Karcher K5 Compact Pressure Washer - The best value for money??

lovely looking unit ive ordered one my self brilliant.

Where did you get the attachment that had the soap bottle on?

Apparently you store the mains cable, on the same reel as the hose. Using the rubber band. (7. Secure the mains connection cable and the high-pressure hose with the rubber band.) Pasted from operating instructions!

Any paint left on your car?

Thanks to your vid, I’ve purchased this!

May I ask- what’s the point in the little suction hose thing where you can add a bottle of detergent, when you could simply pour detergent in the little foam bottle at the nozzle end? Surely any foam/ detergent will be fine? I’m a pressure washer newb ;)

I went and purchased the K7 compact, so much power that one has. Also the pressure washer hose is different, it comes with a really flexible anti kink hose, silver in colour.

I paid £172 last Sep via viking direct to replace my Nilfisk e135 ! Not seen it any cheaper! I would recommend buying a short trigger gun if you want to use it for car wash!

Nice vid! Hopefully this is a the first of many more vids from you.

Did you build the man cave?

You're comments re the karcher engineer suggesting the compact versions are the simpler design with less to go wrong made my decision to buy one.
That's the easy bit, now just the harder job of cleaning a laid up for 7 years boats deck.....

Hello, nice video. My K5 sometimes is making a very very short pump-pulse sound when it is ON and I am not using it. Is that suggest a leakage inside the machine?

Was that bilt hamber autofoam?

I bought a k4 full control for £100 used twice like new

Great review , I've just bought one myself but yet to try it out . It seems a well made little machine.

Hi, would you like to review the new MJJC foam lance Pro?

I wrapped the power lead where you wrapped the hose.

Thanks I will be buying one from toolstation its on offer for £199

K5 for the 5 series. Nice combination 👍👍

I'm buying mine today for £120 used but still good allegedly

Thanks for the video, I've just bought one of these and it works fine, this is my first pressure washer and I'm really pleased with the result. However, the problems I have you don't really address. The hose fits in very easily but I can't get it out of the socket at either end. you mention a "quick release" at the machine end (do you push it or pull it?), but I can't budge it, and there doesn't seem to be any way of releasing it at the handle end. The same point with the wand fitted onto the handle - I can put it on quite easily - but how do I get it off?

Hi, thank you for the review
Can i just ask, This or the k4 compact? Difference being £70, or theirs anything else someone would like to recommend?

Thanks for the review, I purchased the K5 Compact this morning from Karcher, I did ask them for advice as I valet/clean 6-8 cars a week, they had no hesitation in recommending this one due to me saying Im short of space to store it, I have been using the K2 which has served me brilliantly for years so Im looking forward to the K5 extra power, thanks again for the review.

Hi where did you get the foam bottle attachment from? Doesn't look like karcher original..

This or the k7 compact ?

Great review. I just purchased the K5 having never had a pressure washer before so your review and explanations were very helpful.

Hello I have question please, is the power comparable to the one you can find in the gas station or auto wash? Thanks

Best K5 Compact review I could find. Thanks Paul

Thanks for the review - I was wondering if you have used it to clean concrete, gutters etc - what were the results?
Also is there an option anywhere to use water from another source like large buckets or barrell, or does it have to be a connected hose?

I wrap the mains cable round the front where you have the lance hose wrapped and keep the hose in a box

Hi. What’s the foam wand, and what soap do you use please?

Anyone figured out best way to store the power cable 😂? I have the same issue

I have but his pressure is too slow any reason

How is the noise amount from the motor is it quieter than Nilfisk for example?