9.4.2013

This is my first pressure washer, and although I have used it quite a few times & in quite a few different ways, I cannot compare it to any other make.It is very easy to assemble, all that is actually required being to snap the wheels into place and clip the jet hose together.During first use, the power of the jet surprised me a little, as get your hand anywhere within 6 inches of the spray & although I wont say it actually hurts, it is like being thumped with something blunt.My first task was washing the car. In comparison with a garage jet spray, it was really not too far off. There is a detergent bottle to put car shampoo in (I used tesco's cheapo brand), and this clips on the end of the lance.As the car shampoo I used doesn't froth very much, it only appears on the car (when spraying) as a very light froth. Although I kept the shampooing part down to a minimum, it did still use well over half the supplied container (maybe 300mls) of the shampoo. I usually only used about 100mls when washing the car by hand, so it is wasteful. Having said that, the job was very easy, over in half of the usual time AND the car ended up pretty clean...There is a video of someone using this washer on their car on Youtube with an aftermarket foam applicater lance, which seems to work fabulously. I may well get one too (Amazon won't allow web links, but just go to Youtube & put "Nilfisk Snow Foam Lance" into the search bar).I reckon it scores 8/10 for car washing.My next task was cleaning my block paved patio...I started off blasting all of the moss out of the cracks between the block (3 years worth). It was a lot more time consuming than I expected, but the power of the Nilfisk was well up to the job. Be careful, as any dirt or kiln-dried sand can backfire into you eyes (you might consider safety glasses). I didn't think that the patio cleaning attachment would be much cop at cleaning the moss out of the cracks (I was reserving it for a final clean), but thought Id give it a go as it does take ages with the jet... I was pleased to find that the patio cleaning tool was actually slightly quicker at removing the moss & debris than the jet was. All the attachment is is basically a shell with a stiff brush going right around the edge. The water is sprayed out via 2 jets that spin underneath. Although it does work pretty well, it would have been better if the attachment had been constructed of thicker (more sturdy) plastic. This is due to it actually flexing pretty badly as you push down on it, with the result that the spinning jets do occasionally hit the patio (with a rat-tat-tat noise),,, I do believe that this attachment could quite easily break if you were a little heavy handed. For something that costs £30 to replace, you might expect a little better quality... At least this attachment is included in the package. It did take quite a while to clean just a 25 square metre patio, but it really does now look as good as new. The patio attachment is pretty flimsy, though, so 7 out of 10 for patio cleaning.Next I spray cleaned some hardwood patio furniture before treating it with linseed oil. The furniture had sat untouched outside for 3 years and was looking pretty sorry for itself. The Nilfisk was totally fantastic at cleaning this,,, It was really satisfying to see the dirt & mildew power away, and a coat of linseed later it all looks almost as good as new... 10 out of 10 for general cleaning.I also used it to clean the house windows, and there were no problems there whatsoever. It does a fab job as long as you finish off by getting all of the excess water off with a proper window blade rubber. Without it, you still get lots of dirty water marks. It reached the upstairs windows from ground level no problem. 9 out of 10!The price is pretty fab for what you get, and other reviews seem to suggest that it is a very reliable machine. Reviews on Amazon & elsewhere do clearly suggest that it is the best make to go for & certainly better value than Karcher. I can certainly confirm that I am extremely pleased with my purchase.As it comes with a couple of needles to unblock the jets (if they do get blocked) I did expect to have to use them by now (especially after the patio clean, as dirt & debris flew everywhere), but not so... I guess jet blockage must therefore be (thankfully) quite an unusual eventuality.Apart from the slightly flimsy patio attachment, my only other moan is that the mains cable is just too short (although it's not too much bother to use an extension).This is a cracking all-in-one pressure washer at a really competitive price.UPDATE: I won't bother with the snow foam lance, as it's £30 at the very cheapest (ouch)!!!

6.2.2016

I really like this product for the money. Sure there are better alternatives, but you really can't go wrong for less than £100 (I paid £75 which I think is brilliant!).I've seen a few reviews which talk about cleaning patio's and decking, though I bought this to ultimately help clean the car so this review will be focused on this type of use.There are a few different nozzle attachments (I used the short one which sprays water flatter than the second, which is longer and produces more of a halo), a foamer and the patio cleaner (which I haven't used yet so this review does not reflect it). The two pressure washer nozzles are really good and fit for purpose - really easy to attach and remove.The foamer which I've seen very few reviews on,

22.4.2013

Like so many others I have been disappointed with the life cycle of those other, yellow, pressure washers. The last one died almost the day after was out of warranty! (Apparently, it's because in all but the very expensive models their motor is almost entirely made out of plastic.) So I found myself looking for a replacement and decided that I wouldn't make the same mistake again. I spent quite some time researching before I committed to making a purchase and liked what I read about the Nilfisk range. It seems that their motor is of metal construction and additionally a two year warranty sounds like a very good selling point!Although there's a bit of home assembly required, it's not too difficult.

28.3.2015

Bought this in the lightning deal I purchased the car brush to go with this, hefty price @ £16.99, but it has nice soft bristles. Washed the other halfs car with this yesterday, i'm very impressed.Attached my garden hose to the inlet valve and then placed other end of hose in water butt as no plants need watering yet & i knew it was going to rain this weekend and replenish used water.sprayed water over the car to wet it, then plugged on the foamer (wasn't initially very impressed with this because hardy anything came out i couldnt see any "foam" but maybe because i was using turtle wax shampoo and its really thick (until i squeezed the soap bottle a bit) maybe it needs added water,

22.4.2014

I ordered this pressure washer at 08.42 yesterday morning (Bank Holiday Monday!), scheduled Free Super Saver Delivery: Saturday 26th April to Tuesday 29th April – it arrived early this morning, now that’s what I call service. Thank you Amazon.The washer was purchased to replace a Karcher K2 which sprang a leak from an internal plastic component not that long after the guarantee ran out – typical? It was not cost effective to repair.I’ve had several pressure washers over many years from cheap and cheerful to 3 Karchers and again looked at another Karcher as the accessories that I have are not usually interchangeable with other makes. I looked around for a replacement and came across the Nilfisk which came packaged with the patio cleaner,

21.11.2013

I recently destroyed my old Karcher pressure washer and opted to buy this Nilfisk after reading various positive reviews and attracted by the very reasonable price here on Amazon. I've never owned a Nilfisk pressure washer before but am very glad I made the change; this model may look small, but it packs quite a punch, and is absolutely ideal for the job I purchased it for, blowing away the 2 years worth of weeds and moss growth that have overrun my brick-paved driveway. I tried this with my old Karcher and it simply wasn't good enough to do the job. However, less than 4 hours with the Nilfisk and the driveway is completely clear of anything living, and back to its original colour to boot.

13.6.2015

After years of putting up with my shabby-looking patio, I decided it was time to get a tool to clean it properly. I was deliberating between this and the Karcher K2 Home (both that item and this Niflisk come with very similar patio cleaner attachments). The deciding factor for me was that after browsing various DIY forums I learned that the Karcher K2 has a plastic pumping chamber, which is prone to failure, whereas this one has an all metal pump. All the professional handyman types recommended the Nilfisk for this reason, which was good enough for me.The kit arrives in a surprisingly small box: the handle and wheels have to be assembled before use. There were some diagrams on the side of the box,

17.7.2015

A product which well and truly exceeded my expectations. I spent a long time comparing various pressure washers to determine which was the best value for money. In particular, I was focussed on price, bar pressure and attachments. I eventually plumped for the Nilfisk C110 as it was extremely cheap, had great historical feedback and came with good extras (including the patio cleaner which was important for me).I was originally nervous about getting this washer due to the slightly low bar pressure than the other Nilfisk models. However, I needn't have worried. I have not been disappointed at all. This product is excellent. A really good build quality provides reassurance straight away.

15.5.2014

I have had this a few weeks, so while I can't yet comment on the reliability I have already used it for a number of tasks. I've used it to pre-wash and rinse the cars, wash down plastic garden furniture and clean a patio.Car washing - it did a good job with either of the nozzles attached in wetting the car before washing and rinsing - brake dust came flooding out of one car. The let down here is the foaming bottle/lance. It doesn't have any controls over mixture or spray pattern and seems to have been an afterthought. I'm now looking for a foamer that's designed with controls.Furniture - the power of this little pressure washer (but it's very quiet!) is amazing. With the 'sharper'

8.7.2013

I have been toying with the idea of a jet washer for many years - but just kept putting it off. But I finally decided and ordered it Sunday, it arrived today, Monday and what a great four hours I've had.I cleaned half of the drive and can now see the colour of the bricks, most of the moss and grass has gone and it fairly sparkles at the side of what it used to be. I found that the patio cleaner set made it far simpler to clean the drive. Even passers by remarked on the improvement. The second half I'll try tomorrow.I also did the decking at the back of the house - also with the patio cleaner. What an amazing difference. The wood is almost as good as new, and when I have put some more sealer on it,

4.7.2017

Everybody makes a resolution to keep their cars plane - don\t they? But, it is a real chore having to use all those buckets of water! Going to the Car Wash is expensive, so how about a High Pressure Washer? This works very well, we have ridiculously low mains pressure and you have to wait a minute or two for the washer to prime itself with enough water and occasionally the press is lots and you just need to stop washing for a few seconds, but as there is only a trickle of water coming through the hose pipe then the force of the pressure washer is impressive.Our technique is to blast the dirt off with the pressure washer, then one of use washes a section of the car with a soft brush and washing up liquid then the PWO (

25.3.2015

Works better than you would think given its diminutive size. I cant really tell the difference between its performance and my now broken Karcher 3.99 despite the Karcher being twice the size and weight, The flag cleaning attachment works great as well. Design wise it's strangely laid out with the garden hose attaching at the front and the high pressure hose connecting at the rear (??) and the elec supply flex connecting at the side.This means you need the machine to face away from you while in use otherwise the high pressure hose has to curl around the machine shortening its usable length and makes it easy to pull the washer over or kink (and knacker) the hose.

30.12.2014

I bought this to replace an earlier Nilfisk pressure washer that died after only a couple of years - the water pressure switch in that one stopped working - hopefully this one will be longer lasting.it's a very compact machine, but seems well made and plenty of power for washing cars and cleaning paving slabs and decking.Don't go overboard looking for one with all of the accessories. This machine did come with an excellent rotating/vibrating jet nozzle that really cleans very well. But the round patio cleaning brush is pointless and simply doesn't work very well - you're better off just using the regular jet.As with the previous Nilfisk machine,

5.6.2014

Really happy with this Nilfisk pressure washer, especially as I got it on a lightning deal. The accessories all fit nicely back on the main body and thus can be stored away neatly.So far I've used the pressure washer on patio flags, cleaning the car, cleaning the BBQ, washing the windows and its done a great job.For the flags i used the additional surface cleaner but i wasn't overly impressed and would be really disappointed if I'd have paid anything more than £5 for that (it came with the purchase but i think it retails at £20-£30!). Instead I just stuck to the high pressure connector and it worked a treat.For the car I used the bottle accessory. It was ok,

23.5.2013

At first I was skeptical about buying this brand of pressure washer so I bought a well known brand (Balck and Darker).I bought the Black & Decker Pressure Washer Plus - 1600W which was on offer at Argos at the moment for £89.99 instead of £119, and I also get a £5 voucher. After 5 minutes of use, I was shocked that my smaller but noisier Power Devil blasted the greens and stains off my patio a lot better. So I thought it was faulty, so I got a replacement, but then the replacement was the same. I then chose the next model down which was Black & Decker TDK Plus Pressure Washer - 1500W but the unit I had was faulty, it lost (pressure) power intermittently which was so annoying.

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