Originally Posted by jyobeb (Post 1443990)

The problems we faced were leakage and pressure drops and failure of rubber parts. This was within a year of use.

Originally Posted by Jaggu (Post 1443705)

Love to have one of these from Bosch but 10 grand! The ones which Peter posted seems to be much more affordable.

Originally Posted by srinivas9446 (Post 1443807)

Metro in Bangalore is selling Black & Decker. You can have a live demo too... i have seen in kanakpura road Metro

Originally Posted by gpa (Post 1443819)

I'm planning on buying this machine in a few weeks and any inputs will be of great help.

Originally Posted by siddvi (Post 1443841)

I have been using the Bosch Aquatek 100 for the last few months. I bought it in Bangalore Metro for about 6K. Usage is about 1-2 times weekly and I have had no issues with it so far. Only thing one needs to make sure is that you have sufficient pressure and continuous flow from your tap source. Also make sure the piping into the machine is firmly clamped and having a flexible piping helps.

Its good for getting out the dirt/muck however you will still need a wipe for a clean finish.On my washes, I initially rinse the car with the aquatak pressure wash, then use the shampoo attachment to spray the shampoo, wipe the car with a soft moist cloth, finally rinse the shampoo off with a final pressure wash. The pressure it generates is good enough to clean off any dirt/muck.

With the aquatek pressure wash , I use less water compared to regular washing. With 3 cars in our household, I feel it was worth the 6K I paid for it.

Originally Posted by AbhiJ (Post 1443949)

I have been using the Aquatak for the last 6 months or so. Always works perfect.

The pressure is enough to get rid of all the dried mud, but does not harm the car...

Originally Posted by WasavaTyres (Post 1444866)

What was your frequency of use ?? Bosch Aquatek 100 is a domestic use product and not reccomended for continuous running of more than 15 odd mins. I know of some people who bought it as an cheap alternate to commercial washers and ended up having problems that you faced.

For others I would rate the product as a good quality reliable machine which is very very good at it's job. Have been using one for over a year now,excellent machine.

Originally Posted by patil (Post 1444373)

If u dont need to carry the pressure washer any where and need to wash at home only u can take a connection from your shower pressure booster with a thinner pipe and a good hose and u can get decent pressure. apart from that as suggested by others you can use a connection from your regular monoblock pumps with proper pipeline and a good hose to wash your car. the options are inexpensive and useful for other applications as well.

Originally Posted by Sprucegoose (Post 1447196)

Hey guys,
just a question,
do these pressure washing units have water storage capabilities?
or do i have to connect the unit via a LONG hose to a tap somewhere accessible?

There is a water outlet where my car is parked, but its like 20 - 30 meters away.

Originally Posted by srinivas9446 (Post 1458346)

Hi predator,

THE Black & decker have three models, which has different pressure ratings starting from 100 bar to 130 bar, the rates too varies with the models.

The other probelm with Black & Decker is that , they offer only one attachments with the 100 bar model and just 2 attachments with the 130 bar model.

I checked with BOSCH, the kit comes with 3 attachments. The most interesting attachment being the MUDGUARD CLEANER ATTACHMENT.

Since we have two cars, couple of two wheelers and my children cycles, i have bought it.

I am really impressed with kit and very impressed with the MUDGUARD cleaning attachment, the pressure in this really nice.

i would have bought the B & D, since the quality of finish is very nice & the noise is low compared to BOSCH, but opted for BOSCH since it is also a well known company and also has 3 attachments, most important being the MUDGUARD cleaning attachment.

Originally Posted by filcord (Post 249265)

I have seen the Karcher in Europe. It's awesome, can be used to clean your car, your patio, etc. I too wanted to buy one in India, where can one get it here?

Originally Posted by jyobeb (Post 1443710)

We have found the Bosch Aquatek unreliable and prone to breakdowns in our use. This is probably the only Bosch product that I will not recommend.

Originally Posted by predatorwheelz (Post 1458454)

Hi, the Aquatak does have water storage capability.

Originally Posted by sudharma (Post 1459974)

Can suck soap/detergent solution only for normal washing (Lance removed.)

Originally Posted by Jaggu (Post 1443705)

Love to have one of these from Bosch but 10 grand! The ones which Peter posted seems to be much more affordable.