by Tom Tortorici | Sep 12, 2014 | All Articles, Equipment
What a pump actually does is move a column of water to create a flow. Pressure results from a restriction on than column of water as is the case when the water passes through a nozzle. When we speak of a pump’s ability to create a certain pressure at a certain...
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by Dan Galvin | Sep 10, 2014 | All Articles, Equipment
Cold Water are the most popular, probably primarily due to cost and ease in manufacturing and use. They are generally limited to 140 degrees F – temperature from a hot water tap. They are broken into two types: electric or gas engine. 1. Electric are more...
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by Dan Galvin | Sep 10, 2014 | All Articles, Equipment
Probably the easiest way to understand how a pressure washer functions is to diagnose a unit and see how it is constructed. We have selected a cold water portable unit for this purpose. 1. First you have your power source (engine or motor) this is what creates the...
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by Dan Galvin | Sep 10, 2014 | All Articles, Equipment
Can you identify and avoid cavitation… the formation and collapse of gaseous cavities in a liquid which causes severe wear or eroding of the metal wear surfaces in the pump. To the right are packings and check valves from a 3-month old pump that was starved of...
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by Dan Galvin | Sep 10, 2014 | All Articles, Equipment
The most common mistake made when purchasing pressure hose is equipping a machine with a hose that has too low a working pressure. A 3000 PSI machine should be equipped with a hose that has a working pressure of more than 3000 PSI. This advice comes from years of...
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