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Pressure washer woes
I have googled till my eyes are blurry. Hoping someone here will have an
opinion. I have a small 1500 psi gas pressure washer. Used it two weeks ago and all was fine. Today when I started it it behaved in an erratic manner. To eliminate the obvious, there were no kinks in the supply or discharge hose. The water pressure was excellent. The intake screen is and was clean. No chemicals were being used, nor have they ever been. Once started it worked fine at full pressure, normal. If I quit spraying the engine started to bog down and the longer I did not spray the worse it got. This is not a listed problem on any page I have I found. Is the load greater on the motor at idle than it is at full spray? I fear the pump is dying but I would like to confirm that before I buy a new pump. Colbyt |
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Colbyt wrote:
I have googled till my eyes are blurry. Hoping someone here will have an opinion. I have a small 1500 psi gas pressure washer. Used it two weeks ago and all was fine. Today when I started it it behaved in an erratic manner. To eliminate the obvious, there were no kinks in the supply or discharge hose. The water pressure was excellent. The intake screen is and was clean. No chemicals were being used, nor have they ever been. Once started it worked fine at full pressure, normal. If I quit spraying the engine started to bog down and the longer I did not spray the worse it got. This is not a listed problem on any page I have I found. Is the load greater on the motor at idle than it is at full spray? I fear the pump is dying but I would like to confirm that before I buy a new pump. Colbyt Sounds like your cut off switch isn't cutting off. -- LSMFT Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. Benjamin Franklin-- |
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On 2010-07-27, Colbyt wrote:
I fear the pump is dying but I would like to confirm that before I buy a new pump. Is it a Craftsman? nb |
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On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:04:29 -0400, LSMFT wrote Re
Pressure washer woes: Colbyt wrote: I have googled till my eyes are blurry. Hoping someone here will have an opinion. I have a small 1500 psi gas pressure washer. Used it two weeks ago and all was fine. Today when I started it it behaved in an erratic manner. To eliminate the obvious, there were no kinks in the supply or discharge hose. The water pressure was excellent. The intake screen is and was clean. No chemicals were being used, nor have they ever been. Once started it worked fine at full pressure, normal. If I quit spraying the engine started to bog down and the longer I did not spray the worse it got. This is not a listed problem on any page I have I found. Is the load greater on the motor at idle than it is at full spray? I fear the pump is dying but I would like to confirm that before I buy a new pump. Colbyt Sounds like your cut off switch isn't cutting off. +1 on that. The high pressure cut off switch isn't working for some reason. -- Work is the curse of the drinking class. |
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"Caesar Romano" wrote in message ... On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:04:29 -0400, LSMFT wrote Re Pressure washer woes: Colbyt wrote: I have googled till my eyes are blurry. Hoping someone here will have an opinion. I have a small 1500 psi gas pressure washer. Used it two weeks ago and all was fine. Today when I started it it behaved in an erratic manner. To eliminate the obvious, there were no kinks in the supply or discharge hose. The water pressure was excellent. The intake screen is and was clean. No chemicals were being used, nor have they ever been. Once started it worked fine at full pressure, normal. If I quit spraying the engine started to bog down and the longer I did not spray the worse it got. This is not a listed problem on any page I have I found. Is the load greater on the motor at idle than it is at full spray? I fear the pump is dying but I would like to confirm that before I buy a new pump. Colbyt Sounds like your cut off switch isn't cutting off. +1 on that. The high pressure cut off switch isn't working for some reason. -- Work is the curse of the drinking class. I forgot to mention this is the el-cheapo model. It does not have a pressure switch. It is a vertical shaft Briggs engine, with wheels and a direct drive pump. Illustration he http://www.ereplacementparts.com/bri...0107.htmlThese guys are selling the replacement pump for more than I paid for theentire unit.I would spend the money and buy a nicer system but then I would not be ableto load and unload it by myself without using a ramp.Colbyt |
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On Jul 28, 6:10*am, "Colbyt" wrote:
"Caesar Romano" wrote in message ... On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:04:29 -0400, LSMFT wrote Re Pressure washer woes: Colbyt wrote: I have googled till my eyes are blurry. Hoping someone here will have an opinion. I have a small 1500 psi gas pressure washer. Used it two weeks ago and all was fine. *Today when I started it it behaved in an erratic manner. To eliminate the obvious, there were no kinks in the supply or discharge hose. The water pressure was excellent. The intake screen is and was clean. No chemicals were being used, nor have they ever been. Once started it worked fine at full pressure, normal. *If I quit spraying the engine started to bog down and the longer I did not spray the worse it got. *This is not a listed problem on any *page I have I found. Is the load greater on the motor at idle than it is at full spray? I fear the pump is dying but I would like to confirm that before I buy a new pump. Colbyt Sounds like your cut off switch isn't cutting off. +1 on that. *The high pressure cut off switch isn't working for some reason. -- Work is the curse of the drinking class. I forgot to mention this is the el-cheapo model. *It does not have a pressure switch. It is a vertical shaft Briggs engine, with wheels and a direct drive pump.. Illustration he *http://www.ereplacementparts.com/bri...-psi-p....guys are selling the replacement pump for more than I paid for theentire unit.I would spend the money and buy a nicer system but then I would not be ableto load and unload it by myself without using a ramp.Colbyt- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - It has to have a internal pressure switch or pressure just builds as you dont release the trigger, the pressure is building and bogging down the motor, you are saying it wont go to easy idle? Something controlls rpm, open it up and check it out. |
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On Jul 28, 7:26*am, ransley wrote:
On Jul 28, 6:10*am, "Colbyt" wrote: "Caesar Romano" wrote in message .. . On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:04:29 -0400, LSMFT wrote Re Pressure washer woes: Colbyt wrote: I have googled till my eyes are blurry. Hoping someone here will have an opinion. I have a small 1500 psi gas pressure washer. Used it two weeks ago and all was fine. *Today when I started it it behaved in an erratic manner. |
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Colbyt wrote:
"Caesar Romano" wrote in message ... On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:04:29 -0400, LSMFT wrote Re Pressure washer woes: Colbyt wrote: I have googled till my eyes are blurry. Hoping someone here will have an opinion. I have a small 1500 psi gas pressure washer. Used it two weeks ago and all was fine. Today when I started it it behaved in an erratic manner. To eliminate the obvious, there were no kinks in the supply or discharge hose. The water pressure was excellent. The intake screen is and was clean. No chemicals were being used, nor have they ever been. Once started it worked fine at full pressure, normal. If I quit spraying the engine started to bog down and the longer I did not spray the worse it got. This is not a listed problem on any page I have I found. Is the load greater on the motor at idle than it is at full spray? I fear the pump is dying but I would like to confirm that before I buy a new pump. Colbyt Sounds like your cut off switch isn't cutting off. +1 on that. The high pressure cut off switch isn't working for some reason. -- Work is the curse of the drinking class. I forgot to mention this is the el-cheapo model. It does not have a pressure switch. It is a vertical shaft Briggs engine, with wheels and a direct drive pump. Illustration he http://www.ereplacementparts.com/bri...0107.htmlThese guys are selling the replacement pump for more than I paid for theentire unit.I would spend the money and buy a nicer system but then I would not be ableto load and unload it by myself without using a ramp.Colbyt It has an internal pressure relief valve that is not working. |
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Pressure washer woes
The cheapo electric pressure washers don't seem to last very long
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