in today's video we're going to be taking a quick look at the nilfisk p180 pressure washer
now if you're thinking about getting one of these machines i want to give you a rough idea
of the sort of thing you're going to compare it with now think about a karcher k7 it's going to
have similar spec and similar pricing so we're going to be talking around 400 to 500 pounds
so i've had this machine for about three months now and believe it or not it has had an absolute
hammering day in day out so i can honestly share my own personal feedback about what i liked
and what i disliked about this machine so let's talk about all the spec and go through everything
that comes with this machine it's got a start stop motor and it has a metal pump it also comes with a
10 meter anti-kink hose and it's on a reel as well and that's one of the best features about this and
i'll get to a little more about that later on as we go through the video it's also got dedicated
storage for the cables and the nozzles which means you can move the entire unit without having to
worry about bits falling off it and it has got an extremely long lance as well now before you
disregard it thinking that sounds like a crazy idea i want to jump on the stubby gun bandwagon
i want to share a couple of positive things about this long lance that comes with it and it might
even change your mind about it so the biggest thing i found about having the longer lance on
it was the lack of splashback now when you have got a stubby gun don't get me wrong i do love
the stubby guns but what i noticed was especially in the winter months i wasn't getting any of that
splashback because when you have got a stubby gun you're getting sort of less pressure less power
coming out of it because you've got a wider fan on most cases so when you're standing that close
with the fan you are getting covered in it and in the winter it's not a nice thing so at least with
this particular model in this particular lance i can stand right back and i've still got all the
power at my fingertips another amazing feature is the 360 swivel function now when you're trying to
navigate round the car you've got tight areas you've got no space around you this is going
to be the sort of thing you need because it isn't easy doing this business not everybody has loads
of space around the vehicle so at least you can sort of twist your body around you can actually
navigate yourself around this car a lot easier and it does make a massive difference and not
only that it reduces the risk of getting any kinks in the hose as well and that is one of the biggest
features as well and the hose is quite anti-kink friendly anyway so the odds of you getting a
kinked up hose unlike the karcher k7 are very slim another amazing feature about this machine was the
complete intelligence that has gone into making it when you think about where everything has to
have its own place you had a place for your lance you had a place for the nozzles the electrical
cable had its own bit where you could wind it up you could then even reel up the hose everything
had its own place and it had an adjustable handle and wheels which meant that if you're going to be
moving it in and out of your van or even your car you could adjust it to make it fit and i've had
countless times where i've been using things like the k7 in the past because i've tested it
endless times i've chucked it in the van and i'm just thinking well the hose is all kinked up
everything's just been chucked in there even the electrical cables have only got this little
netting this little pocket and it just doesn't stay in it doesn't work for me but when i've got
this everything's just wound up and at least i'm a tidy worker and believe me if you're trying to get
from job to job just chucking your stuff in the van by the time it comes to pulling it back out
again you've got a mess you're having a right flap on and it does take up a couple of extra minutes
so it's just another neat little feature for the nilfisk so i can confirm this will run off a water
tank just like pretty much any other nil fisk out there and also there are some other things
you want to be wary of also the snow fan cannons they're not the easiest things to put on because
you have got a long lance unless you're going to go for a stubby gun and i will put links to all
the stubby guns that i use in the description below unless you've got that it can be a bit
of a faff because it is quite a reach to put the gun on and you've got to make sure that when you
get it on that you fit it on properly because if you shoot it the cannon will fly off and because
it is a swivel function it's not that easy so you need to hold the swivel bit still put the cannon
in twist it then release it can be a little bit of a faff but that's only a little minor thing and if
we're going to talk about negatives the only other negative thing you could argue is it is flipping
heavy and trust me it doesn't feel heavy but as soon as you drop it on your toe when you've got
trainers on oh my god it bloody hurts so that's the only other negative thing i will say about it
but there again it's a powerful machine you can't get something with that much power
that it's going to be light and easy and portable but other than that you have a perfectly
brilliant all-around machine so let's talk about pricing now this will set you back around 400
pounds it may just come in a little bit under 400 pounds depending on where you go best place i'm
going to recommend is cleaningstore.co.uk because they're the ones who sent me this machine and also
if you are going to go for a karcher k7 please do bear in mind that they are going to set you
back around 80 pounds extra depending on what type of model you go for so there is a big difference
if you're trying to save money and you want to get some more pressure washer upgrades
like a new snow phone cannon or a stubby gun then ideally you probably do want to be going for the
nilfis so i have got one more machine that i am going to be featuring very soon which is pretty
much identically matched on power performance flow rate everything and that is the other p80
so i can't wait to get that but in the meantime i'm going to be sticking with this nil fisk
because honestly it's my favorite and it actually blows the 613 out the water in terms of your
price of value for money you get so much more and bearing in mind this is a domestic pressure washer
it's unbelievable it's more like a commercial one in my opinion this is going to be good enough for
anybody getting off the ground you don't need to be spending thousands and thousands of pounds on
a kranzel unless you really do have that wild budget that we all dream of so i understand
that not everybody's made of money this is going to be the best all-rounder for you hands down
and personally i wouldn't go for a karcher k7 as you've seen in my other videos there's way
too many flaws with those machines they are good don't get me wrong but you just cannot compete
with nilfisk in terms of how they've built that machine how everything's been designed and they've
actually thought about the end user experience and i think for me that is the most important
feature and if you're watching this video thinking this model is a little bit too much then i do
have a glimmer of hope for you because i have the entire core range from nilfisk right here so we've
got the one two five we've got the 130 and we have the 140 as well so all three of those models are
going to get a feature on the channel next week as i'm going to be doing a review on every single one
and we're going to be comparing some of the stats and some of the prices but if you want something
that's a little more budget then they could be the ones for you as for me i'll see you around bye-bye