Karcher SE 3-18 Compact Cordless Vacuum Cleaner (Integrated Spray Hose, Extra Washing and Crevice Nozzle for Upholstery Cleaning, 75 mm Width, Flush Function, Car Cleaning, with Battery and Charger)

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Product no longer works after 7 months how do I return

Karcher make such great products I was a little disappointed to find that this while pretty decent has a couple of glaring flaws. I've tested this on an old sofa that really needed a bit of a clean, the carpet and some stairs. I would have done a lot more but the biggest problem with this is the battery life. You just don't get nearly long enough to get anything done properly. The battery that comes with it takes about 5 hours exactly to charge for just 16 minutes of work. I do believe it's possible to buy extra but at the cost you're paying originally I'd expect a lot more. It comes with one packet of 100ml cleaner as well, which is good for a single use. On the sofa, I just about managed to get 5 of the 6 cushions done but even then I felt rushed and didn't have as long as I would have liked with each. I will say, we did get quite a bit of dirty water from it, which is exactly what you'd want showing that it works. However, I still feel that those same cushions will need one possibly even two more goes over, with that said, it's an old sofa so I can't put all the blame on the machine here. When it comes to the carpet, it was easy to use and did a fairly decent job but again, not as good as I'd have liked and I feel once again that comes down to the time constraints due to the battery. Now for the stairs, it did a great job here, I know this because I could only get half the staircase done and standing at the top I can see a big difference between them. Now just to wait 5 hours for a recharge and I can get the others done. It's hard to know truly what to think, the machine is very lightweight but has no hard tube so you do need to do a lot of bending over or on your knees but it's easy to move around. It's mostly made of some sort of plastic I believe. It's also very simple to use with a single on/off switch and a button to squirt the water otherwise it just vacuums it up. You get quite a lot of dirty water but I do think the suction could also be stronger. For around £240 I'm really sad to say I expected more, especially from Karcher who are usually excellent. It does the job but with such a short battery life it's hard to finish the job in one go. Of course, there's nothing stopping you from getting a bigger battery or an extra and in that case, I'd say it's probably a lot more useful, but for this price I'd have hoped that would already be included.

PROBLEM WITH TEH BATTERY WHICH IS THE ISSUE WITH MANY OF THESE DEVICES

Definitely comes very handy to have such a piece like that around the house, especially during the potty training period. Besides the vacuum cleaner, it depends on what type of washing product it's being used. I found it very useful. The Karcher SE 3-18 arrived just in time. on the same day, I spilt a coffee in the car🙈 Apparently, the charging time is around 4 hours and can be used for 20 minutes ish. I found it difficult to change the nozzles. The carpets remain quiet wet.