Pressure washer symptoms
Cleaning your deck is a pain when your pressure washer won't spray, only produces weak spray or water sprays out the pressure relief valve. Follow the DIY troubleshooting steps for symptoms you're encountering with your pressure washer so you can get back to your cleaning chores. Order the replacement parts you need by entering your pressure washer model number in the search bar. Follow the steps in our pressure washer repair guides to install the parts you need and get your pressure washer running again.
Symptoms common to all gas pressure washers
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Main causes: faulty unloader valve, bad pressure regulator…
Main causes: stale fuel, gummed up carburetor, engine needs tune up, throttle and choke controls need adjustment, bad re…
Main causes: dirty air filter, stale fuel, clogged or dirty carburetor, bad unloader valve…
Main causes: broken recoil spring, damaged recoil starter…
Main causes: overfilling engine with oil, improper fuel/air mixture, choke system problems, dirty carburetor, engine nee…
Main causes: pump running for more than 5 minutes when the spray wand isn't being used, faulty pressure relief valve, ba…
Main causes: insufficient water supply, clogged water inlet screen, clogged pressure hose, faulty pump check valves, stu…
Main causes: using a high-pressure spray tip when applying detergent, clogged siphon tube, chemical injection system fai…
Main causes: damaged recoil starter, oil inside cylinder, locked up engine piston…
Things to do: tune up the engine, inject pump saver into the water pump when storing the pressure washer for the winter…
Repair guides for gas pressure washers
These step-by-step repair guides will help you safely fix what’s broken on your pressure washer.
How to install a pressure washer chemical injection kit
The chemical injection valve draws detergent into the pump. If it’s not drawing detergent, use a repair kit to replace t…
How to install a pressure washer O-ring kit
O-rings seal fittings on the pressure washer pump. Damaged seals allow water to leak from the pump. Follow these steps t…
How to replace a pressure washer pump
The pump can be damaged by air in the inlet water supply or by chemicals that remain in the pump body after using the ch…
Articles and videos for gas pressure washers
Use the advice and tips in these articles and videos to get the most out of your pressure washer.
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Follow this advice to winterize your pressure washer.…