There’s a very good reason that I didn’t direct my post to you, Tom. Care to take a guess why that is?
Go figure.
Also, the short and sweet version of it is that you own a homeowner machine and the “manufacturer” of that machine has no clue what they’re talking about. As evidenced by your previous statement.
Please tell me me why…
Does it really matter that it’s a “homeowner” machine that will work for a while at a great entry level price point …and if it makes money to then upgrade to better unit and that unit helps me grow to a trailer with soft wash and tanks and reels.
It’s called PWR pressure washing resource…not PPWR professional pressure washing resource.
Also I have read posts that say " I’m 17 and want to start doing this"… And while right away they get told search function and read, but then questions answered and no noob nonsense, and and you encourage him along.
Am I just a home owner because I am practicing on my own property, like my readings here said to do, so I am not practicing on paying customers property?
Hmm, kinda funny alright, my fence is coming out great and my gutters and soffits look white again (a little tiger stripe if you look for it) I got some ideas here and elsewhere to try on the the stripes. I have pressure washed my driveway before and didn’t damage it, so wondering what you mean by very defiant and what was I doing wrong that was actually wrong. I was trying to understand the 2 conflicting sides of the unloader info I had. Who knows, if you guys don’t touch the unloader, maybe you don’t know the answer, and that’s ok…just say that
I mean there just seems to be a holyier than thou attitude, when y’all weren’t born with a bottle of SH in one hand and a surface cleaner in the other.
Everything you are asking has been covered on this forum. Where is the sense in having 90 threads on the same question with the same answers. This is why people get told to search, people are asking the same things day in day out getting the same answers day in day out. Nothing you have asked is specific to you, it’s all general stuff that you can find.
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He’s addressing how another member interacted when they first joined.
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For future use here is General Pumps stance on unloaders:
A proper unloader setting allows a small amount of continuous bypass (approximately 5% of total flow) to minimize the pressure spike and compensate for nozzle wear. As the nozzle wears, the 5% bypass will be redirected from bypass to the nozzle, allowing for a longer operational period before pressure begins to drop. As soon as a pressure drop is noticed the nozzle should be replaced. Once an unloader is set it should never have to be adjusted again unless there are modifications done to the system. There are two main types of unloaders used on pressure washing equipment—pressure trapping and flow-actuated. Pressure trapping unloaders react only to pressure in the system and give you instant pressure when you open the trigger gun. Flow-actuated unloaders react to both flow and pressure and give you a gradual build in pressure, sometimes referred to as a ‘soft start.’
Further:
Consider that the PD pump is capable of generating an infinite amount of pressure (at least until something breaks). On the minor end you may damage the pump, the motor, the hose or the gun. On the extreme end, dead-heading can cause personal injury or death. This is the reason an unloader/regulator is required.
What is does:
The unloader acts like a traffic cop for the system by reacting to the system pressure and directing flow either toward or away from the nozzle.
Also how I felt on a nice relaxing Sunday on this thread 
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Do whatever you like, Tom. I don’t really care. But, PLEASE. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, stop being so self-centered and acting as if I was even talking to you in the first place. It’s not all about you, sweetheart. Jeebers.
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As one old fireman to another fireman, pound sand
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