Cheapest water filter vacuum is 25k ?
This thing needs spares
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kärcher-2-860-273-0-Filter-Vacuum-Cleaner/dp/B00B17JFPC
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kärcher-6-295-873-0-vacuum-cleaner-supplies/dp/B00RP3CMQA
See the prices!! air filter needs to changed every 6 months. Liquid is necessary for every use
What it is like to actually use this thing
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/customer-reviews/R2ZYZIK3PP91KI/
Seems like an honest review which is a rarity with products like these
https://www.amazon.in/gp/customer-reviews/R16GUMNLQONZMQ
Local review, seems he cant find spares easily
If Karcher surprises me (after seeing this negative review0 and is willing to put these parts under some sort of warranty - even 1 year will do) then this will be the best machine on the market . As of now - it's the worst, because it's sooooo costly, works for 3 months, then breaks down.
After reading all the reviews, it makes me wonder if they had actually used the machine regularly or posted the reviews for the sake of it.
- The Indian review that I had noticed, I'm not judging the owner, but it does seem abused.
- The suction release slider is pretty well built, it makes me wonder how they broke it.
- The image in which the water repellent filter looks damaged, it clearly shows misuse.
The water tank needs to be seated properly before the outer lid is locked into place.
It looks to me like, the water tank was not seated properly and they might have used force to lock the outer lid which resulted in filter damage.
It's been close to 10 months since I bought the DS5, I don't find the need to change any filters and I'm a pretty heavy user.
- The suction is still pretty strong and in fact it is so strong that it literally sticks to the floor tiles and takes quite an effort to lift the floor brush if you don't use the suction release slider.
Frankly, in all these years of usage, I have never changed any vacuum filter.
Whenever they get choked, I just blow clean them and then clean with a brush if required.
- Coming to the anti foam liquid that is supposed to be used for every clean cycle.
I couldn't find it locally and have been using the machine without it.
Frankly I don't find the use of it as the dirty water in the tank never foamed in my case.
Coming to the type of vacuum to buy. I think it depends on one's usage.
As I said earlier, we had a Eureka forbes vacuum cleaner where we wouldn't empty the dust tank for a week or two.
Emptying the tank and cleaning the cloth bag is the biggest hassle as the fine dust just spreads like anything.
It is a nightmare to empty the tank if you live in an apartment.
Paper bag vacuums work best if you have a good supply of bags.
You can just use it for weeks and then dump the bag and use a new one.
But spare bags availability is the biggest issue here.
Also the type of vacuum to buy depends on the frequency and the size of floor space that you want to clean.
There is no point going for a bigger vacuum cleaner when you would just use it occasionally.
Cyclonic/Bagless vacuums are much more convenient and practical for light usage.
I'm just sharing my honest review after using different types of vacuum cleaners for more than a decade.
It is the practical inconveniences with canister/dust bag vacuums that led me to replace one after another till I settled down with bagless vacuums.
Yes, even I was paranoid in the initial days of ownership regarding the reliability of DS5, blindly trusted as it is of Karcher make and the results were fruitful.
The point that I'm trying to make is, when one is spending over 10k on a vacuum and are not using it for commercial purposes, then bagless is way more convenient and practical.
If someone is willing to spend premium for that extra convenience then DS5 is much better option.
The biggest advantage of DS5 over the vacuums that I had used till now is the peak sustained suction. No matter how long you use it continuously, it still has strong suction.
With the other vacuums I used to do the cleaning in sessions as the filters get choked or the tank gets full.
And btw I got my DS5 for 14.6k in a lighting deal.
