Hi all,

I gave my smaller pressure washer to my neighbor (retired now, really
cool guy btw), and I brought it over to him and tried to show him how
it works. But I could get no high pressure. The model is a DeVilbiss
WGV2021-1 2000psi, 2gpm with a B&S 6HP engine.

Water flows through the wand at low pressure. When the engine is on,
there is no different in pressure, its just tap pressure. The pump did
not freeze over winter as I had it indoors. Last fall it was working
fine.

Changed the pump oil. No change. Oil was not low.

Changed the wand from high to low and back several times, no change.

Anything else I can try? Are the pumps simple to disassamble and put
back together again? I can get a new pump for $110, but I couldn't
charge him for it.

Any tips welcomed. This is the model:

http://shoppingcart.msservicecompany...21/wgv2021.pdf

Dean

dean wrote:
Hi all,

I gave my smaller pressure washer to my neighbor (retired now, really
cool guy btw), and I brought it over to him and tried to show him how
it works. But I could get no high pressure. The model is a DeVilbiss
WGV2021-1 2000psi, 2gpm with a B&S 6HP engine.

Water flows through the wand at low pressure. When the engine is on,
there is no different in pressure, its just tap pressure. The pump did
not freeze over winter as I had it indoors. Last fall it was working
fine.

Changed the pump oil. No change. Oil was not low.

Changed the wand from high to low and back several times, no change.

Anything else I can try? Are the pumps simple to disassamble and put
back together again? I can get a new pump for $110, but I couldn't
charge him for it.

Any tips welcomed. This is the model:

http://shoppingcart.msservicecompany...21/wgv2021.pdf

Dean

Does the low pressure stream look right? Seem right? Operate as you
remember it?

It's possible the wand nozzle isn't working. On low, there is lots of room
for t he ater to come out, results in low pressure. On high, all the water
comes out the tiny opening in the end at the pencil spray setting. That
will be high pressure.

If you're not getting the rated input flow needed, you'll never get the
output pressure at full high. The most water moves in low. Less water
moves in high. And it'll burn out the pump.

On May 14, 11:29 am, "Pop`" wrote:
dean wrote:
Hi all,

I gave my smaller pressure washer to my neighbor (retired now, really
cool guy btw), and I brought it over to him and tried to show him how
it works. But I could get no high pressure. The model is a DeVilbiss
WGV2021-1 2000psi, 2gpm with a B&S 6HP engine.

Water flows through the wand at low pressure. When the engine is on,
there is no different in pressure, its just tap pressure. The pump did
not freeze over winter as I had it indoors. Last fall it was working
fine.

Changed the pump oil. No change. Oil was not low.

Changed the wand from high to low and back several times, no change.

Anything else I can try? Are the pumps simple to disassamble and put
back together again? I can get a new pump for $110, but I couldn't
charge him for it.

Any tips welcomed. This is the model:

http://shoppingcart.msservicecompany...product_files/...

Dean

Does the low pressure stream look right? Seem right? Operate as you
remember it?

It's possible the wand nozzle isn't working. On low, there is lots of room
for t he ater to come out, results in low pressure. On high, all the water
comes out the tiny opening in the end at the pencil spray setting. That
will be high pressure.

If you're not getting the rated input flow needed, you'll never get the
output pressure at full high. The most water moves in low. Less water
moves in high. And it'll burn out the pump.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Pressing the trigger makes the jet come out of the thin nozzle, just
like it should do at high pressure, except it is not at high pressure.
The jet is maybe 2-3mm thick. On low-pressure mode, the jet is more of
a thicker, hose-pipe stream. From this point, it looks like the
trigger is working ok.

With the engine running or off, there's no difference in the flow
rate. Seems like the pump just ain't running.

On May 14, 2:53 pm, dean wrote:
On May 14, 11:29 am, "Pop`" wrote:





dean wrote:
Hi all,

I gave my smaller pressure washer to my neighbor (retired now, really
cool guy btw), and I brought it over to him and tried to show him how
it works. But I could get no high pressure. The model is a DeVilbiss
WGV2021-1 2000psi, 2gpm with a B&S 6HP engine.

Water flows through the wand at low pressure. When the engine is on,
there is no different in pressure, its just tap pressure. The pump did
not freeze over winter as I had it indoors. Last fall it was working
fine.

Changed the pump oil. No change. Oil was not low.

Changed the wand from high to low and back several times, no change.

Anything else I can try? Are the pumps simple to disassamble and put
back together again? I can get a new pump for $110, but I couldn't
charge him for it.

Any tips welcomed. This is the model:

http://shoppingcart.msservicecompany...product_files/...

Dean

Does the low pressure stream look right? Seem right? Operate as you
remember it?

It's possible the wand nozzle isn't working. On low, there is lots of room
for t he ater to come out, results in low pressure. On high, all the water
comes out the tiny opening in the end at the pencil spray setting. That
will be high pressure.

If you're not getting the rated input flow needed, you'll never get the
output pressure at full high. The most water moves in low. Less water
moves in high. And it'll burn out the pump.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Pressing the trigger makes the jet come out of the thin nozzle, just
like it should do at high pressure, except it is not at high pressure.
The jet is maybe 2-3mm thick. On low-pressure mode, the jet is more of
a thicker, hose-pipe stream. From this point, it looks like the
trigger is working ok.

With the engine running or off, there's no difference in the flow
rate. Seems like the pump just ain't running.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

sounds like an inadequate water supply. Make sure no hose T's are in
use, they are too restrictive.

On 13 May 2007 18:07:12 -0700, dean wrote:

Water flows through the wand at low pressure. When the engine is on,
there is no different in pressure, its just tap pressure. The pump did
not freeze over winter as I had it indoors. Last fall it was working

I experienced this with my PW, I changed out the tip of the wand and
it worked fine.

We have really hard water, so my guess was calcium deposits in the
tip.

--
Oren

"The voices in my head may not be real, but they have some good ideas!"

On May 14, 3:17 pm, Oren wrote:
On 13 May 2007 18:07:12 -0700, dean wrote:

Water flows through the wand at low pressure. When the engine is on,
there is no different in pressure, its just tap pressure. The pump did
not freeze over winter as I had it indoors. Last fall it was working

I experienced this with my PW, I changed out the tip of the wand and
it worked fine.

We have really hard water, so my guess was calcium deposits in the
tip.

--
Oren

"The voices in my head may not be real, but they have some good ideas!"

I took off the outlet hose, and turned on the machine. The water does
not spurt out of the pipe any faster than when the engine is off. Can
this still be a wand problem then?

On 15 May 2007 05:32:32 -0700, dean wrote:

On May 14, 3:17 pm, Oren wrote:
On 13 May 2007 18:07:12 -0700, dean wrote:

Water flows through the wand at low pressure. When the engine is on,
there is no different in pressure, its just tap pressure. The pump did
not freeze over winter as I had it indoors. Last fall it was working

I experienced this with my PW, I changed out the tip of the wand and
it worked fine.

We have really hard water, so my guess was calcium deposits in the
tip.

I took off the outlet hose, and turned on the machine. The water does
not spurt out of the pipe any faster than when the engine is off. Can
this still be a wand problem then?

Tips from the web:

Low nozzle pressure is a common complaint generally caused by one of
the following:

1. Plugged nozzle tip.
2. Inlet screen plugged.
3. Insufficient flow in gallons per minute (not pressure) to the pump.
4. Unloader valve stuck open due to debris lodged under the check
valve ball.
5. Customer use of shutoff-type quick connectors.
6. Plugged hose.

http://pressurewashers.lifetips.com/...her/index.html



--
Oren

"The voices in my head may not be real, but they have some good ideas!"