Save Yourself HUNDREDS Before Buying Giraffe Pressure Washers | Giraffe Tools Garbage 

Hey Matt, thank you. Keep being yourself. You may not be able to drive a car efficiently, but your integrity and honesty is off the charts great. Keep telling it like it is. You help me/us significantly. Thank you!

There's really nothing I enjoy more than watching Matt get ticked off and speaking his mind on a product(s) he hates 😂

On your recommendation, I bought a Karcher K1700 in May of 2019 and it’s still going strong after 4 years of weekly washes for 2 cars. I’ve since bought 3 more and stashed them at my Mom’s house, my GF’s parents’ house and my Aunt’s house so I always have one available to clean their cars when I visit. At $120 a pop, they’re such an excellent value. I’ve got your advanced upgrade kit and the upgraded gun/wand/hose/nozzles make it an absolute joy to use. Appreciate all your hard work in vetting these products for us. We’re lucky to have you, Matt!

Honestly feels like you just want people to go to your store. The kranzel you want everyone to buy is doing 1.9 gpm vs 1.6 the giraffe. The giraffe is dirt cheap I’m sure most people would be plenty happy with the performance. For outside pressure water stuff better off with a gas powered high flow pressure washer.

somebody made matt hate a pressure washer more than the Adams Pro pressure washer haha

had a client recommend this to me , read the reviews on amazon and immediately killed that idea. This video just solidified what I already thought may be the case. Thank you for your curt honesty.

"That is a key feature, because you're definitely going to replace it" Mike's great man

This introduction was almost as good as the corvette introduction 😂. I really like the editing

I have the Grandfalls Pro. To me it works great and has plenty of pressure for car detailing. Personally I don't want paint-stripping levels of spray pressure for car washing, I have another portable pressure washer that I can use for that if needed. Could it use a bit higher GPM?...yes, but it is sufficient overall. Would be nice if it were more like 2 or 2.3 GPM, but again it's OK. It seems to be made well-enough and I have had no issues with it, but time will tell long-term. Part of the equation in buying it is I could buy 4-6 of these units for the price of a pro-level wall mount setup, and the usage rate of a home-user a couple times per month vs a professional detailer comes into the equation as well with regard to expected longevity. If I were doing this professionally I would definitely not select this unit. Also worth noting as I investigated these the Pro model is a big improvement over the earlier/lower models b/c of the improved motor. Good luck! YMMV.

Was thinking getting the Giraffe for awhile until I saw on reddit a reference to this video. Great info thanks! going to go with Active 2.0 set up from a local distributer now :)

The intro killed me😂 Keep this format here and after.

This guy is full of contradictions....says he could tell that the Giraffe was crap even before testing. But he also says in this video that the pump is "likely" in the bottom of the unit. So dude is either careless/imprecise with words or lying. And who really cares if there is a lag (1 second in fact) between letting go of the trigger and when the unit turns off? Wouldn't this be due to the 100ft line length (expansion) and not the fricken switch? There's a ton of other lunacy in this video "I'm not going to" do this and that and then he does it. Crazy town.

Giraffe Tools definitely held an emergency teams meeting after catching news of this video and punched air after.

I’m glad I saw this video I was considering purchasing one of these

Bought the Super Plus Plus+ Max Deluxe edition off amazon. It arrived, I saw this video and immediately returned it. Appreciate your honesty. I can say that knowing youll expose flaws in any product, not just this one. Don't lose sight of that.

2 days ago i added this to my Amazon cart but never checked out. So glad i didn’t……..went with a comet 1700 instead!

The best thing I can say about Matt's channel is that he manages to combine excellent content and quality advice while also being great entertainment

When I saw RU-vidrs promoting these I looked at them and knew instantly they were crap. Have to thank the great OG pressure washing testing videos for gaining the knowledge. They make no sense. $300 + for an $80 pressure washer. So when that cheap pressure washer motor goes bad and isn’t repair-able the hose reel is useless also and you have to buy both again. Far better off to buy the Ryobi or Karcher and a separate hose reel.

It is true that they try to reach out to smaller creators, hoping that they'll get excited that a company noticed them, with them not knowing any better. They reached out to me before and I declined, but not every small creator knows what BS might look like. They take advantage of the creator's excitement for being noticed. That is their marketing scheme. I would 100% recommend the Active 2.0 if anyone is in the comments looking at suggestions or feedback from others. Amazing pressure washer for this price range.

Damnit I just finished hanging mine on the wall I also noticed the he pressure was weaker than my green works 1700. I guess it’s going back in the box

Hilariousness aside, you really should do more of these. This will help MANY people and prevent them from wasting hard earned money. JMO for what it’s worth.

Hey Matt I’ve been as you know watching you for the past six years and as you know people who can appreciate quality will buy from you… people who do not appreciate quality and pretty much just want junk in their life will always buy junk..

So where do I buy?

People need more videos like this one. Refreshing.

I bought a Karcher 1700 after watching your video, spec’s the orifice nozzles, an Amazon hose reel and Amazon hose and it has run for hundreds, Yes hundreds of hours without drama. One time I was wearing headphones and I had disconnected the water with the machine on and it ran for anywhere from 30 seconds to a minute WITHOUT WATER. It has never failed me and I plan on replacing it with another 1700 when it’s gone it’s been that good.

I bought a simple leader hose from Giraffe, leaked like a sieve. Pure garbage. If they can not get a simple fitting to seal, how the hell are they going farther beyond that???

Thanks for reviewing these. I was intrigued by the convenient design of the Giraffe unit and was actually going to pull the trigger on one of these before I saw this vid.

Ordered two, thanks!

This solidifies my choice to just keep using my el cheapo Greenworks with an upgraded hose and gun until it breaks. I'll buy a GOOD one when the time comes.

$100 craftsman with a 3.0 nozzle had treated me so much better than these would have for my begginer unit. Loved it until my apartment complex told me I'm not allowed to wash my car anymore... IK foam pro 12 and ONR rinseless in the garage now.

You just me feel a lot better - I just bought a Greenworks 1700/1.2 PSI for $75. I was thinking about buying this. Great video.

You wised me up on pressure washers. I have the Kranzle 1322 for around the house and the Active 2.0 for a traveling pressure washer. I won't lie about if I lived by OG I would probably be spending 50 to 100 a week there on average.

A cheap Home Depot pressure washer lasts me about 5 years with moderate use. Then I go buy another one. If I was using it commercially, then of couse I'd spend money on the best one available. Same thing with my zero turn mower. I got a $4000 Toro Timecutter that I've had for five years now instead of buying a $15,000 Exmark or Scag that is designed for commercial use.

So glad you posted this. I was looking between the Active 2.0 and the Giraffe and now I know clearly to avoid the Giraffe product. It has a nice form factor, so it would be nice if a company would do homeowners a solid and put something together for a reasonable price that combines form and function.

I wish Active would make one of these using the 2.0 pump with something like a Flexzilla or Uberflex hose. That would be the perfect setup at a price that is somewhat affordable.

Making videos on poor quality products like this is very helpful and Matt should think about doing more to shine a bright spotlight on scam products/operations like these guys.

A customer asked me about this recently. Glad i can show them this now and say dont do it lol.

I could not disagree with your opinion more. I love this pressure washer. A year and a half and no issues...perfect to wash a car. Not everyone needs pro level stuff to wash their car or to do small tasks around the house. Several of my friends bought them after they saw mine and how convenient it is. Out of 4 units between me and my friends one has failed because it was left outside in below 0 temperatures. Guess what they replaced it no questions asked. The hose reel convivence is unbeatable and frankly unmatched. To say this is the worst pressure washer in existence is just frankly not true and it sounds like you made this video because it was taking money away from "your" products.

Will you guys ever bring the courtesy rev shirt back? I've been trying to get one for ages.

Thanks Matt wad about to spend some coin on this! Thank you for saving me from the stress! I will be looking else where!

They just released an Upgraded Pro version that comes with 3300 Psi motor for $699

Credit where credit is due and Matt does go to a level of testing and discussion that few if any can replicate . The Legend of the Moreman continues .... 👌👌👌👌👌

Thanks, Matt. Your review deserves a plus plus.

Matt thanks for taking the $1000 hit for us. I appreciate it.

My VE52 just blew up. I’m excited I finally get to purchase a kranzle

Is there any GOOD electric wall mounted washers on the market?

Well, I bought one of these about a year ago. Had I known it was the worst of all time I would have went with something else. I've had no issues with it, and used it a few times a week in the time I've had it. It definitely isn't super powerful, but has been able to do everything I wanted to be able to do with it. If/when it fails, I will pickup a legit setup. Also, I must have gotten the super low level version because it was $280 when I bought it. Hoping this decision doesn't get me banned from the Obsessed Garage family haha.

Matt I appreciate your knowledge and the time you take to educate people who are doing their DD in quality products. I have a few projects around the house that I need to finish first, then pressure washer upgrade. I have your website on the ready with my cart full. Hopefully by the end of August.

At my shop, it didn't last one prep. It was shedding metal and clogging the tip. And it also added 10 minutes to the rinse process. Lol. I guess I fell victim to project of advertisement..😅😅😅

Dallas Paint Correction aiuehaiuheae... Good one. IMJOSHV likes to recommend trash to people.

I seriously just looked at this and thought I might give it a shot… so glad I watched this lol

Thanks so much for saving me! I've been wanting one of these things, because they look so good. And wall mounted too. Going to block them now, because they hammer me with ads.

Hi, thank you for the honest review. I'm starting my business, and like many, I've been inundated with ads, but I decided to look for a bit more information... You've gained another follower, good job, guy.

Agree with a lot of what you said about falling into the marketing trap. With so much sponsored content online now it's hard to know what's an actual good product or not. I'm basically of the mindset that if I see dozens of people on RU-vid pushing the same thing (i.e. Athletic Greens), I probably won't buy it. I'm curious about the $200 Husqvarna unit they have at Costco. It looks really nice, but can't find much about it online.

I have ran a $30 used ryobi 1600 I got from Facebook market place for a year now. I’ve done my patio, driveway, house and of course car washes and it still runs like a champ. I plan on going to an active when it dies but it just keeps going

Matt, could you post the links to the above Giraffe products as I cannot locate them on your website, please? I would like to honour the source!

Really looking forward to your review of the Active 2.3. Any plans for a review before release?

The editing on this video is 🤌. Not just the intro, the whole thing.

Wish I seen this first, Bought the g20 and I was so disappointed.

Those prices are criminal 😂

I am so glad you made this video thank you ! I was looking into buying one of this but then realized it was exactly what you were saying

I watched this RU-vid video after owning the this Pressure washer for less than a year and it stopped working. Bad idea buying it , should have done my homework. 😢 What pressure washer is good for a weekend car washer that actually works well and lasts?

I bought 2 of the giraffe hose reels and they are piles of S as well. Costco is much better for same price . Btw, which wall pressure washer should I buy? Under 600.00

Hey. They have a vacuum now too in similar form-factor. Lol

Thanks for posting an honest review, I was sent 2 Units for free, The Regular Version & Pro Version they both stopped working within a year. Like mentioned it blew my breaker multiple time because it was maxing out over 15amp. To be honest at first I loved it being 100ft Retractable hose being able to do my driveway etc. But for the regular consumer I wouldn't buy them. Be Warned. I just picked up a Active 2.0.

Matt, few things I hate about this pressure washer. First and most Giraffe Tools customer service is terrible, they have no clue. You ask the same question ten different ways, and they still won't know. Mount should be at least 16 inches wide. In order to mount that I had to open my wall, this thing is heavy. Of course, you can do plywood or any type of board, but it would push it out of the wall and look bad. The water inlet is so weak, I broke one already trying to put a 90 elbow, and I don't know who engineered this, but man, it's a nightmare. I have the orange one, supposedly with a better hose. It's still stiff and hard to maneuver, I can only imagine how the previous model must be having a new one so bad. But at least it's replaceable, so I might change it one day. Foam cannon that came with it is too small, barely can go around my car with first hit of foam, but this can be fixed by simply getting a bigger foam cannon. We will see how long this machine lasts. Other than that, I can't complain. Sound doesn't bother me. Mine doesn't squeek like the first versions were, so Giraffe Tools fixed that at least. I'm using MTM SGS28 with QDs, screw their original gun. Hose reel works with no issues, I never had any issues with it. Its locking mechanism works great, too. I added a 20amp separate circuit just for this washer, so I can't really tell what would happen if one had it on a 15amp along with some other stuff plugged in. Oh, and their Giraffe Tools logo falls off. Of course, I told them that, but they disregarded my message after my previous attempts to get some other answers about other things. Matt, I've spent close to $2500 just for the prevost piping setup I've built. Investing so much and going with a shitty washer like GT is a rape right here, but I did what I did, had to cut corners somewhere. In general, I'm happy with this washer, although it needs some improvements. Plus, I can't compare it to anything else except SunJoe, never used Krenzle or AR or any others, so I might not know if grass is greener on the other side.

Matt, if you haven't signed any deals in Calgary. Please look at Chatham Kent Ontario. We have a car culture we are canada's classic car capital and the home of RM restorations. You know, the r m part of RM Sothebys auctions.

It does look clean. I wonder if OG can develop and design a unit similar to this. I am running your wall mounted Comet set up and love it.

Hey Matt great video! Ive never used their more expensive units and its a shock to see the lack of performance at the price of these . I did a review on their new unit the G20 and for $200 it seemed to be a decent option for someone who wants an all in 1 unit where they dont have to mess with setting up everything separately. Although it peaked at about 15.60 amps with the nozzles it came with. With a 3.5 nozzle i was at about 950psi and close to 1.7 gpm which was very surprising to me. They sent me the unit and tried to get me to sign a contract which i said no thank you to, exactly for the same reason you just bought these... I wanted to be 100% honest in the review (i actually only took the unit from them because they werent available to purchase at the time and I wanted to test it out). Most of the accessories and casing i referred to as "fine" nothing great but again for the person that doesnt want to mess with extra upgrades it would get the job done. Anyways, thanks for shining some light on their more expensive units. As you said in the video, not everyone can afford a Kranzle but at 380 and 600 these ones are are not cheap by any means and that performance does not justify the price

They have great warranty though, and my friend is on his fifth replacement 😂😂 Any small thing that goes wrong they just sent a new one. It must cost him like $50 to make one lol

Scrolling through FB while watching this and wouldn't you know it, there are adds for these things....

Which pressure washer does he use?

Thanks Matt, after your advice I decided to buy the giraffe tools pressure washer

The moment you said 10K camera, 5K table, MacBook Pro to read a spreadsheet, then I understood where you are coming from. This video threw a wrench in my plans for choice of pressure washers initially as I am doing my garage makeover currently but I ultimately still went with this product. My analysis was that your use case and my use case are completely different. You don't even trust the Kranzle enough to not fail that you use 2 Kranzle inline (It makes zero sense to me) but I'm sure it is fantastic for your use case. For the 4 months of good weather we get here in Alberta Canada, the simplicity of the giraffe compared to the jerryrigging and all the individual pieces you have to purchase to use active 2 in the same fashion setup makes the giraffe a better value for me least in Canada. The active will costing additional 300 bucks at least by the time you are done with all the additional accessories. The giraffe is a very simple setup for the average home owner and I can easily pick it up on Amazon. For a professional detailer, then it might not be good . I just installed mine today. 30 days to see how I like it if not , I can return it at no cost and it.

Damn I was actually looking at one, never mind that I guess.

Link to the pressure washers?

I’m kind of at a loss here. I watched most of this from the live so I was expecting that this video was going to either have Matt showing off his baseball bat skills smashing them into pieces or going off on an enraged tirade. Not sure if I’m sad it didn’t happen or happy to see that Mattie has some constraint 😂

Thanks for the heads up.

I saw this on Amazon only just this morning and thought huh this looks alright 😂

"You know" drinking game up next. I bought 6 of these after watching this video

I love your channel. Straight forward and very informative. Unfortunately I bought the giraffe unit last year and it’s super loud and other than the function of the reel. I really don’t like it.

I was about to buy one of these and then I decided to youtube reviews and saw your video. Not buying one now lol.

Had one of these on my wedding registry (currently sitting new in box) - 6 months later finally getting around to the garage setup and organization... Talk about a buzz kill, something told me this product was too good to be true... But now I can adapt my layout/plans to upgrade down the road when this ultimately fails. So glad I did not sell my original power washer.

Im so glad he sells the one he recommends instead. Bullet dodged.

Agreed bravo 👏🏼 Call it as it is. Huge fraudulent endorsements in this platform. New Companies can now buy your trust thru influencers. Tricky

Glad I saw this. I saw a couple of other reviews that seemed to like it, I’m looking for a wall mount electric for washing vehicles, good information regarding GPM vs PSI for car washing

Just been watching your giraffe pressure washer. Was going to buy one next week. Thank God I watched it. Can you tell me in your opinion for everyday use around the house once a week on the car average Joe kind of thing which is the best pressure washer to buy

I had Giraffe pressure washer for 2 years no problem. Upgraded to MTM foam cannon works great. Very convenient. Only problem is, it is very loud and the hose kinks

Hey Matt, well done for keeping your cool 😅, a great consumer warning 👊

Kranzle's products speak for themselves. Thus they don't need heavy advertising.

OMG absolute apologies for my previous comment you are 110% correct absolutely garbage, mine arrived today from Amazon and its rubbish actually stopped working after just 5 minutes!!! Plus having watched your channel today im actually ashamed that I doubted you,,,, sorry man ..

Well I went ahead and bought the pro 3 months back and it seems to work great. I've only been using it for 2 months or so. Although I will admit that the metal brand name came off right away. I mounted it into a custom sound enclosure to keep it out of the weather and quiet. After 20min continuous use the enclosure does not heat up. It has more than enough power to wash our cars and also to remove paint and algae and stuff from surfaces around the house. It foams very well. Best of all it self coils in an instant making this regular chore a breeze. And for my situation I actually need the 100ft of hose. I paid $420 during Black Friday sale - seems to be available for $540 normally.

I was actually just about to buy one. They have a 15% off sale now and because it sat in my cart for all of 5 mins they sent me an additional 10% off code! THank god I watched your video! "No Free Lunch"... I ran away! THANK YOU!

Who would you recommend in Dallas TX to do a washer like you sell?

Giraffe tools has a back to school sale. I don’t think you need to know more than that.

Why cant a good company make something packaged like this

Amazing this about induction motors. Never knew. It is a tribute to your excellent college education to be now able to help us making the right decision!

Buyers tip, change your shipping address to your local landfill/dump and save yourself the hassle of doing that down the road. Love to see a partnership with Vince from shamwow on this thing ....order within the next 5 minutes and we'll throw in a shamwow...order in the next 60 seconds and we'll also include a water blade.

Thanks ordered one.

I was going to buy one. Less then five minutes in and I’m going to do more research into getting a better unit. Thanks Matt.