s so easy to use I got a bit carried away and pressure washed the instruction manual. Whoops. Would recommend.
Excellent litre toy
This is great. Had a quick play with it and I’m loving the results. Can’t wait to use it on the ca
Five Stars
Great product haven’t had any issues with it and recommend
Great value for premium brand.
I previously bought another karcher at 4x the price from a well known online shopping service, it broke within the first use so I sent it back. This was a risk I took buying the same brand from Amazon but I’m so glad I did, I have 4 dogs and need reliable equipment to keep the yard clean and this ticks every single box for a quarter of the price… thanks Amazon for your great prices.
Great value for premium brand.
I previously bought another karcher at 4x the price from a well known online shopping service, it broke within the first use so I sent it back. This was a risk I took buying the same brand from Amazon but I’m so glad I did, I have 4 dogs and need reliable equipment to keep the yard clean and this ticks every single box for a quarter of the price… thanks Amazon for your great prices.
Pleased
Excellent product, delivered early., Warehouse package product problem rapidly resolved. Be warned, patio cleaner tool is very powerful, use with care, it will strip the top surface off old concrete paths, remove any weeds, soil and loose grouting in cracks/joints, and can start natural stone slabs delaminating. Instruction book far from world’s best but the information is there and with some attention you can work out what they mean if you need to.
Five Stars
Used it to clean the winter dirt off the patio a few weeks ago and it worked perfectly.
delivered on time good quality for the price as expected from karcher not ...
delivered on time good quality for the price as expected from karcher not used as yet but expect to do the job as intended
Five Stars
fantastic product very pleased thank you an asset no problems with setting up and using it.
Excellent produc
Bargain..does what I wanted it for! Will never buy a cheap make pressure washer again. Karcher from now o
Jet Washing At Its Finest!
Don’t let the size fool you, this little thing is a powerhouse of a jet wash. Makes cleaning cars and patios a breeze and isn’t too noisy either like some others. The accessories provided are excellent and do what they were made for very well. If you’re looking for a compact but powerful machine, I doubt you’d find better than this one.
Karcher K2 premium full control car & home
great bit of kit that make work so much easie
Great price of kit!
Great car wash kit! I got the extra piece for the snow wash kit.
The patio cleaner is so quick, so much better than the single jet!
Cleaned up.
Buy this product and you will have cleaned up on value for money.
Functional kit set, effective for home usage.
Functionallty sound, click/ twist pressure option. Uses the soap mixes in soft flow settings, and this works better than previous “RAC” washer.
Probably suitable for most uses without choosing more complex/expensive units in range. Light weight.
Functional kit set, effective for home usage.
Functionallty sound, click/ twist pressure option. Uses the soap mixes in soft flow settings, and this works better than previous “RAC” washer.
Probably suitable for most uses without choosing more complex/expensive units in range. Light weight.
Best pressure washer on the market for the money!
Best piece of kit I have very purchased from Amazon.. Obviously with it being a Karcher, there is a multitude of accessories available, as well as those already included.. Gone are the days of being soaked by an inferior, unbranded useless heap of junk, this has made many jobs much easier for me already, and looking forward to using more in future.. Would buy another again if, for any reason, I ever needed to.
Best pressure washer on the market for the money!
Best piece of kit I have very purchased from Amazon.. Obviously with it being a Karcher, there is a multitude of accessories available, as well as those already included.. Gone are the days of being soaked by an inferior, unbranded useless heap of junk, this has made many jobs much easier for me already, and looking forward to using more in future.. Would buy another again if, for any reason, I ever needed to.
Five Stars
on unpacking do not have detergent bottle other wise good thanks
Used it to clean the car done the job with ...
Used it to clean the car done the job with the enclosed car shampoo. Now to try it on the patio
As good as new.
Bought as a used item with the disclaimers about cosmetic damage. The washer came as good as new, with all the parts in polythene bags and needing assembly. The bottles of detergent were missing but this was to replace a near identical washer which I never used detergent with anyway. Clearly it’s original buyer just took advantage of distance selling perks.
This compact and powerful little unit has done a great job in cleaning my block paving.
As good as new.
Bought as a used item with the disclaimers about cosmetic damage. The washer came as good as new, with all the parts in polythene bags and needing assembly. The bottles of detergent were missing but this was to replace a near identical washer which I never used detergent with anyway. Clearly it’s original buyer just took advantage of distance selling perks.
This compact and powerful little unit has done a great job in cleaning my block paving.
i did not expect it to be as good as it is so easy to use everything works ...
i did not expect it to be as good as it is so easy to use everything works as it should simply the best door bell i have ever had its brillia
Four Stars
Works fine, nice and lightweight, hope that’s not a sign of durability.
I like the quick hose attachme
Brillia
Absolutely brilliant, bought it mainly to clean the path and patio and it made the job so quick and easy. Really easy to assemble and operate. So far so good.
Good quality
Does what it says – seems quite robust, very happy with everything including price
as a friend of mind lent me hers' last year and I found it so therapeutic and did a fantastic job of cleaning my patio in the back-garde
I haven’t used this as yet, as I am waiting for Spring/Summer as it is rather cold at the moment!
I was prompted to buy it, as a friend of mind lent me hers’ last year and I found it so therapeutic and
did a fantastic job of cleaning my patio in the back-garden!
Very good value, does what it says on the
Very good value,does what it says on the ti
... daughter and son in law as a present they love
Bought for daughter and son in law as a present they love i
Simply The Bes
Simply the best bought to replace an older version well pleased as always
Five Stars
Excellent value for money kit. Works very well. Would recommend to others.
Perfect pressure washer for a novice user.
I bought this as a cheap option to start using a pressure washer for cleaning my car. The foam lance has changed my world. I use this for every single wash now! Product runs well, it’s light and easy to maneuver, and plenty of pressure for washing cars. Not used the patio attachment yet.
Perfect pressure washer for a novice user.
I bought this as a cheap option to start using a pressure washer for cleaning my car. The foam lance has changed my world. I use this for every single wash now! Product runs well, it’s light and easy to maneuver, and plenty of pressure for washing cars. Not used the patio attachment yet.
Four Stars
Only good for push bikes and cars. Very small good for minior jobs
Grea
Brilliant lcompact washer. Easy. To use and my husband loves this
Lighter and simple to use
Much lighter and simpler to operate than my old Karcher which is still working, so pleased I have bought it, I will scrap my old one.
Would recommend.
Wonderful so far. Saves loads of time cleaning the car. The snow foam lance was better than expected. Haven’t used to clean the drive yet, as it’s so cold out, but looking forward to having the front of the house spotless! Used it on the front door, garage and outhouse and they came up great too. Easy to use. Would recommend.
Would recommend.
Wonderful so far. Saves loads of time cleaning the car. The snow foam lance was better than expected. Haven’t used to clean the drive yet, as it’s so cold out, but looking forward to having the front of the house spotless! Used it on the front door, garage and outhouse and they came up great too. Easy to use. Would recommend.
Not as powerful as I’d hoped
This is by no means a powerful tool. It’s great for washing the car but I think that’s probably about it. Perhaps it could jet wash decking and patios, but I think I’d get a more powerful one if that was my reason for purchase.
pressure washe
Brilliant for cleaning out leaf filled gulleys and outside windows. Also great for cleaning off outside walls covered in road grime
... for someone who loves it - it's sttill her favourite toy
It was a gift for someone who loves it – it’s sttill her favourite toy
Cleaned patio ok. Haven't really used it for much ...
Cleaned patio ok. Haven’t really used it for much else at the moment.
Purchased this as a gift for my husband. He had wanted one for ages but had looked at the bigger models (K3/K4). This one came up on a Black Friday deal that was too good to miss given all the accessories and extras you get. It’s perfect and does the job just as well as the other ‘bigger’ models…just cheaper and takes up less space. We’ve used it to wash the cars, driveway, windows and garage door. Perfect. It’s a winner with me – and with hubby!
karche
great product so much better than my last one from diy store.my patio has never looked so good, i have know brought three karcher products this month
Five Stars
Excellent does everything asked of it car, patio, fence cleaned
Five Stars
Made up with my karcher k2 so easy for me to use
Karchers are much better than rival brands.
Excellent value. The hose has a variable pressure which is great for more delicate items, like wooden garden furniture. Great range of accessories. It’s really compact so easy to store. Much better than my previous non karcher washer.
Five Stars
Perfect for car/patio/deck cleaning, accessories with this kit are also grea
Four Stars
Was waiting for this to replace an old cheapy one, got when on 1/2 price sale.
Powerful washe
More than happy with this item , does as it discribed so useful
Durable if looked after.
Second Karcher I’ve owned in 15yrs, the first finally gave up after all that time so hoping this one lasts the distance as well. Great product. I know people that have been through several cheaper alternatives in that time.
Durable if looked after.
Second Karcher I’ve owned in 15yrs, the first finally gave up after all that time so hoping this one lasts the distance as well. Great product. I know people that have been through several cheaper alternatives in that time.
Decent bit of kit for the money
I’ve had a couple of pressure washers and find the Karcher to be ideal for quick or small scale jobs. It’s lightweight and easy to move, has simple set up and controls, and decent reach on the hose. You also get a good range of attachments. For jobs like car washing, bikes, patios etc it’s ideal. I have used it to clean a tarmac drive and found I had to get the nozzle very close to the surface for a decent clean as the power of the jet drops off quite quickly, but is perfectly acceptable for most household and garden tasks. In my experience you have to pay quite a lot more (probably around double) to get appreciable uptick in performance. Just bear in mind it’s probably not ideal for heavy duty tasks.
Buy it ... you won't regret it !
Best big toy ever !!! Love it .. everywhere is so clean !!!
It's a karche
Works perfectly, all the attachments do as they should, can’t ask for more than tha
Five Stars
My wife loves it. The patio cleaner could do with brush
Five Stars
Easy to use once I realised where to turn it on.
The K2 Premium was all I expected it to be. Getting it set up the first time was a little fiddly but, now that I know what I’m doing, it’s fine. The paths and patios haven’t looked so good since they were first laid. I have slight reservations about using it as a car wash. Don’t get me wrong, it did a brilliant job but I felt that, for the first time at least, it took long to get set up and a bucket and sponge would have been far quicker. Having said that, I am 70 years old and appreciated not having to bend down as much as with the bucket and sponge method but, otherwise, a great tool.
The other up side to it is that I saved the cost of having the brick paving on the drive professionally cleaned and that would have cost roughly the same as the washer so it’s paid for itself already
Brilliant. I’ve spent 300 previously on a Karcher which gave up the ghost (due to part freezing in garage over winter – this one is every bit as good as that one but 1/3 of the price. The deck cleaner is amazing. The car cleaner amazing. The power for paving amazing !! Not even used the superdouper power attachment yet (not needed to!)
Very good model jet washer from a very reputable brand
Karcher have a solid name in the jet-washer field and this model cements that. The kit comes with everything you could need to get those jet-wash jobs done around the house, you get the car brush ( although I often avoid these as they always seem too harsh for car paintwork ), a patio cleaner, a standard wand and a few other parts.
I’ve been in need of a washer for some time but I’ve never owned a Karcher before. I was very impressed. There was some basic assembly but a the instructions come on paper, much better than companies cutting corners by going digital with their manuals, it was a cinch to put together. First test out to the garden to give the patio a good going over as it hasn’t been scrubbed for around 3-4 years. The Karcher cut through the grime like wiping down crumbs from a kitchen worktop. I used both the specific cleaner attachment and finished off with the wand. Took me no time at all, a good start.
Next stop our 30foot caravan, which to put it bluntly is essentially a huge steel box and it very teedious job to clean. After sitting under it’s cover for the Winter needed a wash down in preparation for the Summer season. Once again the Karcher did a superb job. The steel/alu shell on a caravan can be easily dinged and dented, especially by something as powerful as a precise jet of water but the Karcher gives you a lot of control over the rate and flow and it was a easy to soap the van and wash down.
I’m always wary of “attacking” cars with a jet washer, a jet of water that can easily cut you or give a very nasty welt should be used with care on paintwork but as I said before the Karcher has excellent control and it worked brilliantly.
I know a lot of people who’ve all praised the Karcher models quite highly and now I can see why. I’m pleased I finally have one and I hope with care it should last me a good few years.
Great product and worth the money. Would recommend getting the premium as comes with all the extras. I have used it already to clean my patio and I am surprised how much of a difference it has made. The stones look brand new. Have also used to wash my car every 2 weeks. It has made it quick and easy.
Five Stars
Arrived next day and works very well. Light and powerful enough for average home use
Great product and worth the money. Would recommend getting the premium as comes with all the extras. I have used it already to clean my patio and I am surprised how much of a difference it has made. The stones look brand new. Have also used to wash my car every 2 weeks. It has made it quick and easy.
Clean up price
Having searched around for a good deal this hits the spot. A lot of kit for a good price I found it to be the best deal out there would recommend
If you have decking, you should have one of these.
I used this to clean my decking, which hadn’t really been cleaned for over four years. Before cleaning, the decking was a dark brownish black colour with greenish patches – it was also treacherously slippy.
I used the standard nozzle, along with the supplied cleaning chemicals attached to the included sprayer attachment, and the decking came up pretty much like new with the bare minimum effort.
Once finished, the decking was restored to its original, clean, light wood state. I then applied a new protective coating.
One work of caution – as the instructions say, don’t use the extra-power nozzle at point blank on wooden decking – it will rip into the wood and shred the surface – use the standard nozzle and maintain a distance of a few centimeters.
more powerful and easy to use
Quieter than last one, more powerful and easy to use. Excellent results on patio
Five Stars
Delighted with it and the very quick delivery – thank you.
Bought as a replacement to one purchased at least 20years ago. Much lighter to use & tool attachments provided are grea
Good VFM
I was expecting a higher pressure, the machine still did what I wanted. Have a problem buying the Karcher supplies locally.
Decent machine and good power. Build quality on parts ok.
Review based on couple of uses – can’t comment about long term durability, but will updateif there’s a major fail.
Unpacking and building – not much to do, wheels and handles clip on. The build quality of all the clip on things seem abit ropey, but they seem sturdy when mounted.
Comes with patio lance (good rotating feature), adjustable power lance (really good feature, easy twist to adjust) foam spray (again good, sprays fairly fine would be decent with wax etc…) patio brush (plastic disc encloses cleaning element stopping dirt and water spraying all over the car you just washed). Car wash brush is pretty good too, soft enough to use with ease.
The machine is plenty powerful stripping a year or two of dirt of patio, only gripes is the build quality (though actual lances/sprayer etc are good) the wheels are just for show really and the handle could break pretty easily if dropped.
Enough power to do most non commercial things here and enough accessories to keep you happy too.
Oh and buy the way you’ll find the serial number under the intake bottle for liquid cleaners (again a really good feature and big enough to get around a couple of cars at a time).
This is a storming piece of kit, and absolutely should be enough power for any modestly sized home. What the higher output models have to offer it scares me to imagine. It isn’t flawless, for example, despite the claim on the box, there still isn’t a neat storage for the hose, and the cable tidy is poorly designed also. However, there are big steps on from the previous model in the function of the adjustable jet, which is now much more tactile, and actually does seem to give usable steps in performance in between full power (strips paint from car panels, be warned!) and the other settings. These are designated with little logos (of a car, for example, on the second setting, which reliably does not strip paint from the car…). The retracting handle is a nice touch too, and really does enhance the storage and portability meaningfully.
the extras are nice as well. The foaming spray dispenser particularly. This can coat a car in (quite a lot) of shampoo in next to no time, but also works for other cleaning. For example, it will soak a bike in (rather less, if you are careful) bike cleaner in an instant, which can then be left on to soak in before rinsing with a light spray. This means the Karcher can be a useful aid to cleaning even when you don’t want anything approaching the full blast of the washer (using the pressure settings on a bike is not recommended since it can theoretically blast the grease out of bearings… and (see above) will strip the paint even more easily!) The hose-brush convinces me rather less, not least since it gets filthy very fast, and seems to wash away the shampoo too quickly. The floor cleaning disc works well, but takes a lot of back and forth to avoid a spiral pattern on the ground, and is the most cumbersome bit to store. Altogether the added bits would cost much more than the difference between the basic kit and the bundle, however, so in my view it is worth getting the package.
I was keen to try a Karcher pressure washer because we have an area of patio which hasn’t been cleaned since it was laid years ago, and a car which needs washing regularly, especially in winter.
Now that I have tried the various settings and gadgets/wands which come in the box, I have been surprised by how powerful the pressure washer is. It cleaned off more than 15 years’ worth of muck from the concrete slabs on my patio area with no difficulty. The change from dirty brown to bright, light brown concrete colour is very dramatic – see photo, and that was without using any cleaning product. The rotating patio cleaning head is as effective as the vario-wand set to ‘hard’ and far less messy because it contains the jets under the cover. The only thing I would say, having metered water, is that it probably uses quite a bit of water (360 litres per hour to be exact). It took an hour to scour clean my patio which is thirty square metres. On the other hand, cleaning the patio isn’t something I would do more often than once a year from now on.
The ‘medium’ setting on the vario-wand gives a wider spray which is not as intense as the ‘hard’ setting, and is useful for softer surfaces. Using the ‘hard’ setting was quite effective on plastic patio chairs which had gone black after being left outside for about twelve years.
The ‘soft’ setting on the vario-wand appeared to be no different to using a hosepipe direct, and was suitable for watering the flower beds without damaging the plants. In other words, I might as well have used the hosepipe. The same applies to washing the car. I would hesitate to use the hard setting even on the underside of the car to clean off mud inside the wheel arches and from the tyres and hubs, probably the medium setting would be sufficient, and I would definitely not go anywhere near the paintwork on the medium or hard setting.
All the parts seemed to be well made and they fitted together securely to give a feeling of confidence when using such a high pressure device. With this model there are very convenient on-board storage slots, sufficient to accommodate the gun and lances, with a hook for the high pressure hose and mains cable. The high pressure hose is a very good length, so that it is easily possible to work away from the machine.
Excellent little machine and not too heavy. Once unpacked you have a few bits to assemble and the guide explains it all. The most awkward part is clipping in the hoses for the first time. Bit tricky but once you have done once, its straightforward. There is a plastic clip which slides back, insert hose and then slide clip forward again. The hose feels better that the one on older models and doesn’t feel as stiff. I like it but perhaps its not as thick as the older models. Good strong jet and works with one easy control knob which is either on or off, Similar to turning a shower on and off.
I used the path cleaning kit and I must admit, its certainly better that getting covered in dirt and all sorts of organic material. Normally the spray goes everywhere and throws all the bits up but the jet of water is contained inside the cover. (Like an upturned basin). Some water does come out but not much and it certainly doesn’t soak you.
I used the path cleaner and was unsure whether to dilute it or not as the instructions aren’t that clear. It mentions that you can make a solution up but that’s not for when you use the pressure washer.
The main body of the hose wand is good and easy to set to the correct pressure by a simple twisting motion. Connecting it to the other units is a bit more difficult and I struggled a bit until I realised I hadn’t unscrewed the joining section enough. Again, do it once and after that is straightforward.
My overall impression is that its a good lightweight pressure washer which is ideal for small jobs, path cleaning, car wash, windows etc. Dont think its ideal for heavy duty work but that’s not what I wanted it for.
Five Stars
Good value. works well. not as messy as the earlier models
Started with cleaning my brick patio. Worked well the first day, on the second day I could not connect the water hose, turned out the supplied hose connector on the washer was defective. I hope this is not a sign of thinks to come, keeping my fingers crossed. In fairness, I was impressed with this washer, my patio looks like new now. Did not use the supplied patio attachment, just the lance and the result was impressive, three years of grime and mould gone.
I am very pleased with the Karcher K2, although I had the same system a few years ago,but the on/off switch didn’t work properly and it was more practical to purchase a new system considering the extra accessories included and the discounted price.
I am very pleased with the Karcher K2, although I had the same system a few years ago,but the on/off switch didn’t work properly and it was more practical to purchase a new system considering the extra accessories included and the discounted price.