anyone know anything about pressure washers?

Cuchulain · 18 Sep 2012 at 13:20

Long shot, but my Nilfisk C125.3 had a slight kink in the high pressure hose which was making the washer pulse, I waggled the hose at the connection to the washer end and it was fine for a few minutes and then it completely died, I changed the fuse (definitely a working 13amp fuse as I retested it on a different appliance) but no joy, still dead, I've had it apart and none of the connections to the switch appear to be broken or damaged so I'm stumped.

Unfortunately I don't have the receipt for it so I can't get it fixed under warranty so before I go and fork out for a replacement I just wondered if anyone had any ideas?

Cheers

Cuchulain · 18 Sep 2012 at 14:40

Problem solved! (kind of), turns out that there's a manufacturers date stamp on the the bottom and it shows that it was built in early 2011 and I can get it repaired at a local Nilfisk agent without needing a receipt.

bledd · 18 Sep 2012 at 14:41

Pro tip : get a 4L ice cream tub and keep all receipt in it!

ci_newman · 18 Sep 2012 at 16:28

bledd. said:
Pro tip : get a 4L ice cream tub and keep all receipt in it!

Take the ice cream out first though.

phil675 · 18 Sep 2012 at 18:19

I have a Nilfisk C110, its lovely.

cyber69 · 18 Sep 2012 at 18:57

phil675 said:
I have a Nilfisk C110, its lovely.

I have a Karcher k7.85, it costs me money to get it fixed every year

*Moangroan* · 18 Sep 2012 at 19:51

bledd. said:
Pro tip : get a 4L ice cream tub and keep all receipt in it!

what flavour ice cream does it need to be......

Uther · 18 Sep 2012 at 20:04

ci_newman said:
Take the ice cream out first though.

Win

Cuchulain · 12 Oct 2012 at 13:07

Quick update on this, just in case anyone was thinking about buying a Nilfisk. The local service agent wanted to charge me for labour to fix it which I wasn't happy with so I dropped an email to Nilfisk and they had a brand new replacement pressure washer (including all attachments) on my doorstep within 3 days, all they needed was a photo of the manufacturer label. Very impressed with how helpful they are if you go direct.

Bennie-Mac · 12 Oct 2012 at 13:20

cyber69 said:
I have a Karcher k7.85, it costs me money to get it fixed every year

I've had several Karchers die on me over the years, I always thought they were the brand to buy. Maybe its just the lower end ones that aren't great.

cyber69 · 12 Oct 2012 at 14:15

The k7.85 is supposed to be almost an industrial grade power washer with a metal motor. It's just a shame that the rest of the innards are made of plastic and break / block.