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pressure washer has lost power

positivenote · 2011-01-23 13:45:15

hi all, took the pressure washer out of the shed for the first time in months and there is no pressure... there is power and the water is pumping but the pressure of the water coming through it is minimal. Any where in D15 i could bring it to get it repaired as i dont want to be forking out a hundred euro for a new one if…

23-01-2011 2:45pm

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positivenote

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hi all,
took the pressure washer out of the shed for the first time in months and there is no pressure... there is power and the water is pumping but the pressure of the water coming through it is minimal. Any where in D15 i could bring it to get it repaired as i dont want to be forking out a hundred euro for a new one if it can be fixed?
thanks in advance

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#2 23-01-2011 5:03pm

slimjimmc

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Shed - first time in months - low pressure...
yells expensive frost damage to me but check no filters are clogged just in case. Did you run the washer dry for a few seconds to empty out the pump chamber before storage?

Sorry can't help on finding a repair shop and I hope it's not too bad.

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#3 23-01-2011 7:31pm

Dupont

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as above.we had one years ago that frost got into and it bursts the pump had to scrap it

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