K 3 Power Control

This little pressure washer is a champion, weighing in at only 12 pounds, it sure gets the job done. We used it to clean a 36 foot fiberglass sailboat ⛵️ and it performed just fine. For those interested in purchasing a new Karcher K3, the instructions mention using a water filter between the water supply and the water pump intake. Apparently, dirt and heavy mineralized water is a certain early death for the pressure washer's water pump. So, we used a flexible hose connector, a water pressure regulator, a RV water filter, and a hard (not a flexible-expanding) garden hose to connect to the pressure washer and it did just great. After finishing the sailboat ⛵️ we purchased several K3 compatible accessories for getting work done at home, like a 15 meter hose, hose connector, foam cannon, extension wands, and spray fittings and some different nozzles for cleaning automobiles, sheet metal gutters, and concrete. My wife really enjoyed using the pressure washer, for PPE, we both wore eye protection and gloves. If you take of your stuff, this little champ should last many years. The K3 is manufactured in Germany.

This review is for the Karcher K3 Power Control. Short: Find something else to buy. Absolute junk. Long: I purchased this to replace a K3 pull behind that lasted about 10 uses over 2 years. The inside of that unit cracked on a plastic part and was no longer usable. Since I also had attachments in the Karcher line, I decided to give them another chance and picked up this unit. Amazon shipped it quickly and it arrived in good shape - no issues with Amazon. The K3 comes with a quick connect hose adapter and it must be used to connect. It constantly detaches from the unit because it cannot hold up to the pressure from the hose. It did not last 10 minutes and detaches consistently while in use. If you have to move the unit, forget about it. The rest of the unit is cheap plastic and will surely give out in an unreasonably short period of time. Buy something else or light your money on fire. Both are better options than the K3.

I bought this to replace a Kärcher Special I bought at a local big-box store 30 years ago. I loved that old pressure washer, but it was getting hard to keep going -- corrosion and erosion at the pump outlet, which I fixed by machining down the casting at the pressure hose connection (most people won't have that capability) but finally, the very unique overload-protection power switch failed, and they're no longer available. This new unit, 30 years later, actually cost less than I paid for that old Kärcher Special. It is lighter, more portable, has better ergonomics, and develops higher pressure. It even takes the special attachments I accumulated for the old one (wet sandblasting wand, for example). At first I missed the old unit, out of nostalgia, but this is a vast improvement. Very happy I got it. Note that there are several K3 models. If it matters to you, check carefully where they are made. This upright model is made in Germany. The follow-me-around, skateboard version is made in China. Kärcher has a table on one of their web sites stating where the units are made -- Germany, Italy, or China. Buy this and you will go nuts, spending hours blasting everything in sight -- your own property and the neighbors'. The sidewalk, the house, the deck, the gutters, glass, the car, the neighbor's dog... we think the hair will grow back.

It’s not powerful enough for heavy duty cleaning but for car washing and a light clean of (say) house siding it does the job. It’s light and easily moved around. This is my 4th Karcher power washer and the least powerful one so far. The others tended to last about 3 to 5 years. I expect this will be about the same.

Power washed everything from my driveway and deck to my decorative rock around my house. The optional spray wands work great and I used a rotary head from my previous Karcher machine on the driveway. Only thing I’m not crazy about is the pressure hose connection on the machine, it’s slightly difficult to detach and somewhat flimsy, it feels as if it could snap off if you’re not careful.

Me gustó mucho, ya que ayuda a limpiar partes donde la suciedad está muy pegada. Lo que usado muy pocas veces (en dos meses) así que espero me demore. La calidad de los materiales es aparentemente buena. El cable de alimentación es muy larga y la manguera de presión es aparentemente frágil.

La compré para reemplazar otra karcher que me estaba dando problemas y en sí funciona muy bien, tiene buena potencia y me gusta que se puede regular la presión del chorro. Ya incluye un filtro pero también recomiendo usarla con un filtro externo si el agua tiene muchos residuos

Funciona muy bien para trabajos en casa y lavar tus autos 🚘 muy buena compra en relación precio y calidad.

El aparato me llegó antes de lo programado, en buenas condiciones ya lo he probado y funciona bastante bien.

Es un buen producto en el cuerpo del aparato se siente la calidad, salvo por la pistola y la lanza donde la cosa cambia un poco, regular la presión en la lanza es algo difícil dado que se siente un poco floja y difícil controlar de forma suave cuando se pasa de tener una presión suave a una más fuerte