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Purge Air from Water Line

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Power washing Tutorial. Easy Steps For The Newbie.

What happens here

After connecting all hoses and the spray gun, but before starting the pressure washer, open the water supply and squeeze the spray gun trigger. Allow water to flow through the system until all air is purged from the line and a steady stream of water is visible. This prevents the pump from struggling to prime itself with air, which can cause damage and inconsistent pressure.

Goal: Before starting the pressure washer, run water through the system to eliminate all air from the lines, preventing pump damage and ensuring proper function.

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we'll give you some tips and tricks once the water is turned on all right so now once I got my water hooked up yo quick tip you want to just take and run your um water until all the air is purged out of this line now you can quickly do it without a tip on it because if you attempt to start your pressure washer off with air in the line what's going to happen is it's going to um it's going to have air in there and it's going to be trying to Prime itself and it's going to take quite a while it's going to be going cycling up and down up and down you know and struggling to prime or prime this air out of here so it's better to just get it done initially so your pressure washer doesn't have to do it so now all the air is out now I can get ready to start my pressure washer up and um some quick

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