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Protect the Pressure Washer Pump

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How To Use a Pressure Washer | Professional Tips & Tricks

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Crucially, never start the pressure washer without a water source securely attached and turned on. The water flowing through the pump is essential for cooling it; operating it dry will cause it to overheat and burn out, leading to costly damage. Additionally, if the pressure washer is running and you pause spraying for more than a minute or two, periodically pull the trigger of the spray gun. This allows water to circulate and cool the pump, preventing it from overheating.

Goal: Prevent pump damage due to overheating.

Tools and materials

  • Garden Hose — Supplying water to the pressure washer
  • Pressure Washer Mi-T-M — The main cleaning device

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get that all hooked up now you don't want to start your pressure washer first without having a water source attached to it because that is what actually cools the pump so you can ruin the pump on a pressure washer if there's no water source hooked up to it and it's running or if you have a water source hooked up to it and you lay your gun down and it's running and you let it run for say like 5 minutes you can actually burn up the pump you got to every now and then pull the trigger to allow water to run through the pump to cool off that pump and literally I know from experience cuz I burned up a pump before myself from letting it run without cooling it off for a period of time we'll get down to

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