karcher drain cleaner/ small inspection covers

[lucas121]

So to supplement my poor apprentice wage, my boss has offered to pass on block toilet and drain jobs to me as he often turns down that type of work.

So far iv been getting by with the good old trusted drain rods, however, every now and then i go to a job to only find really small inspection covers that i cant fit rods down. I look for the larger man hole but no sight! This is when i have tell the customer they have to get the more specialized guys in who will use a drain snake or jetter.

Iv noticed a few of you guys have talked about the drain cleaner attachment for your karcher and am tempted to get one so i dont have to turn away jobs that wont accommodate a set of rods. Are they anygood? Do they work? Im assuming that the proper jetters that dyno rod have are a lot more powerful, so dont want to waste my money on something that wont work.

Also, if i do purchase one, and am i right in saying that to keep it within regs i would have to somehow create a set up where it is fed of a tank with an air gap?

 

[stevetheplumber]

get your self half a dozen coiled steel rods they do thin ones for waste pipes as well getting them appart is a knack generaly if the wont unscrew a sharp tap will shock them apart
Wardsflex Limited Coiled Spring Steel Rods and Accessories

ive had the ones that go on to pressure washers and cant say there much good

 

[lucas121]

Thanks Steve

Never seen those before, they look like they will do the job and much more jobs like toilets!

Do you know if you can get a plunger attachment for them, or are they not suitable for a plunger?

 

[bennythedip]

Got one of the cheap jetters out of Lidl and have used it a few times. It more than pays for itself in one job if you already have a power washer

 

[RAW85]

Got one of the cheap jetters out of Lidl and have used it a few times. It more than pays for itself in one job if you already have a power washer

Lidl have them on sale now plus the drain cleaning hose!

 

[northstar]

does this lidl jetter hose fit a karcher ?

 

[RAW85]

Nope, just tried to fit one to my karcher

 

[northstar]

Nope, just tried to fit one to my karcher

what model is your karcher ? thanks

 

[RAW85]

what model is your karcher ? thanks

Karcher K2

 

[gasmanrob]

Don't mess about get yourself one of these, make an offer on this one it's been on eBay about 6 months now keep seeing it re appear. I'm sure they would be open to cash offers

Volvo 8X8 F2000 Vacum Tanker , Jetter , Sewage Truck LHD | eBay

 

[bennythedip]

There's an adaptor you can get in lidl for a few quid so it can be used on a karcher. The lidl jetter will only go on their own brand parkside washer

 

[RAW85]

There's an adaptor you can get in lidl for a few quid so it can be used on a karcher. The lidl jetter will only go on their own brand parkside washer

Great, can you send over a link as I can't find it.
Cheers

 

[Dannypipe]

Our Offers - Monday, 03.03. - PARKSIDE Pressure Washer - Lidl UK

 

[RAW85]

Our Offers - Monday, 03.03. - PARKSIDE Pressure Washer - Lidl UK

Thanks, seen this but I havent seen the Karcher adaptor...

 

[Dannypipe]

Oh right, you may have to go instore. Think I'm going to go in to find this myself, so I'll report back!

 

[RAW85]

Oh right, you may have to go instore. Think I'm going to go in to find this myself, so I'll report back!

Cheers - failing that i've contacted a bloke on ebay, he an adaptors but there £15!

 

[Dannypipe]

So I went to the Sevenoaks branch. Found they had the powerwasher but not the pipe cleaner attachment.

(This was after calling their customer services to check the stock in the store to save a wasted journey - they aren't able to do stock checks over the phone).

So then I drove to the Tonbridge branch where they did have the attachment. So I now own both the pressure washer and the pipe cleaner.

The didn't sell any adaptors...so unless their stuff fits your machine, you will need the eBay ones.

I haven't bothered opening the jetwasher as I don't need it right now but at that price I thought I'd have it in the lockup on standby. 150bar one from Karsher is about £200.

Comes with three year warranty.

 

[RAW85]

Cheers for checking Dannypipe.

If anyone has a Karcher and a Lidl drain hose here is the required adaptor... PRESSURE WASHER FITTING KARCHER TO ALTO LAVOR NILFISK | eBay

 

[northstar]

just been to my branch in Manchester no adaptor, has anyone found one in there local lidl, if so how much ? thanks

 

[Ermintrude]

We have karcher jobbie, works ok, cut a 3' length of , flexible 20mm conduit, sleeve hose through it, then it dosnt snag or rip on pipe edged in MHz. , tie some rope to the sleeve and stand on it as you feed in hoze.

 

[bennythedip]

They are in lidl at the moment but I'm living in Ireland. It's just called an adaptor as they also have the power washer and couple of attachments on sale but can't see it on the website