hooking up my buffer tank this weekend, and has presented a couple question. Once I connected the red circle to the line going to my buffer, am I to cap the other end, yellow cir.
Then, on my second unit. Can I connect this to the buffer tank, when not needing my bigger unit, without having to buy a unloader?
Thanks in advance
Yep, go ahead and plug it.
The second pump already has an unloader. All pressure washer pumps have unloader. The pump doesn’t stop creating pressure when you let off your gun. That pressure has to go somewhere or it’ll blow. The unloader bypasses the pressure. In the smaller pumps the passageway is normally built into the pump and the unloader just keeps circulating that water (pressure) when you let off the gun.
I’m not sure what you’re talking about hooking to the buffer tank on the second pump. Are you just wanting to supply it with water?
I wanted to hook it to the buffer tank to prevent the circulation. But if the smaller pumps have that built in then I guess I won’t be able to hook the smaller Pw to my buffer take. Thanks marine1
It has to be ‘fully plumbed’ to have a buffer return line, so no-go on the little one…unless the gurus know something I dont.
I got my buffer tank hooked up. Could some professionals take a look at the video or it running. I am looking to see if the bypass flow is accurate, the occasional sound, engine shuddering that causes the unloader to jar slightly. Any feedback on. I also noticed that the flow would stop occasionally, i assumed this was due to both the tank and PW being on the ground, and some air was flowing through the supply line. Only happened a couple times. Thanks for any advice or insight…
Did you set your unloader? Seems like the bypass flow is leak. Should basically be putting out the same gpm as your machine because when you let off the gun all that water that was coming out of your wand is now being diverted by the unloader into the bypass.
I haven’t touched the unloader, besides hooking to buffer tank. Will research adjusting unloader and make adjustments. Thanks
Just put on a nozzle that matches the max psi of you machine, pull and keep trigger squeezed on gun, and turn unloader until water just barely trickles out of bypass.
It appears you have the same amt of water coming out the bypass when on or off trigger. Is there another hose coming out of pump press side?
That hose was the old bypass hose and is capped off. I just haven’t cut it down yet. Once I get the unloader adjusted, I belive from what I’ve been told and read, itll be all set
Do yall use 1" unions on the supply line going to the PW from the tank? Difficult to screw the pvc male end into the ball valve and the PW for that matter with out getting the hose line twisted up. Pics or spec part would be great. I found only a couple online, and they don’t look like they would hold up in the back of a truck.
I ask cause I will be removing my PW almost daily for storage, so this would make it alot easier for this purpose. Thanks
Install the fittings on the pressure washer and buffer tank first and then install the hose. Make sure you’re using non collapsible hose.
As @marinegrunt stated,fittings on equipment first,then use a heat gun to soften the non collapsible hose while sliding onto fittings. Some say to use soap to lubricate the hose before heating,personally I just heat,twist and push. Be careful with the heat gun,you can overheat the hose.
If I were going to disconnect my buffer tank from a 1 in feed line every night I would use camlock fittings
thanks @Steve thats what I was looking for.
Yeah I got the fittings on fine, use blow dryer, just didn’t want to have to that everytime
