BoschCordless Outdoor Pressure Washer Fontus 18V (without battery, 18 Volt System, in carton packaging)

When running an electic cable across the road is not an option, this is a great solution. I have a few Bosch V18 cordless power tools so I thought I would hang the expense, yes it is more expensive than the corded versions but it met my requirements.It's water tank it only just big enough but with its hose lock system filling it up again is not really a chore and if the tank was bigger it would make it a tad heavy to wheel around.Only thing I would improve would be a flexibly of the hose from the unit, but that is just a small criticism for what is a very capable pressure washer, also the wife likes the watering can setting on low to do her raised beds.

A stronger jet wash action than version 1 and they seem to have improved the battery hatch as it is seems to shut with an improved clunk!ideal for washing motorcycles and cars. Easy to use if you have no tap near where you park.

so I knew the ups and downs of the idea of a pressure washer. I decided to risk it and bought one, when I turned it on it just didn’t work. Nothing worked charge another battery just in case it was that try again had a tiny weenie little dribble from the end not really fit for purpose in my mind. Everything is very plastic and can’t see it lasting returned.

The pressure hose connections (as with most pressure washers) require considerable force to connect and remove. Some users may not have the strength and experience to connect without damaging the connector. These connectors should be metal. Battery cover not sturdy enough. This is a very good product, spoiled by some weak areas ( hose connectors, battery cover, plastic wheels) Also rather expensive, but will be worth it IF IT LASTS. Reading through the reviews, I have found a use which nobody else mentions. Our central heating boiler failed, so no hot water in shower. Filled with cold water and then 2-3 kettles of boiled water until water until 35-40 deg C. Pass hose over top of shower cubicle. Makes a very good temporary hot shower whilst boiler replaced. Just make sure jet settings are correct. Use settings Bosch suggest for doggies legs ( plus a bit flow) Just don't use fine jet in certain delicate areas. OOhhh nasty !!!!!! Reviews are better with images, but your not getting a picture of me in the shower.

Excellent Value

I got my Bosh Fontus to use in my dog walking business and it was fantastic while it worked, it lasted about 4 months before it stopped working and that's not bad considering the terrible build quality, I paid £180 for mine but I wasn't offered a replacement only a refund, unfortunately the price has shot up and I couldn't justify the extra cost, my advice is only buy the Fontus if you absolutely need to be mobile and away from electricity and water, unfortunately as bad as this product is it still seems to be the better of the portable washers so I'm still going to replace my Fontus when the price comes back down to a more realistic level that reflects the item as it's definitely not worth today's asking price so it all depends on how badly you need one,Generous 2 stars given

I gave up washing my car. Shock horrors you say, so why did I buy this?The reason I bought this is that car washing at my house without a hose at the front of the house (where the car sits on the driveway) was really inconvenient. First either to use multiple buckets filled and carried from back to front or have the faf of S-T-R-E-T-C-H-I-N-G the hose to it's limit from the back garden tap around the house to 'near' the car - could only do one side then had to turn the car around on the driveway.I offered to buy one of these a few years back. I bought it without the battery as it was cheaper and I had batteries from the Bosch range that would fit. I then bought the higher ampage battery with charger as I found it on special offer but my ordered Bosch Fontus never arrived. The model I bought was the version 'I' cheaper than 'II' as it has a lower pressure and stocks of these were low and eventually I cancelled the order after it had not arrived 6 months later. The good news was that the battery fitted my other Bosch products and I decided to keep the battery for this reason.I waited about a year. I wasn't sure about spending extra for the Fontus II, thinking would I even use it having given up washing my car as reasoned above. It's not a pressure washer in the normal sense. It does not have sufficient pressure to blast your paving stones to clean them of moss but what it is good at is delivering water at reasonable pressure, even at the lowest setting, to the supplied brush and upping the pressure to the highest setting will obviously use more water but can reproduce a reasonable hose pipe equivalent wash, great for shifting dirt from alloy wheels where the brush can't reach.Having waited a year I also considered that this would also be suitable for watering the potted plants at the front of the house. Some of these potted plants are suspended and even watering cans were difficult to raise high enough to perform the required watering.So I purchased the mark II version and haven't looked back. With the car in the street away from neighbours cars I can rinse my car fully if using the lowest pressure setting with the brush fitted. it's so portable and the wheels make it fairly easy to pull the loaded water to the car. You can put it in the boot of the car to take to an event where washing bikes before loading them on car cycle carriers is useful but be aware it is heavy - I've not done this but storing it in my garage fully loaded with water has proven it does not leak.I'm washing my car more often now. My neighbour passing thought it was great and I've now bought the additional adaptor for the pistol grip that allows water to spray car shampoo (or weed killer!).It's a shame the extra adaptor is not part of the original kit so be prepared to pay about £20 for it. I like the idea that the adaptor is easily fitted to the pistol grip and stay in place and pleased to say that it's very easy to remove it when you want to.