I used the power washer right out of the box. It did a great job cleaning up flagstones, a fence, and yard furniture. Unfortunately, the attachment for the water supply hose kept letting go.
I bought based on my experience with an older similar model. It works great for my purpose and doesn't take up too much storage space. It's not for heavy duty use, but that is not what I was looking for.
I had a Karcher pressure washer for about 10 years. Instead of rebuilding it I decided to purchase a new unit. Over all it functions good But! the retainer clip that holds the high pressure hose to the base is a CHEAP piece of plastic!! That brakes very easily. I question is WHY!!!
I bought this unit to replace my old Karcher pressure washer. I got over 20 years out of it. I hope this one will last that long. I have used it twice. It has the power to do what I need to do. I like the retractable siphon hose for cleaning solutions and the retractable carrying handle. This model also has a quick connect water hose attachment. These are all upgrades from my old unit.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] A tool to clean around the house is always needed. I needed to clean the drive way so I tried one of Karchar K2 1600 psi pressure washer.