Bav34
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After years of various size and resistance (hard/soft) deck brushes that clang into cleats, tracks and toerails, with buckets of soapy water falling over, recalcitrant hosepipes and generally a job that needed doing three times to get in all the nooks, crannies and diamond pattern, I've taken the plunge.
https://www.kaercher.com/uk/home-garden/pressure-washers/k2-compact-16731220.html
I read all the comments on here first but decided to ignore the (much valued but) negative ones given the following:
It only cost £47.32 (€59)
It has a 3 year warranty in France ... 2 years in the UK. Hmm.
It included £34 worth of extras. Foam sprayer, shampoo and brush.
http://www.tesco.com/direct/diy-car/cleaning-agents/cat14090033.cat?catId=4294790742&
http://www.tesco.com/direct/diy-car/pressure-washer-attachments/cat14090032.cat?catId=4294790743&
It is for deck washing only
If it dies in the third year I get a replacement.
If it dies just after its third year it has cost just £16 a year and I still have the free extras plus whatever hasn't failed.
If someone had offered to clean my deck for only £16 I would have paid them and got a deckchair out to watch.
I read all the reviews ... Reevo, Tesco etc.
The Tesco ones were eye-opening, >1200 4/5 stars and even some of the the 3 star reviews should have been higher:
"Attachments can be expensive, and the standard attachments are probably good enough for day to day application"
"I bought this model but in hindsight wish I had bought the more expensive model with attachments"
"Purchased this for my dad as a bday present, he was happy and it worked a treat"
3 stars ??
And only 16 1 and 2 stars?
But with a degree of trepidation I fired it up and tried the different attachments.
The deck was cleaned using the Dirt Buster spray lance and the ingrained dirt lifted IMMEDIATELY.
It was so good that it was actually a pleasure to use ... if I handed it to Mrs Bav to "just do that bit", it was gone! Cup of tea in hand off she'd disappear down the side deck giggling. Perhaps I should take her out more
The teak was cleaned by applying the included foam in the Foam Sprayer but tbh that is the only time a bucket of soapy water could have been as useful. I then sprayed off all the dirt from about a 3 feet distance and the wood was undamaged.
I must now admit to being a bit confused. So much negativity on this forum and I DO respect the opinions of many of the posters BUT most of the external reviews are mega-favourable. OK, one guy cracked the casing ... what, so it just crumbled or did he drop it? Who knows?
Use it to clean under the boat? Don't think so, probably the spray isn't broad enough for that but we never once had to slow down or stop to remove stubborn stains. It was just a gentle sweep from side to side, sometimes with tea in hand and the end result is remarkable.
Now it's just a quick slosh over with "Starbrite Deck Cleaner with PTFE" and a polish of the non-walky bits and the job is done.
Guestimating 2 hours total from a war zone to looking (almost) like new. Including tea breaks
Oh, nearly forgot, SO easy to store.
If you get bored the clean bit starts at 2.47.
Any dirt you may see is runoff or footprints.
https://www.kaercher.com/uk/home-garden/pressure-washers/k2-compact-16731220.html
I read all the comments on here first but decided to ignore the (much valued but) negative ones given the following:
It only cost £47.32 (€59)
It has a 3 year warranty in France ... 2 years in the UK. Hmm.
It included £34 worth of extras. Foam sprayer, shampoo and brush.
http://www.tesco.com/direct/diy-car/cleaning-agents/cat14090033.cat?catId=4294790742&
http://www.tesco.com/direct/diy-car/pressure-washer-attachments/cat14090032.cat?catId=4294790743&
It is for deck washing only
If it dies in the third year I get a replacement.
If it dies just after its third year it has cost just £16 a year and I still have the free extras plus whatever hasn't failed.
If someone had offered to clean my deck for only £16 I would have paid them and got a deckchair out to watch.
I read all the reviews ... Reevo, Tesco etc.
The Tesco ones were eye-opening, >1200 4/5 stars and even some of the the 3 star reviews should have been higher:
"Attachments can be expensive, and the standard attachments are probably good enough for day to day application"
"I bought this model but in hindsight wish I had bought the more expensive model with attachments"
"Purchased this for my dad as a bday present, he was happy and it worked a treat"
3 stars ??
And only 16 1 and 2 stars?
But with a degree of trepidation I fired it up and tried the different attachments.
The deck was cleaned using the Dirt Buster spray lance and the ingrained dirt lifted IMMEDIATELY.
It was so good that it was actually a pleasure to use ... if I handed it to Mrs Bav to "just do that bit", it was gone! Cup of tea in hand off she'd disappear down the side deck giggling. Perhaps I should take her out more
The teak was cleaned by applying the included foam in the Foam Sprayer but tbh that is the only time a bucket of soapy water could have been as useful. I then sprayed off all the dirt from about a 3 feet distance and the wood was undamaged.
I must now admit to being a bit confused. So much negativity on this forum and I DO respect the opinions of many of the posters BUT most of the external reviews are mega-favourable. OK, one guy cracked the casing ... what, so it just crumbled or did he drop it? Who knows?
Use it to clean under the boat? Don't think so, probably the spray isn't broad enough for that but we never once had to slow down or stop to remove stubborn stains. It was just a gentle sweep from side to side, sometimes with tea in hand and the end result is remarkable.
Now it's just a quick slosh over with "Starbrite Deck Cleaner with PTFE" and a polish of the non-walky bits and the job is done.
Guestimating 2 hours total from a war zone to looking (almost) like new. Including tea breaks
Oh, nearly forgot, SO easy to store.
If you get bored the clean bit starts at 2.47.
Any dirt you may see is runoff or footprints.
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