# Setting new unloader **URL:** \ **Category:** Machine Repairs\ **Created:** [June 4, 2018, 4:52am UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/setting-new-unloader/13390 "2018-06-04T04:52:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Barry1](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@Barry1](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/Barry1)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2018, 4:52am UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/setting-new-unloader/13390/1 "2018-06-04T04:52:08Z")
I’ve been doing a lot of research with the search feature about this. I’ve never set an unloader before and will be setting one tomorrow with new 5.5 gear drive pump connected to gx390. I’ve seen a few different opinions on here…but I’m just wanting to be sure since you guys have set a million of them. Correct me if anything is wrong here: Use a max pressure tip matched for your pump (7.0) for me. Start machine…squeeze trigger and don’t let go. Adjust unloader up or down until slight trickle comes out of unloader bypass…let go of trigger…never touch it again. Is this correct? ---
**Author:** ![Innocentbystander](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/innocentbystander/32/36516_2.png) [@Innocentbystander](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/Innocentbystander)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2018, 7:51am UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/setting-new-unloader/13390/2 "2018-06-04T07:51:17Z")
That’s the way I prefer to do it ---
**Author:** ![AquaTeamPowerWash](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/aquateampowerwash/32/9514_2.png) [@AquaTeamPowerWash](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/AquaTeamPowerWash)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2018, 7:46pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/setting-new-unloader/13390/3 "2018-06-04T19:46:20Z")
Very informative and spot on thank you! ---
**Author:** ![Barry1](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@Barry1](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/Barry1)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2018, 2:30am UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/setting-new-unloader/13390/4 "2018-06-05T02:30:32Z")
What great advice on this forum! I set the unloader today like mentioned above and it runs like a top! I don’t have a pressure gauge…but I did a bucket test with the new HP5535 5.5 gpm gear drive pump. It overflows a 2 gallon bucket in 19 seconds. Maybe a bit underated. I’ve seen some complain that the gx390 can’t handle this pump but I’m impressed. It’s great for residential housewashing and light concrete work. ---
**Author:** ![squidskc](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/squidskc/32/10222_2.png) [@squidskc](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/squidskc)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2018, 2:34am UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/setting-new-unloader/13390/5 "2018-06-05T02:34:54Z")
![image](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/uploads/default/original/2X/5/5948f73a4ec5ad1b899c13af92ae5a0bbfc098fa.gif) ---
**Author:** ![Barry1](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@Barry1](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/Barry1)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2018, 2:46am UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/setting-new-unloader/13390/6 "2018-06-05T02:46:58Z")
Lol…that was a nice little trip back to the 90s ---
**Author:** ![APW2](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/apw2/32/13030_2.png) [@APW2](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/APW2)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2018, 9:37pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/setting-new-unloader/13390/7 "2018-08-16T21:37:21Z")
How did you determine the max pressure tip? 8gpm 3500psi pressure washer would mean I would want an 8.5? ---
**Author:** ![Innocentbystander](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/innocentbystander/32/36516_2.png) [@Innocentbystander](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/Innocentbystander)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2018, 9:41pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/setting-new-unloader/13390/8 "2018-08-16T21:41:58Z")
Unless you have something bigger than a gx690, you probably don’t have 8/3500. I use a #9 on my 8/3000 machine’s ---
**Author:** ![9abbcec8f63255bb4094](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/9abbcec8f63255bb4094/32/13006_2.png) [@9abbcec8f63255bb4094](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/9abbcec8f63255bb4094)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2018, 12:41am UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/setting-new-unloader/13390/9 "2018-08-17T00:41:37Z")
Bookmarked thanks @Barry1 ---
**Author:** ![APW2](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/apw2/32/13030_2.png) [@APW2](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/APW2)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2018, 12:56am UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/setting-new-unloader/13390/10 "2018-08-17T00:56:40Z")
Yep it’s just a gx690. I’ll pick up a #9. Thank you for the help! ---
**Author:** ![afisher](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/afisher/32/25956_2.png) [@afisher](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/afisher)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 11:30pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/setting-new-unloader/13390/11 "2018-11-16T23:30:53Z")
> [@Barry1](#): > > Use a max pressure tip matched for your pump (7.0) > for me. So I did the same today, …i ordered a 0070, 25070, and a 40070. Unfortunately I got a 0060 instead but the 25 and 40 were correct. So I had to use the 25º tip, and when i went to set it, I couldn’t tighten it enough to get a “slight trickle”. It was a light spray out of the unloader, but never a trickle. Did i do something wrong? I dont want to mess this pump up obviously, but is there a diff tip I can use like an old red tip and get it set right? ---
**Author:** ![Barry1](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@Barry1](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/Barry1)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2018, 12:10am UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/setting-new-unloader/13390/12 "2018-11-17T00:10:21Z")
You don’t need a red tip just any maximum pressure tip. A 25 degree tip puts out the same pressure as a 0 or 15 degree. You may have to turn the unloader knob counterclockwise to bring the pressure down. That’s what I did…all while pulling the trigger and aim the gun away at the ground or in the air. All of the water spraying out your bypass should be coming out your nozzle so you’re losing some gpm. You can also take the plastic top off the unloader and tighten down those nuts to tighten it more ---
**Author:** ![afisher](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/afisher/32/25956_2.png) [@afisher](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/afisher)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2018, 12:14am UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/setting-new-unloader/13390/13 "2018-11-17T00:14:26Z")
Now that I think about it…i did it wrong. The slight spray out of the unloader was when i let off the gun. I need the trickle while ON the gun…attention to detail, I didn’t slow down and read…thanks man ---
**Author:** ![Barry1](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@Barry1](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/Barry1)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2018, 12:40am UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/setting-new-unloader/13390/14 "2018-11-17T00:40:00Z")
The slight spray bypassing while your trigger is off is bad. It should be coming out strong. You definitely need to get that unloader set right before doing work with it ---
**Author:** ![afisher](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/afisher/32/25956_2.png) [@afisher](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/afisher)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2018, 12:55am UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/setting-new-unloader/13390/15 "2018-11-17T00:55:57Z")
Will do for sure. Thanks for the help, it’s much appreciated ---
**Author:** ![Infinity](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/infinity/32/30829_2.png) [@Infinity](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/Infinity)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2018, 2:50pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/setting-new-unloader/13390/16 "2018-11-17T14:50:23Z")
Did you you get a flow or pressure actuated unloader? Because the process for setting them correctly is different. ---
**Author:** ![Barry1](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@Barry1](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/Barry1)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2018, 9:25pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/setting-new-unloader/13390/17 "2018-11-17T21:25:50Z")
If it’s the same pump I got it comes plumbed with a pressure trapped unloader ---
**Author:** ![Deanswc](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/deanswc/32/5046_2.png) [@Deanswc](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/Deanswc)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2019, 7:10pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/setting-new-unloader/13390/18 "2019-01-29T19:10:40Z")
So I thought I would post on this board since it’s already a created topic. I just bought a pump and put an unloader on it but have not set an the loader before like this. Since I bought everything separately it didn’t come with a set of tips. It’s a 5gpm pump. I bought the Jrod setup from bob and wanted to check if this tip would be the one I use for setting the unloader. These are what came with the kit. I assume the 0015 would be the one to us. Is this correct or do I need another tip. DOWNSTREAM NOZZLE KIT (1) 4 WAY NOZZLE HOLDER #6540 (1) 1/4 MEG 0040 #3626 (1) 1/4 MEG 0015 #6015 (1) 1/4 MEG 2540 #3246 (1) 1/4 MEG 2515 #1107 ---
**Author:** ![Deanswc](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/deanswc/32/5046_2.png) [@Deanswc](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/Deanswc)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2019, 7:46pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/setting-new-unloader/13390/19 "2019-01-29T19:46:51Z")
Actually with more research I now understand what the max pressure tip is. I couldn’t make sense of it at first. But it’s a 5gpm on a gx390 so roughly 2800psi. Which would be a red tip 6.5 size oriface. ---
**Author:** ![Barry1](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@Barry1](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/Barry1)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2019, 9:27pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/setting-new-unloader/13390/20 "2019-01-29T21:27:21Z")
Yeah jrod tips are low pressure which shouldn’t be used for setting the unloader. Any of the colored red, yellow, green, or white (not black one) tips are max pressure tips that can be used to set it. [Next page](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/setting-new-unloader/13390.md?page=2)