Karcher K2.94M Pressure Washer

The Karcher K2 Compact Home Pressure Washer is well priced and very compact to store. Despite its small size, it performs just as well as some of the larger models tested. It scored well in our performance test

At a little over 4kg, the Karcher K2 is a fairly lightweight unit for its size. The integrated carry handle makes moving the unit east, the weight is well balanced so it's comfortable to hold for long durations. A nice bonus is all of the included equipment can be stored on the device itself, everything has a home.

I bought the K2 about 5 yrs ago. Only used it about 6 times to wash a car. Its been stored after being drained of water for 2 yrs indoors. Went to use it today to wash the oath at the new house and it lasted 5mins. Started smoking and nearly caught fire. The total operating time has been 90mins. I've just googled and found I'm not along. These things just be made for chocolate as they seem to melt very easily.

My K2 pressure washer died after only a total usage of around 15 hours. On inspection, I discovered that the brushes on the motor had worn down at such a rapid rate that they had shorted the motor's commutator resulting in catastrophic damage.

In my humble opinion, those brushes were vastly inferior and the design of the brush holders that allowed the brushes to wear to destruction, poor. So much for German engineering!

The cheapest replacement motor costs £45, which accounts for more than 50% of the purchase price of the appliance. When will companies learn about the waste of resources in this throw away world.

I will most certainly not buy a Karcher product again.

Washed the conservatory, went to was patio and smoke coming from washer, stopped and lifted washer copper windings all over the patio, only bought yesterday, avoid....

Bought a couple of weeks ago, washed the car twice seemed OK, went to clean my decking off and it's lost pressure after 20mins of hard use. Total rubbish! My old cheaper one lasted 3 years at least. I'll never by another from them.

I brought a Karcher 2.94 pressure washer and the whole experience has turned out bad. The unit only lasted 9 hours use and then it will not go onto full power. Read lots of reviews on the internet and most are negative. Will not buy a Karcher pressure washer again.

Purchased the washer two years ago but have hardly used it due to fact it kept cutting out.After looking on forums decided that it could need new capacitor which I duly got.Fitted new genuine karcher one and the washer worked for two minutes then cut out again.I bet I havnt used item more than a dozen times if that, very disappointed in product as it had a very good name.

Third Karcher died after one use. Cleaned patio one summer and next year smoked and burned when switched on. The previous two lasted a bit longer but mot much. I will never buy this make again. They are quite cheap now but obviously this reflects on the quality and I would guess they cannot be easily repaired. Very disappointing for supposed German quality.

I will buy another make in the hope that it lasts longer than one wash. At this rate I may as well pay someone to come and do it for me - same cost as a washer and I can sit and watch the telly whist he spends the day in the garden washing.

My 3rd Karcher washer has stopped working after 3 uses ...path cleaning only ,the first one I ever used I borrowed that stopped working for my friend,the second one I bought for myself that was used once during summer ...never worked again.Just used the 3rd one and it has stopped .

NEVER AGAIN