The combo of psi and gpm is king not just gpm. From experience anything from 1200-1900psi and 1.2-2.0gpm is far more than enough for washing vehicles and detailing. Also karcher units are most definitely serviceable. Not sure if you guys meant something else but parts for karcher are fairly easy to obtain. Bang for your buck yes the ar630 is a beast.
That is what we said in the video; you want to get around that 900 - 1200 PSI range, then from there, the more flow, the better. All pressure washers have at least 1000 PSI, so you can mostly ignore that number and focus on flow. If you have a seriously dirty car or truck, sure, you could use some more PSI, but I would argue that your chemicals should be doing most, if not all, of the work. Secondly, 90% of Karchers have sealed pumps. Excluding the ones in the EU, which we do not have access to, is the US. So no, they are not repairable.
So I've only used this pressure washer one time. th-cam.com/users/postUgkxfQauTxLT0JLSvqkq10rD79TU4k0Vz8zP The one time I used it, it worked great. I recently had new siding installed but kept the old gutters and small areas surrounding my house that weren't replaced so they looked horrible and dirty because of the new siding. I needed to get it cleaned asap. When I used the pressure washer, man it just melted all the dirt and grime that was on those areas of my house. I used that krud kutter soap and it was over after that. Easy to assemble, feels durable, very simple to use. Also, I purchased a used one to save money and there was absolutely nothing wrong with it. I want to get more use out of it so I think I'll be washing the cars and update this comment as time goes on.
Great video! I’m interested in your thoughts on the best electric pressure washer that would be ideal for a six nozzle water broom? I agree flow would be a concern. Our condo building washes the parking garage yearly and our gas pressure unit will be sold. We want to switch to electric to avoid gas fumes and be able to wash with garage door closed. Any ideas?
I would like to know your opinion on Powerplay pressure washers. They have several product lines such as Mini, Pulse, or Pro. Have you ever tested them?
The AR630 actually OUTperforms the 2 smaller Kranzle units -- it's not just comparable. And in my opinion, that massive, nearly $4K Kranzle doesn't fit the bill for the "looks of the unit" criterion. That thing is not only ugly, it looks ridiculous sitting on a wall shelf.
Although the AR preformed the Kranzle on the numbers, I'm telling you, the Kranzle is better to use. Its simular to how a drag racing car has 1000+ HP, but a 911 will be 10x more fun to drive. Lastly, the large unit is made for industrial applications such as poultry factories. It's not made for looks.
The Karcher Cube is a great choice, I like the active for its performance but if you are looking for a cheap unit with a great warranty the Cube is exactly that.
Most of them come with warranties and the active is nice but I'm just starting out and I'm looking for something just ok for now or maybe there's better budget brands u recommend
Unfortunately my Karcher k1700 (the cube with wheels) died after 15 months of light-duty use detailing my family vehicles. 5 of those months it spent in winter storage in my heated basement. Karcher refuses to do anything, as all k-series products only carry a one-year warranty. I cannot recommend Karcher due to my poor reliability experience. These products won’t last forever, but I did not even get 2 full seasons out of it. I am buying the Active 2.0 at 2.5x the price of the Karcher, despite some horror story reviews on Amazon of zero customer support / non-honoring of warranty, because I can’t afford a $1200 Kranzle.
There website it calling for 3-phase power on that unit, so unless you have that or are planning on having it installed, I would pick the Kranzle all day.
The Active VE56 has a 1.81 GPM as we tested, It was a long day of shooting so nick slipped with his numbers. For specific numbers I would check out the "pressure washer Spreadsheet" on our website.
@@ObsessedGarageShorts so you guys did update the spreadsheet with the necessary corrections? Someone had said last time he checked it was still the same?
You are right. Electrical Requirements: 220 V, 25 A, single-phase. Although Options: 3.3 - 5 GPM, Single Phase or Three Phase, 220v or 440v, 17A 21A 23A
The AR630 has better pressure, flow, power consumption, better designed motor, and is cheaper than those Kranzles. There’s no real objective reason to buy the Kranzles over the AR.
I can have any pressure washer on the planet for free. I sell both of Kranzle and AR. ARs have better margin for me, so I make more money on them. I have a great relationship with both companies. I had an AR at my last house. I have Kranzle at my current house. There are specs on paper , and there is the real world. The Kranzle is a better overall package. Matt
@@ObsessedGarage This is a bit of a copy and paste response. More importantly, it doesn’t give any justification for a Kranzle purchase. A lot of people can have any car and decide to buy a 911. That doesn’t make it the best car in the world. You clearly prefer the Kranzle and that’s entirely fair, but it is still a just a preference.
For future reference you should probably understand that any fluid going through a nozzle will experience a MAJOR pressure drop. So your not actually seeing high pressure out the hose, you are seeing a high velocity of water. Thats why flow is king
I'm just trying to figure out why a normal person who buy a pressure washer that cost that much just to wash a car 🤣 bro I'm not paying no more than $400 for the Pressure and all the attachments change out the Orifice and your good to go. You need to change the title to "Professional" because no normal person is spending 4k on a dumb pressure washer 🤣🤣🤣
The combo of psi and gpm is king not just gpm. From experience anything from 1200-1900psi and 1.2-2.0gpm is far more than enough for washing vehicles and detailing. Also karcher units are most definitely serviceable. Not sure if you guys meant something else but parts for karcher are fairly easy to obtain. Bang for your buck yes the ar630 is a beast.
That is what we said in the video; you want to get around that 900 - 1200 PSI range, then from there, the more flow, the better. All pressure washers have at least 1000 PSI, so you can mostly ignore that number and focus on flow. If you have a seriously dirty car or truck, sure, you could use some more PSI, but I would argue that your chemicals should be doing most, if not all, of the work. Secondly, 90% of Karchers have sealed pumps. Excluding the ones in the EU, which we do not have access to, is the US. So no, they are not repairable.
So I've only used this pressure washer one time. th-cam.com/users/postUgkxfQauTxLT0JLSvqkq10rD79TU4k0Vz8zP The one time I used it, it worked great. I recently had new siding installed but kept the old gutters and small areas surrounding my house that weren't replaced so they looked horrible and dirty because of the new siding. I needed to get it cleaned asap. When I used the pressure washer, man it just melted all the dirt and grime that was on those areas of my house. I used that krud kutter soap and it was over after that. Easy to assemble, feels durable, very simple to use. Also, I purchased a used one to save money and there was absolutely nothing wrong with it. I want to get more use out of it so I think I'll be washing the cars and update this comment as time goes on.
Great video! I’m interested in your thoughts on the best electric pressure washer that would be ideal for a six nozzle water broom?
I agree flow would be a concern.
Our condo building washes the parking garage yearly and our gas pressure unit will be sold. We want to switch to electric to avoid gas fumes and be able to wash with garage door closed. Any ideas?
I would like to know your opinion on Powerplay pressure washers. They have several product lines such as Mini, Pulse, or Pro. Have you ever tested them?
Extremely exceptional video. Concise and to the point. Kudos!!!!
Thanks mate, very informative and straight to the point 💜
I do agree with both.
Take a shot each time you hear "flow is king" haha
Another one to consider to the AR Blue , is the BigBoi flow r pro
Nice! Please do one one of these OG Shorts on air compressors!
My Active 2.0 surges when I put on my aftermarket hose, please help?
Ever get this figured out? Thinking about picking one up on a Black Friday deal but worried about the surging with Unberflex or Kobrajet hose
@@MikeKaufman-u2qthe aftermarket 1/4” hoses are the problem, as OP is having. Use 3/8” steel braided lines only for high GPM machines.
@ObsessedGarageShorts which would you recommend between the k1622ts and k1322ts?
The AR630 actually OUTperforms the 2 smaller Kranzle units -- it's not just comparable. And in my opinion, that massive, nearly $4K Kranzle doesn't fit the bill for the "looks of the unit" criterion. That thing is not only ugly, it looks ridiculous sitting on a wall shelf.
Although the AR preformed the Kranzle on the numbers, I'm telling you, the Kranzle is better to use. Its simular to how a drag racing car has 1000+ HP, but a 911 will be 10x more fun to drive. Lastly, the large unit is made for industrial applications such as poultry factories. It's not made for looks.
AR wins it’s the best plus for $700 with shipping on clean garage just saying
Is the karcher cube one to start off with for now?
The Karcher Cube is a great choice, I like the active for its performance but if you are looking for a cheap unit with a great warranty the Cube is exactly that.
Most of them come with warranties and the active is nice but I'm just starting out and I'm looking for something just ok for now or maybe there's better budget brands u recommend
Unfortunately my Karcher k1700 (the cube with wheels) died after 15 months of light-duty use detailing my family vehicles. 5 of those months it spent in winter storage in my heated basement. Karcher refuses to do anything, as all k-series products only carry a one-year warranty. I cannot recommend Karcher due to my poor reliability experience. These products won’t last forever, but I did not even get 2 full seasons out of it. I am buying the Active 2.0 at 2.5x the price of the Karcher, despite some horror story reviews on Amazon of zero customer support / non-honoring of warranty, because I can’t afford a $1200 Kranzle.
I am choosing between Kranzle K1322TS and Bosch GHP 8-15 XD? Any reccomendations? Thanks.
There website it calling for 3-phase power on that unit, so unless you have that or are planning on having it installed, I would pick the Kranzle all day.
Nice job. Great presentation
Are you supposed to replace the red cap on top of the kranzle with the oil dip stick?
Yes
I need that active 2.0 Yesterday 😭
You and me both.
You said VE56 is 1.18 gpm and you can see on the box it says 2.0 gpm whats that all about ?
The Active VE56 has a 1.81 GPM as we tested, It was a long day of shooting so nick slipped with his numbers. For specific numbers I would check out the "pressure washer Spreadsheet" on our website.
@@ObsessedGarageShorts so you guys did update the spreadsheet with the necessary corrections? Someone had said last time he checked it was still the same?
3 phase power? Isn’t that beefy kranzle just a 240v plug?
You are right. Electrical Requirements: 220 V, 25 A, single-phase. Although Options: 3.3 - 5 GPM, Single Phase or Three Phase, 220v or 440v, 17A 21A 23A
Hi, quick question, about to open a manual car wash of 100 cars daily, 5 AR630 are enough to have the job done ?
No for that many cars you would need the much larger kranzle unit if you doing a 100 cars per day or the industry standard easy-kleen ez420cw-1
How loud is the Active 2.0?
Quite
Does the K1322 and K1122 need three phase power as well?
No definitely not. You don’t even need three phase for the KWS700TS like he claims.. a dedicated 240v 20amp is enough.
I use the Karcher K2 for washing my car. You’ll need a new hose and a stubby gun and the Karcher attachments are awful
I’m thinking of selling my gas 3200 psi Simpson with Honda motor pressure washer for the active 2.0 😅
do it
VE-56 ???
The AR630 has better pressure, flow, power consumption, better designed motor, and is cheaper than those Kranzles. There’s no real objective reason to buy the Kranzles over the AR.
I can have any pressure washer on the planet for free. I sell both of Kranzle and AR. ARs have better margin for me, so I make more money on them. I have a great relationship with both companies. I had an AR at my last house. I have Kranzle at my current house. There are specs on paper , and there is the real world. The Kranzle is a better overall package. Matt
@@ObsessedGarage This is a bit of a copy and paste response. More importantly, it doesn’t give any justification for a Kranzle purchase. A lot of people can have any car and decide to buy a 911. That doesn’t make it the best car in the world. You clearly prefer the Kranzle and that’s entirely fair, but it is still a just a preference.
For future reference you should probably understand that any fluid going through a nozzle will experience a MAJOR pressure drop. So your not actually seeing high pressure out the hose, you are seeing a high velocity of water. Thats why flow is king
Great video
I'm just trying to figure out why a normal person who buy a pressure washer that cost that much just to wash a car 🤣 bro I'm not paying no more than $400 for the Pressure and all the attachments change out the Orifice and your good to go. You need to change the title to "Professional" because no normal person is spending 4k on a dumb pressure washer 🤣🤣🤣
Some people like using nice things, and some don't.
Of course you say the $4000 pressure washer that you personally sale is the best pressure washer. Who would’ve thought!!
We sell it because its the best; it's not the best because we sell it...
He gave you lower end options 🤦🏻♂️