not that this has happened to me but when I came across this, I thought it was interesting.
Even if its not a tip.
What if its the gun of broken valve, or QC
What are the odds of this happening? No idea
But I might ad a t and an extra ball valve before the reel, when I get back in 10 days.
But what IBS said makes more sense.
Lol… your not supposed to pointit at your face.
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a K7 got it.
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I just supplied the link as the description was going to be better than anything I was going to write.
This happened to me recently. I had to unscrew the quick connect at the end of my wand to relieve pressure. I have flow unloaders and was using a ball valve. The quick connect on my wand was the easiest and quickest to get off.
How are nozzles getting clogged to the point it’s stopping 3000 psi+?
I thought this was a joke. But apparently common-ish?
Usually folks with a white or green tip sticking it in the dirt
In which case the only REAL solution is to have an apprentice pull the hose taut and a samurai sword through the middle.
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People do stupid stuff, yet continue to walk amongst us.
Never happened to me.
Like I said, at the beginning, I ran across this question.
I could have word it differently, instead of a tip, I could of said that the gun wouldnt release.
IBS’s option sounds safer.
But I am thinking of adding a t with a ball valve before my reel in the near future.
I understood after I read it all. But then I saw that some folks had it happen. I was just trying to understand how because I didn’t think it could.
It happens.
I just shut the machine off and loosen a connection to relieve the pressure. You’ll need a spanner… hose connections are exactly finger tight at 3000psi
I guess wear safety glasses if you’re the kinda person to take in your face
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My guy dropped the Jrod in the dirt and clogged it. 1st time it ever happened. Usually just my surface cleaner gets clogged.
It’s kinda nuts that a small amount dirt will stop that much pressure.
I would suggest carefully removing a fitting either near the gun or pump (probably beat near the pump) just barely enough to let some drips of water out and let it set for a few. I’ve never done this and I’d imagine it’s how I would proceed if ever happened.
Not proud to admit this seeing as I’m a safety officer, but it worked for me last year…
Tip was clogged and under pressure. I laid the gun down on the trailer with the lance just barley hanging off the edge. With the tip facing away from me into a grass field I took my rubber dead blow hammer and popped the quick connect coupler slide. One wack and the tip was forever gone! Shot right off…
Mine hadn’t been stuck in the dirt but it was in an old Folgers can that must have had some dirt in it…
Not ideal but it worked!
Had a gun take a dump on me a couple years ago. Not my rig and not my equipment but it has all brass hardware. only solution was to slowly crack open the lines. Pair of channel locks and an adjustable wrench was all that was on the rig. There’s no tool like the wrong tool!
