O.k peeps,talk pressure washers. The last Karcher i had lasted only 2 years. Are there any better around £200.
My Karcher kept cutting out today and was red hot, thats lasted just over 12 months and only been used a few times .... bag of crap !
I have a Nilfisk and despite a lot of use with a detailing business it's been fine for a good couple of years.
Not used it much but Nilfisk here as well. Nearly bought it from Screwfix but then found it in Argos much cheaper.
The patio washer is a bit delicate, and I had to use a stanley knife to trim a little plastic from the lance on the second use as it wouldn't connect to the hose, but they replace the patio washer with the better version and since then its been fine. Mine has the hose reel thing but its a bit useless as it has to be unwound to use, and the hose is stiff which makes it a faff to reel it back in.
My Halfords £35 one seems to be going strong after 2 years. I don't use it a huge amount, but no problems so far.
Make sure you've got a high enough flow rate available for the size of jet wash, they don't like being deprived of waterr
You don't state fuel type, but petrol wise I can highly recommend this;-
http://www.jet-wash-direct.co.uk/pressurewashers/independent1900.html
Had one for 4 years now and still going strong. It needs a gravity flow but not much as I get that from a syphon tube from a 25ltr barrel sat in the back of the van with the washer on the ground.