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The spray flex is a great tool. She is hard to handle at full pressure with a full bend though. You will only last a few seconds unless you reduce pressure. I find mine helpful in doing decks. Sometimes you need the different angle for rails and other hard to reach places. I have run 3500 psi...

cchs, I feel you. I live at the coast of NC. Land and home values here are in the high price range also and those type of guys are here too. I shake my head when I see a pick-up truck with a Lowes power washer and a water hose in the back. (I take that back, even Lowes has a nicer powerwasher...

Even if you do not use chems, the marine policeman, epa, etc. in your area still may be concerned about what you are washing off of the dock. (remember, you are removing a portion of the top layer by powerwashing). Call around to the marina's in your area to see what they do. I have done a...

Have you tried an entire different gun or nozzle set up? It could possibly be some blockage in there. It could be before the pump also. Do you get plenty of water coming through when the pump is off and you pull the trigger?

I usually give a 10% referral fee to whoever lands a job for me, as in your case if you are going to sub it out. You can tell a lot about a power washer by taking a look at his rig or equipment. Ask around, look around.

I have used it before. It think it was advertised as a "bleach booster". I tried it on a really tough mildew removal job. Although it did seem to work fine, I do remember it being a little costly. In my opinion, instead of adding jomax, just use more or a stronger bleach mixture. For those of...

My engine rpm rarely gets touched. I have a Briggs Vanguard that has 1100 hrs. on it and has remained close to wide open its entire life. Think about it, all generator engines run wide open (or close to it) all of the time. Some hot water skids are factory set wide open for their burners to...

Do you mean that the pulley fans the pump? I was just thinking yesterday that would be a GREAT idea to have the pulley also act as a fan to blow cool air onto the pump. Once in a while, I will pour cool water over my pump if the washer has been running for a long time to cool it down a bit...

I think it is fun to be called to do a job over that your competition screwed up on. Local landscaper rented a power washer and "attempted" to clean a customers driveway and decks. Lets just say, he made a big mess. I got the zebra striped driveway fixed but could only make the decks look but so...

I think I got her fixed. Thanks for everyones advice. I adjusted the K7 unloader to almost wide open. I idled the engine down a little also. I retightened the belt and fired her up. I played around with the machine for about half an hour and everything seems to be working fine and I have a lot...

We all know NC has great college basketball players, it would be fun to win the Super Bowl too!! Go Panthers!!

I will try running the pump with no unloader and see if she turns fine then. It will probably be a few days before I know anything. I am waiting for all this dang freezing weather to pass. Thanks for the advice. I will keep it all in mind when I work on it.

Unloader is plumbed the same as it always has been. Tried different guns and nozzles. The pump does not want to turn when trigger is pulled without lots of effort. The belt is a gear belt. It looks like a timing belt on foreign cars. It is 27 inches total length and 1.5 inches wide with gears or...

No chem lines going into the pump. It seems like what is happening is that the pump is under tremendous strain when the trigger is pulled. I "think" the vibration is the gear belt being chewed up by the pulley. (maybe that is why the first one popped). It turns fine and very smooth when in...

General ts2021L pump. The pump is brand new.(out of the box). After getting it hooked up on my machine, I have not been able to get it to work yet. Here is what happens. I turn the engine on(Briggs 16). Pump turns quietly and smooth. I pull the trigger and she vibrates and gets noisy as heck...

I have mine hooked up BEFORE the tank. So I fill up with soft water from anywhere. I have not noticed any flow reduction. I live at the beautiful NC coast. Beautiful yes, but, our water is rough. If I am not using filtered water, washing a black car in the sun is almost impossible not to get...

I am using a spot free filter. It is a portable water softener. It works great, recharges easily for a few pennies worth of salt, and completly ends the hard water spots. I have mine mounted on my rig and can take it right off and take it to boat docks or other areas I might be working that...

We had snow on top of ice a few years back (unusual in my area!). It warmed up just enough for me to do a wash job and when I got back home everything was frozen again. I pulled my truck in the yard and got STUCK on the ice, but I had to park the rig in a certain spot so I could hook up the...

Cat pump (crankshaft case) started knocking. (this pump has about 1100 hrs. on it). I take it apart and find that a screw that holds the back of the connecting rod to the shaft has come off and well, it had a couple of bites taken out of it. I replaced the screw and cleaned all the metal...

Boats are good money, but can be hard work. They always get bigger once you have started on them. Very few people realize how much "work" is involved unless they have done it. I clean boats like that pretty regularly. The haulout fee for the boat yard I do a lot of work for is $5 per ft.(this...