If it worked before and all you did was move it . It’s probably nothing serious. Change it if you want but you probably won’t need to. WD40 does wonder on stuck valves
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Yeah everything worked great before and I haven’t changed a thing about the plumbing or layout. Thanks for the advice!
where is the inlet filter?
I took it off to achieve maximum flow to the pressure washer. I did this based on the advice of many well respected members of this forum. I have two bowl filters on my trailer. One is on my supply line before the buffer tank, and a second one is between my buffer tank and my pressure washer.
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Just curious if you took the unloader off to see if that freed up the engine?
Haven’t tried yet. I will update this thread once I do to see if it freed up the engine. If not, I will definitely be asking you guys all of the next steps I need to take.
Just make sure you don’t let go of the trigger if you run it without the unloader.
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If I leave it on an open ball valve it should be fine correct?
Edit: Blind leading the blind
Gotcha! Definitely don’t want to do that! That’s the last thing I need haha
No. Don’t let go of the trigger without an unloader or you will have pump shrapnel all over the place.
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Just take the unloader off. Don’t hook anything back up . Hose / gun / anything. Let it blow rite out the pump. This way there is no chance of damaging anything.
There won’t be any pressure. There will just be flow
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Somehow after saying don’t hook anything up to the pump . I still feel like your going to hook something back up . So DONT do anything other than remove the unloader and all hoses with it .
Only thing that should be attached to the pump is your supply hose
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Just curious why that would happen. Does the unloader regulate pressure and by taking it off it would spike in a very high pressure destroying it?
Yes all of that . It would distroy the pump . That’s why I said don’t put anything back on. This will eliminate the possibility of hurting the pump.
I thought it’s was just for bypassing the water and gave you the “option” of adjusting pressure. Not that it was a necessary piece to keep your pressure under control
Ya I get what you are saying about that.
The unloader unloads pressure buildup and dumps it into bypass. Always be careful about what advice is given. An exploding pump can kill.
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Ok I have the unloader off. @florida_condo_cleani you can see nothing is connected except the hose on the inlet of the pump. So at this point I need to just try and start it and see what happens correct? How long should I let it run? Should I be watching for anything?
Start it . You just want to see if the pump is locked or if you have the unloader backward or something else
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