Karcher K2 Compact review
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The Karcher K2 Compact is one of the older pressure washers on the market. It is temptingly cheap, takes up little shed space and is extremely light to carry around. Read our in-depth review to find out if it punched above its weight in our pressure washer tests.
- Pros and cons
- What is it?
- What's it great at?
- Is there anything I should watch out for?
- Is there anything else I should know?
- Should I buy it?
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