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    I have a pressure pro 5.6 gallon per minute sled mounted belt drive unit with a General TS2021 pump.  The other day I started it up and the engine runs fine until I pull the trigger and it bogs down and the  pressure and volume, obviously, drops off.  I removed the unloader, connected the hose directly to the pump and ziptied the wand and started the engine but with the same bogged down engine.  The oil in the pump looks good.  The air filter on the engine is good.  It has plugs and oil that are barely a month old.  Any ideas of where to start before tearing into the pump or engine?

    Thanks for any help.

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    I have a job that is proving tedious.  The house has a massive back porch with ceiling that are approx. 28 feet high.  They have not had the house cleaned in over 6 years and there is a massive amount of spider webs.  I first tried x jetting with an extension pole with a mix of two gallons of 8.25, one gallon of Power House Wash from Sunbrite and two gallons of water with no reducer in the tip.  It removed very little.  I then attempted to climb a ladder right under the eaves with brushes if varying stiffness and was not able to get enough off to make a difference.  Not being able to really put some pressure on the brush being so high does not help.  I am looking for any ideas of what to do.  I am looking at giving the client some options including renting a boom lift to get up under to get closer with the washer, renting a hot water unit that might help remove the webs better.  Also wanted to see if anyone else had any ideas for a solution that may be better to deal with the webs.  I appreciate any insight.

     

    Joel

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    I just recently bought a new Pressure Pro 5.5 GPM skid machine that I mounted on my trailer and hooked up to a buffer tank. The other day for the first time I used it with a wand to clean a fence and it ran perfectly. Well today I tried running it with a surface cleaner and it will no pressure up and just pulses. Tried the wand and it does the same thing. I noticed there is a small valve on the side of the belt that is leaking some water. Any ideas? So far the only thing I have been able to come up with is a possible spring in a valve, Maybe? When I first started it today the water was switch off for 4-5 seconds and then was turned on when I noticed no water was flowing. Could that length of time damaged the pump? Any help would be greatly appreciated. This is a new machine and a bit more sophisticated than the 4gpm direct drive I was using before.

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    Yes that is correct, water is running to the pump. And yes it is belt driven. I am not sure if I was completely clear but I did not start the washer yet as I have always been able to bleed the air from the system in my old washer from just the water pressure alone before starting the pressure washer. So just to sure when you say "let it run" you are referring to the pressure washer and not the water, correct?

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    I just recently bought a new Pressure Pro 5.5 GPM skid machine that I am mounting on my trailer and hooking up to a buffer tank. I am using a 3/4" crush resistant hose straight from the tank. After hooking everything up for the maiden run I pulled the trigger to bleed the air from the system before lighting her up and... nothing. I know there is water flowing to the pressure washer. Up until now all of my experience has been with a 4 GPM machine that I have been able to run straight from the spigot. Am I doing something wrong or will a machine that is fed from a tank not bleed the air from the hose simply from the pressure coming from the water level in the tank? I was a little concerned and did not want to burn up a new machine. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

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    I recently used gutter zap on some concrete before I used my surface cleaner and noticed it was bubbling and turning red before going over with my surface cleaner. My first thought was that I had accidentally put muriatic acid in the pump instead but confirmed it was gutter zap. In any case the water pooled after rinsing the surface thoroughly and after it dried I think it left a stain on the concrete that I cannot get off. I say might because I don't remember a stain being there before. Can anyone help out with this? And if did cause that stain, other than a grinding wheel, any ideas for how to remove the stain? Pressure and a wire brush have done very little.

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