Karcher X Series 2000 PSI (Electric-Cold Water) Pressure Washer

Hello to all. I have been going back and forth with my search to upgrade my old electric PW. Main use would be for weekly house upkeep and washing my vehicle.

Originally started w/ a 1500psi and decided to "pull the trigger" and go w/ the K5 Premium 2000psi 1.4gm. Also I wanted something w/ a little more power in order to partake in a glorious foam party w/ a MTM hydro foamer for my car.

Paid a couple more dollars for faster shipping and waited for it to be delivered. It arrived earlier today and was packaged appropriately. First observation was that it was a lot heavier than expected which I know doesn't always equate to better quality, but It's hard to not have that concept cross your mind.

After following the somewhat detailed setup instructions and ready to start hooking up the necessary hoses...something strange caught my eye. I thought to myself...this can't be right. Plastic threading on the inlet??? Plastic quick connect???? I just payed 3 times the amount of my first PW and the inlet on the one being replaced has metal.. I was perplexed, but was trying to stay positive and give it a shot. I finished hooking up everything correctly and as I'm admiring my new toy I turned everything on ready to go....water shooting everywhere from the hose/inlet connection. I stopped everything and tried to figure out the cause/issue, but nothing worked. I used 3 different hoses but the same thing occurred every time.

Eventually I just went ahead and tried to make the best of a horribly disappointing experience and see if the unit would even work. After about 5 minutes of use I was surprised that everything seemed to work as normal. The one thing besides having water shooting out of the hose/inlet area was that when adjusting the wand if it wasn't on full pressure..water would just dribble out. On full pressure it seemed to work fine.

After searching youtube , reading numerous reviews on here and on similar sites I must admit that there have been a whole lot of issues w/ these PW...but still people are continually purchasing them and there is a simple reason.....when they work....they are the best! but after spending a good amount of my funds I feel my PW should be a little more reliable and consistent.

I have gained some insight after reading reviews specifically on this site and will try to diagnose/repair my unit. I'd rather not go through the process of having to replace mine for another one...also, I think it would be beneficial to "get to know" my PW since I do consider it and investment.

Also, I do believe I read that it is possible to replace the quick connect on the inlet w/ a metal one?? I do not see one available on the accessories page, but maybe I am missing something. Sorry for the long review and thank you in advance for any and all advice.

So far so good! Have used it once and I'm happy camper.

I purchased the Karcher K5.740 2000 PSI pressure washer last year and intentionally waited to write this review because in the past I have had gas powered pressure washers that worked great the first year and then broke down the second year.

I used this one all last spring, summer and fall for such things as cleaning the house, deck, bird baths, fence and a few other miscellaneous things. The 2000 psi pressure was more than adequate to clean off years of mildew buildup on the deck.

It is extremely easy to use compared to a gas powered washer, just plug it in, attach the hose and turn it on. This year it is working just as well. Am cleaning the house now after doing numerous small jobs and will be doing my neighbors house after mine.

An excellent product!

I put it together after receiving it and it doesn't work properly. It goes between high and low pressure like its having a seizure. Very disappointing, then I go back on your site to check out the product again to find it has been discontinued a week after I ordered it.

Luckily Karcher had a rapid exchange program and they are sending me a new one since it had a warranty. I have not received the new one yet. I am praying it works.

Hose real is nice but I was disappointed overall with it. Not being able to adjust it to a fine point is not good the other tip for it does a circle that I have found totally useless.

I am sure it’s good for something I just can’t figure out what. I have had many pressure washers and I would put this with a Harbour Freight $79. Range without the hose real & soap injection. Blowing the grass out of a Lawnmower and getting the mud out of my little backhoe bucket I gave up on it and broke out a 15 year old 1300 psi Colman, replaced a few O-rings and did far better job in half the time.

I don’t know how many GPM the Colman is but I borrowed a 1.4 gpm 1800 psi BriggsStraton and it was far better than the Karcher. I will keep it till I can find a replacement “after I see it work” then give it to one of my kids. Trying to wash the house I gave up and went to a no name brand I have had here for a few years bought off eBay for $40.

If the Karcher gets more than 3 feet away its useless where the old unit off eBay I keep here will move enough water to wash the guttering & walls to the top. Sorry about a bad review but that’s what I have found so far.

Purchased this unit in Feb 2015 mainly to use it for washing cars and other projects around the house. After using it for a few months the unit would come on but not generate any pressure. I contacted Karcher and participated with their Rapid Exchange Program.

They shipped me a new one and told me to throw away the old one. The support was great. The new unit worked great until this past weekend when I went to go use it and it worked for a few seconds and then the breaker popped. It wasn't the GFI which tripped, but the actual breaker in the panel. I thought it was strange so I reset the breaker and tried it again. Same thing. When you turn on the unit, the motor makes a humming sound like it is trying to turn, but it continues to blow the breaker.

Since it is now out of the warranty I guess I am out of luck. I now regret not buying the Kranzle unit which is more expensive, but hopefully would be more reliable.

Bought a Karcher Electric K5.65 from a big box store in Canada about 3 years ago. My brother bought a similar unit. We both used it two times each and it started leaking from below.

Out of warranty now so took it apart. In both,the plastic control pressure head cracked.Too expensive to fix. I'll put both in the garbage. Never more Karcher!

Can not get any help where to locate them.

I purchased this machine in October of 2012. I have used it 3 times since then. It started to leak from the bottom of the machine the third time it was used. So now I am looking to have the leak repaired so I can use the machine. I called Karcher to find an authorized dealer which I then contacted. The authorized repair dealer recommended NOT having this fixed. It would cost more than buying a new machine. I am so disappointed.

I would never buy another Karcher product for this reason. By the way, any machine that is not at least a K5 WILL NOT BE FIXED by any authorized repair place. The rep from Karcher told me that.

So Far, so good what was promised.

These things are hard because works well up front but you wonder how long will last. Bottom line works well as promised and real good pressure.