Pressure washer symptoms
Cleaning your deck is a pain when your pressure washer won't spray, only produces weak spray or water sprays out the pressure relief valve. Follow the DIY troubleshooting steps for symptoms you're encountering with your pressure washer so you can get back to your cleaning chores. Order the replacement parts you need by entering your pressure washer model number in the search bar. Follow the steps in our pressure washer repair guides to install the parts you need and get your pressure washer running again.
Symptoms common to all gas pressure washers
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Repair guides for gas pressure washers
The unloader valve recirculates water to protect the pump from damage. If the unloader valve is defective, replace it using the steps in this repair guide.
Air in the inlet water supply can damage the check valves. If the pump won’t build up pressure due to damaged check valves, follow these steps to replace the check valves.
The pump can be damaged by air in the inlet water supply or by chemicals that remain in the pump body after using the chemical injection system. Follow these steps to replace a damaged pump.
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