JDgreen
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Hello all, I purchased a $65 Karcher portable electric PW at Menards about a year ago. After perhaps three hours of use, (10 car washes at most) it started to lose output power. I know you get what you pay for, but three hours of use...? I bought a $100 Karcher electric PW about four years ago, it only draws 1 more amp and has 200 psi greater pressure, but I have probably used it over 200 hours and my neighbors and friends use it for deck cleaning, it seems bulletproof.
Cannot understand the disparity, I have never run any PW unless it has a strong flow of water and unless it has auto shut off, I never let one run unless I am using high pressure. So why does one fail so quickly and the other works fine? I lost the receipt for the $65 model so no warranty coverage.
The other day I stopped at a local Goodwill store, they had a used Karcher 1700 psi electric for $29.99and on the off chance it would work well I took it home, same problem as my $65 one, motor runs fine but no pressure. At least the store will let me return it during a 7 day period.
Cannot understand the disparity, I have never run any PW unless it has a strong flow of water and unless it has auto shut off, I never let one run unless I am using high pressure. So why does one fail so quickly and the other works fine? I lost the receipt for the $65 model so no warranty coverage.
The other day I stopped at a local Goodwill store, they had a used Karcher 1700 psi electric for $29.99and on the off chance it would work well I took it home, same problem as my $65 one, motor runs fine but no pressure. At least the store will let me return it during a 7 day period.