Argh! Why does my pressure washer keep stalling?
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syz (
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September 28th, 2011
I have a brand new (expensive) pressure washer with a Honda motor. All of the start up instructions have been followed scrupulously. It starts up, I let it run for several minutes, I start spraying, and it stalls and dies. Over and over.
Any ideas on what might be going on?
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It could be a ton of things. I hate to say it but your best bet is to pack it up and return it for a replacement.
Is it properly primed? That’s usually the issue with ours.
Pin inside the jet may be slightly bent or off in some way? Check it out, just don’t spray yourself in the face… That falls under the catagory of; Never stick your hand in the garbage disposal, and never try to fix a weed whacker while it is plugged it.
Oh wait… “Stalling” as in the motor? I have NO idea… Sorry, scratch that last bit. Im an idiot.
Sounds like a stuck choke. If it is new pack it up and take it back as others also suggested.
If it’s a direct feed from the water mains, it could be that your domestic water pressure is not adequate enough…. If it’s drawing water from a header tank / reservoir it has to be mechanical, check there are no kinks in your hoses btw….. That’s all I got. :-/
May be you have set throttle speed too low so set the throttle to high. Or check your feeding pump that it should have enough water
I think you should replace this pressure washer and get the new one from the shop.
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