OG Spec Karcher Pressure Washer Solutions 

You can find the spreadsheet here: cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1239/9256/files/Pressure_Washer_Spreadsheet_Final_1.pdf?v=1585925056

This project speaks to me in two ways. First, it shows that Matt and Obsessed Garage as a whole are on a mission to benefit an entire community, all of us who understand the OG message appreciate the massive amounts of work that went into this project, even for the individuals who already have their Kranzle machines. They get it. Secondly, it mirrors Matt's transition from a formal business into a mysterious career full of "what ifs". I give OG the highest level of respect for curating these products into the standard of pressure washing equipment for car washing. Good business insight to notice that the trend of modifying a PW to be the absolute best for our uses, would trickle down into these budget friendly machines, even if this was never an intention. I'm glad Matt/OG were the first to do it, and publicize it in a way that there is no question who created this idea and turned it to reality.. Hopefully they earn the profit and positive feedback to validate such an insane project, and in due time I wish to see patents or copyrights on OG projects so others cannot replicate it and steal credit for the solution. Keep doing "you".

I’ve been using the 1700 cube with your hose, reel, gun, and wand for about a month now. Great value!

This is the kind of company I like to see make videos. They show they care, and have options that keep you from bouncing all over the internet looking for upgrade options and multiple vendors. For sure going to do business with them for all of my cleaning jobs. I am just an at home OCD person who likes my stuff clean the right way. Thanks for the detailed videos you put out.

This channel is amazing. Didn't know anyone else had this obsession with detailing, equipment and efficiency

Ordered this advance setup! Listen to him at 19:30 ,Trying to save a few bucks will definitely not save you time and money when you buy from someone that’s doing it right. I have a 3,200 gas setup for household stuff but this Karcher will be my sole vehicle setup. Trust me, my 3,200 setup did damage to a vehicle that ended up costing me more in the end. I learned from it and grow as we all do. I wish I had a quarter million dollar Hse with a 2 or 3 car garage where I could get a Kranzel setup going but I am renting & the Karcher setup is the next best thing. Some even have only an apartment which an SunJoe or AR Blue is the only viable option. OG is awesome for testing setups for even us little people. Even tho some machines frustrated him, those were the only machines that we could afford or was available to us at the time. Thank You for all you do and you have made a life long customer to OG

Just purchased one of these packages and I am absolutely blown away by the amount of research and testing went into these. Well done you guys are awesome 👏

I ordered this Karcher 1700 off Amazon for stupid cheap (like $115) the day you originally reviewed the Karchers (maybe 2 months ago?). I needed a new pressure washer fast as my former AR had crapped out (those SUCK). I already had the OG gun/wand/foam cannon package with all quick disconnects and various MTM nozzles, so was all set to go once the Karcher arrived. I had actually planned on buying a Sunjoe, so was VERY happy that Matt just happened to put up the Karcher reviews that day on RU-vid, causing me to pop the Karcher off Amazon that minute. I've used it many times in the past few months and am happy to say it's working GREAT 👍 THANK YOU MATT FOR ALL YOU DO! You are clearly killing it with this whole OG store/company/social media phenomenon, both financially and from a pure success perspective, and you deserve every bit of it! And I just have to add, watching all of your videos that are there at OG headquarters with the inventory in the background, seeing everything so neat and organized just makes my brain feel so happy! Lol. You sir just get it, and I applaud you for it because there aren't that many like us out there 😉

@2:30 “ never read the instructions just do what I tell you” I like your style sir

Matt, I've been watching you for a while now and I can tell you are in a better place in life. You seem more relaxed and at ease. You are still the realist that you have always been but you convey your thoughts and criticisms in a much better way. Good for you and keep up the excellent work.

If you are on a tight budget, but you want the best user experience for the lowest price possible, get the best swiveling gun, the best hose, and the best disconnects. Sure, flow and PSI are great, but for washing cars, the user experience comes from a hose that doesn't kink and a gun that swivels and nice to squeeze. Once you have your nice gun and hose in your hand, you won't notice the pump, especially when you have the correct orifice for car washes.

I really like what you've been doing with the "Cheap Pressure Washer" series, it's so helpful since most of us can't afford a Kranzle yet. Also, I see that you got the SunJoe spx9000-series in the background. Nice! Looking forward to the next one.

Yes, I bought the ultimate accessory package! So ultimate that i couldn't change the 6.5' garden hose to a 20' hose for the extra $18! I'd be more than glad to pay it! Brutal!

This is so crazy! I just spent an hour researching my first pressure washer. Settled on the Karcher K1700 and decided to check your channel to see if you've done a review on it. Come to find out you're selling them! Can't wait to get one ordered from you and give it a shot. Cheers Matt.

Matt, this is great package! Great video explaining everything on it and assembly.

This OG karcher Kit will replace my sunjoe in pretty short time, I think. Thank you so much for all of the hard work putting this together.

Matt, thanks for your commitment to your customers and all the work your group and family are doing. Honesty and transparency is the best policy! Nobody is doing it better!

Solid solution Matt. Great to have a place to start and a path to upgrade in the future.

I watched all the pressure washing project videos you posted and I just wanted to let you know I appreciate the effort you put into making those vidoes it helped a lot in picking the right one for me thank you very much.

I have a k2000 and the warranty is for real. Had issues with pump and they sent me a new one for free. No need to return the old one. It's a good unit for car washing and siding cleaning. I agree the hose and wand suck.

Excellent Presentation, Detailed Explanation , Awesome Packages and Options, Really Stout set up!! Worth every penny ! Thank You for your time and energy spent on this for all of us! :-)

Great job as usual Matt. You put a ton of work in these evaluations and I’ve learned so much and it is appreciated. Seen almost all of your videos and they are exceptional.

My Karcher finally died after a few years of use, and all of this info is coming in really handy. I'm a pro mobile detailer, and I did the Karcher thing because it really made sense economically for the price I paid for it at the time. Now I'm trying to find something better. Replacing a Karcher every 3-5 years is really economical (I could run Karchers for at least 30-40 years before spending as much money as buying one Kranzle), but environmentally, I hate how wasteful that sort of "disposable equipment" mentality is, and I would very much like to have better performance as well. Price isn't really my hold-up anymore; I'm on an amperage budget. I'm trying to find the best unit I can while being able to stay within the operational limits of my generator. Basically I can't run anything that has more than like 28 start-up amps, so as far as I can tell, Kranzle 1322 and AR630TSS are definitely no-go. Manufacturers don't seem to care about sharing the start-up amperage of their units. AR advertises the AR630 as 19 amps, but those are running amps. When you try to start-up that unit on a generator like mine, the peak amperage is so high (well over 30 amps as far as I can tell) that it overloads the generator. Additionally is the concern that even if a unit will run, if it is pulling so many amps at start-up as to flirt with the limits of my generator, that can be very bad for the pressure washer's motor, shortening its life significantly even if everything seems like it is running fine in the moment. My second priority is space--I'm mobile, and I can't have a big, bloated unit taking-up a bunch of space in my vehicle, so while the Kranzle 1122 might work electrically, it's way too bulky for my liking. Comet may also be a good choice, but I also wish it didn't have such a bulky housing. Matt, if you're reading this, assuming the 1122 can indeed run on my generator which is still an unknown, is there a way for someone to get a stripped-down 1122 that looks like the 1322/1622 (just the motor and pump with a simple handle)? The difficulty in getting manufacturers to share peak/start-up/in-rush amperage/current for pressure washers is making this more difficult than it should be, and I fear that I'm going to be relegated to a Karcher cube simply because that'll be all I can find that is safe to use combined with my generator.

I do appreciate the attention do detail you are doing with these, and it does look like they have put a metal water inlet on this model.

best budget unit by far. instant pressure so this might work over the other crappy washers if you want to use two together at one time. mine just ran out of juice after 11 months of doing 55 cars a month. well over 150 hrs on it so it does last longer than my ve52 did I used a 3.0 or 3.5 tip. even though I got 750 800 psi. it's plenty pressure for rinsing cars I got 1.6 gom with the 3.5 hve to test two units in tandem 👍 probably 2.8 gpm @ 1300psi.

I have had several cheapos….. listen people. just get the Kranzle , be done with it. Without doubt you have already spent more on soap, decon, topper, polish micro etc.... than a pressure washer like this! Not to mention a hose, gun and cannon! Just get the Kranzle….you wont regret it and then we can never have this tedious discussion again about crappy pressure washers. Matt has WAY more patience than I do.

I wish the k1700 was able to siphon from a static water supply like the k2-k5 , that would make it perfect to be able to siphon RO water from a bucket for a spotless rinse

I have the Sun Joe SPX 3200 and it works really well. I’m no professional and I don’t intend to use it to start a business but it works really well. It’s compact 2300PSI and 14.5 AMP. I just bought it off of Amazon and received it last week. My wife and I just bought a townhouse that’s never been power washed so there were a lot of dirt on our concrete stairs out front. I was able to clean off the algae off the steps of my front and back porches and I did not spend $150 and it was of good quality. Just saying.

the 3 year warranty speaks for itself

There is actually out there a spiral Sleeve cover for pressure washer hoses it’s made out of plastic and we use it at the winery although it makes it harder to roll up the pressure washer hose (when I get time I’ll take a picture of it and send it to you) sleeve cover for pressure washer hoses it’s made out of plastic and we use it at the winery although it makes it harder to roll up, it does make it easier to slide across the concrete especially when you have a hose at 50+ feet !

Gotta love how real he is

Got one from Samsclub and had two bayonets broke on me. If you leave them out in the FL sun for more than twenty minutes, they will literally melt. Got a replacement metal one from Amazon and all is good now.

I’m trying to get myself into the mind set where I buy a rubber hose from and online vendor, drag it all over my driveway and step on it while washing my car and then upon finding some scuffs send an email to my source to air out my grievances. I’m gonna keep trying.

Great reviews. No BS reviews with and honest opinion backed by use and bs free. Awesome job

I bought a karcher in 2003 it was a model 330 first the plug in broke so wired on a new end then the plastic water inlet broke. just spend the extra money and buy the cheapest washer with a honda engine and you will have something that will last 10 years. bought a troybuilt washer with a honda on it in late 2007 and it is still going in 2020.

The models we find in Europe of Kärcher are very different ! In Belgium where I live theses models have “screens” build in the wand to adjust pressure on the go and they are rated 600l/h which is about 2,64 gl/minutes... so would be fun to see how they do against the models you have here in the US

You had me at Ryobi's $99 pressure washer.... been using that cheap bastard for 2 months now and its great..... aka slumming it 🤣🤣🤣🤣.

Just purchased the WORKS package. So glad my Ryobi took a dump on me over the weekend.

FYI the 3-year warranty only applies to the motor and even then they send a refurbished replacement. Accessories only have a 90-day warranty.

Hey excellent video on washers. I needed a low pressure washer and purchased a Kratcher 1600 psi. I also bought the 45 degree wand separate which I thought was a very nice accessory. It fits only Kratcher. I winterized it every year for the 5 years until it died. I still have the wand. I’m glad I came across your website.

Hey Matt when is this going to become available on your site...currently on back order

Don't the quick-connect's (not "quick-disconnect") swivel anyway?

That's cool, something for every body and the well thought out kits to go with it.

Is OG still recommending these? If so hopefully the addons will be available on the site soon?

In the end it's a tool.. hoses will get marked up just like tools do... it shows you use it and gives it some character lol.

If I was a company of cheap pressure washers id at least listen to this man if not hire him to help build better machines. Also, get the prices of better materials down with a bigger company.

can the purchasable accessory package be purchased on its own and be used on other pressure washers? or do you only recommend using it on the Karcher washer? Thanks

Still recommend for entry level? or home personal use? This video is a few years old so I'm just checking please. Thank you for the great video and information! or maybe you have an updated review video?

THANKYOU SO MUCH for your time, knowledge and care

I am ordering this package today! Just adding the wall mount solution!

Looking forward to a wash and talk video when time permits for you. Thanks for another great review 👍

Outstanding rating system you have!! Helps immensely with selection!

Great work Matt , you sure put a lot into .... 💪🏼🇨🇦 . Cheers

I'm surprised you haven't designed and built your own OG branded pressure washer instead of buying and reselling Kranzles or Kaercher.

Would you recommend the Karcher K5 I notice you don't stock them or should I buy a k1700

loved the 1700 for the last year but mine just died on me! Karcher warranty is excellent however

Since this video has been published, have you been able to find a better adapter to connect the garden hose to the inlet?

I want to order the works, waiting with the email updates...

Just received my kit today. The cannon was not assembled. Should I use the 1.1 or 1.25 orifice? Thank you for the help.

I just found your channel today. After watching reviews on Ryobi, Karcher & Greenworks, I'm considering the Greenworks Pro 2700 PSI, 2.3 GPM just for a little more pressure & flow. Then add your ultimate accessory kit. They have a 3 year limited warranty, just not sure how they stand behind it. I'll be washing my metal building, house vinyl siding, treated deck & the brick on the front of my house. Your thoughts would be appreciated!

Just bought one. This channel is great.

Just got my kit! My pressure washer quick connect isn’t attached though.

Hi Matt, Great series of testing pressure washers. Appears that you have settled on the Karcher line of small PWs. (and Karcher has stood the test of time) My question is, can we hook up 2 cubes and tee the pressure side together? My hope is to increase GPM, while the pressure seems to be fine. My concern would be amperage draw, but I have 2 circuits in my garage. One ground fault and one 20 amp. If you haven't tested this, would you mind? See if you can plug 2 on the same 20 amp circuit? Most breakers have a surge delay. $300 bucks or so may hold off a Kranzle purchase?

I’m looking for a Karcher G 2900 E review and I cannot find one. Is there any way you can help.

Sir I saw that yall are out of stocked with this pressure washer, I think I left my email to be informed when yall have more, can you please let me know when more are available, I had also requested the 20ft hose and advanced package? Thanks in advance. 👍

So in the video you suggest getting a gas pressure washer for bigger jobs. Any suggestions on which one? There are so many options!

Awesome as always Matt! Keep at it.

If i look on the website of Karcher i dont find these models, i find K models under home and garden, but none of these. The K models also have better specs on the site, also make the models you have look like older models. What about the Professional series? For sure they compete with Kranzle. How about hot water pressure washers?

@obsessedgarage My old pressure washer finally bit the dust and I have been watching your videos on entry level units. Do you still feel after the making of this video this 1700 is still a solid unit using your recommended set up? I went to your store and noticed they were not in stock so I wanted to see if you will be getting them back in or replacing it with something else. Thanks of the video and the time you put into making the spread sheet.

You provide so much detail in this, very impressive. Subscribed.

Awesome videos on power washers so far! Makes our decision making that much easier. I did have a question on water source (which is probably explained in a previous video)...if your only choice was the outside water spigot or an inside soft water spigot, what would you connect to? This is assuming no water filtration has been installed yet on either spigot.

Thanks for the review. Would the K1900 have same standard nozzles as the K1700? Is it worth it just for car washing or go for 1700. Thanks

Sweet setup! I love the Mosmatic gun! What is the brand of the High pressure (dark blue) hose? Thanks!

Thanks for such a detailed and thoughtful video.

So 40 degree nozzle and no wand... can I do that on the paint? Or do I need the want do for washing the paint?

Strongly considering this now that my god awful SPX 3000 has started to give me fits.

In your opinion Matt will the stainless steel connects last longer than the brass for the Karcher?

I heard if you ceramic coat and then use bedmaker that the hose won't scratch.

if you're getting 80-100 psi from your home you should contact a plumber immediately, that's NOT normal water pressure, official code states minimum required water pressure is 20 (although generally anything under 40psi is considered low) and maximum allowed is 80psi, anything above is considered too high, and so none of your houses plumbing is going to be rated to handle the 80-100 the average psi that most people probably have and are used to is around 40-60 psi this isn't meant to be like a "OMG YOU'RE STUPID" type comment so i hope it doesn't come off that way, i just legitimately want to help as if you're getting above 80psi at your house something is wrong and you should get that fixed before something gets damaged, be it the plumbing, or something you have connected to the plumbing (like say a pressure washer, as generally those are only rated to accept similar ranges of water pressure that's expected to come from the average house)

OG, is there a good way for the cube to mount to the stainless shelf? The Kranzle can sort of be tied down given the design, but these and the Comet? Not sure if there's a place for zip ties? I'd worry it'll vibrate off the shelf otherwise.

We need shipment to Europe!

Could you folks please direct me to a proper all metal garden hose connector? Just bought the advanced package but would prefer an all metal connector.

What about Powerstroke? Do you have and thoughts, plans to review, or opinions on them? Specifically the 2200psi 1.2 gpm electric model...

Subbed and liked your videos, I have a question, all I'm going to be doing is removing the tire marks that are being left from my wife's Tahoe due to the tight turn she has to make to get into her garage on the driveway, there is no mold it's just the tire residue. I am asking if you would recommend this Karcher unit with the surface cleaner. Again it's all I'll be doing with it, maybe once a quarter. Thank you for all your excellent reviews and here's to years of success with the business!

Is the Karcher K2010 2000 psi any better than this unit. I was thinking of buying that one instead.

No option for a package without foam cannon? I’d venture to guess a vast majority of your followers already have a foam cannon.

I see those sunjoe pros in the back!! Waiting for the review of those

Once you put a custom plug for your inlet point on pressure washer will you still be able to go back and use just a plain water hose with regular adapter for hose?

Nothing in stock as of today. I'd love to order a package, what are lead times?

I just buy one. I made a custom setup with the cox hose reel and a 100 ft mtm hydro. His 100 ft is to much for the Cube to keep the 1.4 GPM? Thanks

Where can I get that hose that has 2 ends?

What's your opinion on the Karcher three phase HD 3.5/30-4s? They are about $3,000, you can adjust the water output, psi is up to 3,000 and are commercial grade. I have been comparing it to the Kranzle K1322TS for use on both homes and autos. Figured I could use it at 1300-1700 psi on auto and increase psi for lanai and sidewalk around house.

Can I buy the 100ft hose you sell and immediately use it in this solution or do I need to buy additional parts?

Hi. I'm interested to buy this k1700 but not available in my country Malaysia. Wondering how much does it cost to ship it here?

hi good video bud i have a karcher K2 i got a new wond with 40 tip as i wont all quick connect but the unit kept pulsing on a 2.5 Orifice would a 3.0 work better?

I wish we had this model in EU

GOT A 1800 IS IT NECESSARY TO WINTERIZE IT, AND HOW DO YOU DO IT?

Matt I made a video of this pressure washer along with your MTM wand kit! Check it out for an honest review of the Karcher and MTM gun and wand!

Is there a european version of this karcher? Definitly interested!

I bought the QD connections and a couple other items. Is there directions on which connectors go ?