Paul Matthews wrote:
The Natural Philosopher wrote:

lichen from around window frames.

A drop of bleach...


...failed to remove it.

Next?

On Fri, 07 Mar 2008 22:53:54 GMT, The Medway Handyman wrote:

Karcher don't brand for anyone else.

Well they do the opposite ie make "Karcher" for only one store. Have alook
at the Karcher models in B&Q you won't find them anywhere else or on the
Karcher website...

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Dave.

On Sat, 08 Mar 2008 00:21:31 GMT, Clot wrote:

suggested frequencies -once a month in winter and in summer no more
frequent than bi-monthly - though does depend upon your mileage!

Blimy that's a bit keen. Ours get washed once a year when the salt season
has finished in early May. Mine also get an int/ext clean when it goes in
for a service about every 8 months, the dealer does as routine. The lights
and number plates get a wipe over if they start to get obscured but
generally speaking the rain and spray keeps them clean enough most of the
year.

Can't see the point it in the religious car washing on a Sunday, drive to
town and back (5 miles) and it'll be mucky again...

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Dave.

On Sat, 08 Mar 2008 19:06:22 GMT, John wrote:

I was thinking of water getting down window seals and into locks - more
that what the car is designed to cope with.

Hum, so what about driving at 60mph in rain?

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Dave.

Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Fri, 07 Mar 2008 22:53:54 GMT, The Medway Handyman wrote:

Karcher don't brand for anyone else.

Well they do the opposite ie make "Karcher" for only one store. Have
alook at the Karcher models in B&Q you won't find them anywhere else
or on the Karcher website...

They are past masters at that. The "you can't buy cheaper" claim from the
retailer simply means Karcher make the K220 for one shed, the K221 for
another, the K222 for a third. Same stuff inside, sometimes the cover
moulding is different, sometimes just the number but the extras differ.

Think about it though. With pressure washers, the name Karcher is stronger
than B&Q, Argos etc.


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On Sun, 09 Mar 2008 23:09:21 GMT, "The Medway Handyman"
had this to say:

Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Fri, 07 Mar 2008 22:53:54 GMT, The Medway Handyman wrote:

Karcher don't brand for anyone else.

Well they do the opposite ie make "Karcher" for only one store. Have
alook at the Karcher models in B&Q you won't find them anywhere else
or on the Karcher website...

They are past masters at that. The "you can't buy cheaper" claim from the
retailer simply means Karcher make the K220 for one shed, the K221 for
another, the K222 for a third. Same stuff inside, sometimes the cover
moulding is different, sometimes just the number but the extras differ.

That's the same with a lot of consumer-grade washing machines,
fridge-freezers and so on, and clearly for the same reason.

So it's obvious to an observant visitor to your home where you do your
shopping!

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Frank Erskine

On Sun, 09 Mar 2008 23:09:21 GMT, The Medway Handyman wrote:

Think about it though. With pressure washers, the name Karcher is
stronger than B&Q, Argos etc.

Until you notice the "this store only model numbering". Then they just
become another mass producer like any other but with a whiff of sneakyness
that devalues them below that of other mass producers IMHO.

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Cheers
Dave.

"jal" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"George" wrote:

Can anyone recommend a really good one, up to aprox £200 that would
live a
while, used once a week, and is powerful, to do car and patio etc

Won't your dad now the difference if you bought another type? ;-)

Another Karcher otherwise it'll cost you well more for an industrial
jobby.

Aldi sell one around this time of year: around 75 quids. I bought one
last year --- it knocks the socks off my previous cheap job from B&Q
(which just conked out after about a year.

I'm pretty much sure that it's an "unbranded" Karcher: just have a look
at the two, and decide for yourself.

Mind - I don't use mine once a week, and I curse my neighbours who do:
yet another noise in the neighbourhood. I swear it takes one of my
neighbours an hour and more to clean his car, with his damn' PW buzzing
away incessantly, while I do my car in 10 minutes, with my rainwater,
shampoo and (above all) the magic car-wash brush.

Anyway: look at the Aldi one (or LIDL -- they're brothers apparently).
Not a Karcher, but *definitely* not crap.

hth
John

Lidl have one in next week, a Lavor. Looks quite good. Its a toss up for me
on either the Nilfisk at MM (Although i dont know if they have induction
motors) or this one at Lidl. I would like the Kranzle but dont know if its
worth the extra £400 but could be persuaded otherwise.