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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 February 2021

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I've used a few different jet washers over the past 20 years or so. This is the best so far. My previous mid-range compact washer was also a Karcher, and after many years of service it's still going, but it was time for an upgrade. Technology has moved on.

First impressions are that it's a beast size and weight-wise, being 18kg and taller/thicker than others that I've owned by a good 50%. However, this, like a suitcase, has a retractable handle and wheels, and because the hose can be reeled in easily, the lance clips to the body, and power cable also has a place, it all packs away into a space that's comparable or even smaller than other units that I've owned, when you factor in unruly hoses etc. Easy to shove in the corner of a shed or garage once packed up.

The hose feeds through the body of the unit and emerges low down at the front, so if you yank the hose, the unit is unlikely to topple over. Actually, if you pull on the hose, the unit will deliver more hose length until you reach the full 10m. This also helps to ensure that by simply winding the hose reel, the hose retracts nicely on to it, neatly and with no fuss. A big plus in my experience. Jet washer hoses tend to have a mind of their own and are a pain.

On to performance: I've just cleaned my patio with this, using the included attachment which makes the cleaning action a lot like vacuuming a carpet. The attachment stops the water and mud spraying up and making you and your fences, walls etc dirty.

I had a similar attachment for my old Karcher, but had to go over the same area several times, or just go really slowly to clean my slabs. As my video attempts to demonstrate, this is not the case here - one steady pass is enough, which is a big time-saver.

The unit has many options for controlling the pressure of the water, cleaning solution bottles can be plugged directly into the unit, there's a display to show how much pressure you are using, simple + & - buttons on the wand adjust this. There's even an app, but to be honest this seems to be a bit of a gimmick. You can connect your phone to the unit via Bluetooth, which I did successfully, and can control the device via the app, including the 'boost' feature for particularly stubborn dirt.

To summarise, is this a good washer and is it worth the money? Well, yes, it performs very well, and speeds up jet washing jobs. Everything then quickly packs away neatly. It's good for patios and car washing. Is it worth the price? That depends. If you're someone who cleans their car once a week, or money is no object, then yes, it may well be. If you jet wash only a couple of times a year, then the price and weight might not justify going top of the line. As with most things in life, you can often get 80% of the performance for 50% of the price.

Either way, I can recommend Karcher as a brand, I've been using their cleaners for about 20 years with no issues.

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 June 2021

Style Name: Single Verified Purchase

Yes, you've got it in one.......... a blocked sewer pipe!
I new our near twenty year old budget Karcher stood no chance, especially as it required a massive bash to get it to work at all so, it was time to invest in a new machine and, as all the you tube videos imied 180 bar was the way to go, the K7 was the machine for me. It arrived today. The Amazon app saying before ten p.m. and it was.... 8 a.m! Go Amazon and DPD, that was amzing!
Now, my lad gave me strict instructions (as he was getting in the car and dissappearing) that I had to use his drain rods first or the blockage would become compacted.
So, the only way to access our sewer pipe without actually digging down to it, is via the soil stack (now I know why he did a runner!) ........ up the ladders and started feeding the rods down. As soon as the spirally end hit the bend at the bottom, it stuck! Wouldn't go down or back up. Much sweating and cursing later, I got the rods free, chucked them up the garden and got the K7 set up, with a drain cleaning attachment ( 5mtrs shorter and ten quid cheaper than the genuine Karcher one but, this has an end with a forward facing jet as well as the rear jets) and fed the pipe down, jetting as it went no problems getting round the bend at the soil stack base, and into the blockage. Using a push in pull back action, the blockage was defeated I about 20 minutes - it is true that the gurgle of the blockage freeing up is one of life's most satisfying sounds.
Soil stack back together, it was time to clean up the overspill so, the included patio cleaning attachment came out, and in no time, everything was sparkly clean.
The Karcher proved more than a match for this tricky job and I reckon it has paid for itself already, especially as I took advantage of the Amazon Day sale and got it for much cheaper than it is now!

My lad is impressed with the K7 and has lined up a few jobs for it already (he can do those jobs, he's not getting out of it again).

All in all, I'm delighted with the Karcher K7 and may even start cleaning my car again!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 April 2021

Style Name: Single Verified Purchase

High pressure washer works well as does the variable lance and surface cleaner. Minimal assembly required.
My issue is this that K7 was supposed to be K7 smart washer but after downloading Home and Garden app the product will not connect to my Iphone 6 via Bluetooth. I have seen similar issue on You tube. So might be best to buy locally as Karcher and Amazon can't resolve. Amazon offered a return but that is not the point.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 July 2021

Style Name: Single Verified Purchase

I have used the smaller Karchers but this is so much better because the high pressure hose has a reel to wind it up onto. This is up there with the best of pressure washers. Extending handle means it is easy to wheel around.
Really happy, although Bluetooth function is a bit of nonsense, which doesn't appear to do much.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 September 2021

Style Name: Single Verified Purchase

Bought when it was on offer at £329. Upon the first use I noticed it wasn't holding its pressure and some how the lettering on front got scuffed probably by the hose rubbing against it, so I rang up to get it replaced. At the time it was showing out of stock so I was offered a 17% discount. The second one keeps disconnecting from the mobile app and needs to be paired every time I use it, contacted Karcher who are aware of this issue and are going to send me a replacement gun. As you can see from the photo the plastic used is very rough around the edges something you don't expect from a £500 pressure washer. I would've liked to see some power adjustment controls on machine itself as well as the gun and app other than that it is good powerful washer maybe to powerful for the average user.

The bottom line is at under £400 it's okay, £350 good, below £330 you've done well and for £300 or less just buy it and hope for the best but at £500 to £720 RMRP buy a Krenzle

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 April 2021

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no need for the mobile phone communication

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 June 2021

Style Name: Single Verified Purchase

Pointless phone app and the bottle link for shampoo broke on first use. The email/phone support was non existant.