In message , June Hughes
writes
I have a Kaarcher (sp?), which works a treat although I admit to being
a bit scared of it. Probably because I am a wimp!

We have one too, and I'm with you all the way (works a treat ... scared
.... wimp)

One word of warning: it's essential to get every drop of water out
(though how, we haven't figured out yet). We didn't use ours for a few
months, and something inside perished and it sprang a massive leak. (It
had definitely not frozen - they told us it was just letting it stand
too long.) It cost £80 to get it fixed, but as it's a good one, we
thought it was worth it (

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Klara, Gatwick basin