"The reason I bought this off Andrew, I know he takes care of his equipment." Hahaha!! I laughed out loud. He does take care of his equipment, but only after he beats the living snot out of it!! But that's what is so entertaining...
I am surprised that you bought it..... Andrew usually crushes his stuff by running over it with a dozer, or with his mower....... When Andrew is done with something....it is done....so he should have just given it to you.
True. As a person that fixes electric stuff, seeing him butcher something that could have been fixed, was painful. I know he had his reasons, but it just shows he's a hack.
Nice work, Dave! Usually, Camerata 's address is where equipment goes to die, but you rescued this one. Not exactly Applied OCD workmanship, but you reached the goalpost.
Hindsight being 20/20 I think you would have been better off getting the 200 dollar transformer, but it’s your machine and you can do what makes you happy. Be careful of that power and water in such close proximity.
Be careful...........the thermostat may not be rated for 120vac as was a 12v dc application, if the contacts weld you will loose temp control.........as far as the inverter, you have two "loads", blower motor and burner transformer, the transformer must run on some sort if AC but a 12v DC motor could work right off the battery.........there must be some "electronics" in the 12vdc unit to get the necessary waveform for a transformer to work and step up 12v to a higher potential 73 Mike K1FNX near Boston
Hey, Dave, all you have to do is get a generator hook it up to the back up it that has wheels on it too. And there you go you got your steam generator that runs The heater
A BIG pat on the back for saving this Beast Dave. I have found another channel now that is worthy of my subscription. Have a prosperous 2024. ( from a Limey in London , Great Britain )
On the engine were the oil comes out for oil changes put some pieces of plumbing pipe into it and then put a ball valve on so oil changes are easier 😊😊
Dirt and sand and mud is machinery WORST enemy. Keeping them clean is the cheapest maintenance you can ever do. The paint , the seals, and all other components love it. Not to mention....They LOOK GREAT.
ungodly easier to work on whenever they do break down too. it's nice working on a clean machine vs having to deal with rusty mud covered bolts and panels, dirt and mud caked into places that just rusted everything into a chunk of garbage... it'll turn a 20 minute task into a 6 hour job
Great job Dave. That took some effort to get it fixed but I'm sure you're enjoying it now and have no regrets. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
I think I would have tried to buy another coil first before hacking that up to fit a standard one, but let's be fair you did one heck of a job converting that all over to fit a standard blower. Now that you did that I think that is even better because you are not committed to buying them specialty parts for the blower just a standard blower much cheaper to buy them parts, you did one awesome job buddy and if I was you I would be very proud of that converting project. Myself I always dreamed about having one of them, but never bought one because of so much money super love your ingenuity awesome job Dave Mary Christmas to you and your family and keep making these videos buddy I like them a lot
I just got one too from the local auction. I hope all is well right out of the gate but Andrew had problems so nothing is for sure till one fires it up. The guys told me to not shut it down hot or the o rings on hose will go (melt) . The said , ok to run hot but when your shutting it down for lunch or end of day, turn off burner and continue to pump water to cool everything off. Mine came with a dozen or so o rings. I'm thinking they are right. My maiden voyage will be soon. I have 2 f350s and one 250 that the lower engines need a bath. Then it's off to the farm for the tractors skidsteer and excavator. it's the only thing to use to cut the grease and oil. I've wanted one for a couple of years too. Enjoy !
Dave the high voltage coil with springs ignites the atomized oil and the safety photo electric sensor keeps the pump going only if it sees an ignited flame.
I was always told never have the burner going without water flowing could burn the hose up n the burner n turn the water to steam n bust the lines going to the wand
Fixing stuff and restoring them to like new condition is so gratifying. It really grinds my gears when companies make their products increasingly difficult or impossible to fix. Trying to minimize their presence in my life, they don't deserve our money. Hope ur having a great holiday season dude.
Never seen you so excited, getting this power washer. With your expertise, it works perfectly now. Wishing you and your family Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Great video... thanks for sharing... Hoping it will help me with mine... While you had the oil empty... you should have added an extension pipe onto the oil drain plug location that extended out far enough so future oil changes wouldn't require you tilting the unit, and having to do a ton of cleaning on the deck afterwards... I was given an older one a few years ago... got he pressure washer side working... diesel side was next on the list of repairs then I got sick with a couple of cancers... doing good now... It's buried out back under a couple of tarps waiting for me to get back to it... but so are a bunch of other projects... LoL...
Why don't you replace the small diesel-powered engine with an electrical pump capable of producing the same psi? Since your heater is also running on AC power replacing the diesel engine will reduce the noise level provided you use this with grid power.
Witam. Jedna podpowiedz by dobrze działał silnik od nadmuchu grzałki, inwerter musi mieć na wyjściu nie tylko odpowiednią moc, ale to co najważniejsze musi na wyjściu być prawdziwy sinus . Tania przetwornica zazwyczaj ma ten sinus o przebiegu prostokątnym a silniki tego nie lubią. Dla tego przy starcie było słychać takie stuki, trzaski. This inverter has Modified sine wave, You need sine wave for electric engines. :)
Great job, very satisfying to see it work out. I replaced the igniter on mine and it shot flames like crazy. Put the project away but now I will be digging into the nozzle. Thank you for the inspiration.
Interesting, you run mains powered equipment outdoors and in the water without any grounding wire and without connectors rated for wet conditions? Seems pretty sketchy to me... But glad you got the new burner working good enough that it's not just a smoke-machine.
Heck yeah i hear you Dave.. im glad you got it working. Took a little engineering to do it but i knew you weren't going to let it whoop you. I hope it last you awhile for sure. Merry Christmas to you and your family Dave.
@Dumpster_Dave there will be a flow or pressure switch on the pump that will control the diesel solenoid on the pump. Been fixing pressure washers for 16+ years
There probably wasn’t anything wrong with your coil. These are designed so the fan runs constantly with the burner switch on but they will only ignite when water is flowing through the coil. I have the same pressure washer and when mine quite heating it was the fuel shutoff solenoid was plugged up. Wouldn’t let fuel through. Clean it out good and it went back to working
Without water running through the coils you can ruin that burner running it dry. For how much these steam cleaners cost you would of been better off buying the right parts to fix this cleaner right. It doesn't put out much steam.
I have power washer like that and I believe you need 12 V battery in order to start the heater every time my battery goes dead the heater won’t run so I think If you install new or charged battery the heater will fire up for you. Good luck
Good job on grease! Ever start, that’s the reason it doesn’t work, those batteries from Walmart suck! Junk, Andrew should know that, he says it all the time! lol 😂
I just bought an Alkota hot pressure washer from auction. After fixing about 3 minor things the thing works beautifully. One of them was that the burner on mine wouldn't fire unless the pressure sensor senses the correct pressure/flow when the trigger is depressed to prevent over hearing everything. I priced the unit out and couldn't believe what they sell for new. They're in the 5 digit range now unreal. Edit also you want to run water through the unit without the burner on, for a minute or two to cool everything especially the coil down after use. It will significantly increase the coil life.
I had this same unit. Very powerful at 4000 psi and 4gpm. My hot side went out as well. I figured it was the igniter. They sell that igniter for $180. I was going to fix it but ended up finding a good deal on a really nice used northstar unit. Figured I’d have better luck long term with the northstar. Seems like all the problems with these EK units is in the hot side so hopefully with your modifications it’ll be problem free long term. Btw, the pump takes ISO68. Not the typical 30wt non detergent.
I've still got a Beckett furnace burner I've been hanging on to for 10 years with the intention of making one of these but I'll probably never get around to it :)
16:31 if it gives you fuel flow issues or clogs up in the future it could be what looks like a little PTFE tape that was still hanging on to the threads inside that threaded port.
"The reason I bought this off Andrew, I know he takes care of his equipment." Hahaha!! I laughed out loud. He does take care of his equipment, but only after he beats the living snot out of it!! But that's what is so entertaining...
"bought off Andrew I know he takes care of all his equipment"
XD Hahahaha...
I am surprised that you bought it..... Andrew usually crushes his stuff by running over it with a dozer, or with his mower....... When Andrew is done with something....it is done....so he should have just given it to you.
As a former pressure washer service tech this was painful to watch and not sure how safe it is with the conversion
Very painful. He's really Micky mousing it.
True. As a person that fixes electric stuff, seeing him butcher something that could have been fixed, was painful.
I know he had his reasons, but it just shows he's a hack.
Nice work, Dave! Usually, Camerata 's address is where equipment goes to die, but you rescued this one. Not exactly Applied OCD workmanship, but you reached the goalpost.
Hindsight being 20/20 I think you would have been better off getting the 200 dollar transformer, but it’s your machine and you can do what makes you happy.
Be careful of that power and water in such close proximity.
Good job Dave! That will deff come in handy in your line of work!
aye its cerebral ailment!
(homegirl amy..i suggested the school bus trailer)
O yeah Merry Christmas
Andrew takes care of this equipment. The washer doesn't work - lol you had me giggling.
Be careful...........the thermostat may not be rated for 120vac as was a 12v dc application, if the contacts weld you will loose temp control.........as far as the inverter, you have two "loads", blower motor and burner transformer, the transformer must run on some sort if AC but a 12v DC motor could work right off the battery.........there must be some "electronics" in the 12vdc unit to get the necessary waveform for a transformer to work and step up 12v to a higher potential 73 Mike K1FNX near Boston
Hey, Dave, all you have to do is get a generator hook it up to the back up it that has wheels on it too. And there you go you got your steam generator that runs The heater
It's like the lamp that the Genie comes out of - you just need to rub it and when he appears out of the smoke you get three wishes 🙂
Yes sir, you can never blame a guy for trying!
A BIG pat on the back for saving this Beast Dave.
I have found another channel now that is worthy of my subscription.
Have a prosperous 2024.
( from a Limey in London , Great Britain )
Great job. Very informative pressure washer repair video.
On the engine were the oil comes out for oil changes put some pieces of plumbing pipe into it and then put a ball valve on so oil changes are easier 😊😊
You and Andrew are a good pair
Very good solid men
Dirt and sand and mud is machinery WORST enemy. Keeping them clean is the cheapest maintenance you can ever do. The paint , the seals, and all other components love it. Not to mention....They LOOK GREAT.
ungodly easier to work on whenever they do break down too.
it's nice working on a clean machine vs having to deal with rusty mud covered bolts and panels, dirt and mud caked into places that just rusted everything into a chunk of garbage... it'll turn a 20 minute task into a 6 hour job
Great job Dave. That took some effort to get it fixed but I'm sure you're enjoying it now and have no regrets.
Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Andrew's 'autograph' on the front 3:58 makes it worth the price right there! 😎👍
Use pipe dope instead of tape when working with liquid fuels. Just a good practice to get into.
I think I would have tried to buy another coil first before hacking that up to fit a standard one, but let's be fair you did one heck of a job converting that all over to fit a standard blower. Now that you did that I think that is even better because you are not committed to buying them specialty parts for the blower just a standard blower much cheaper to buy them parts, you did one awesome job buddy and if I was you I would be very proud of that converting project. Myself I always dreamed about having one of them, but never bought one because of so much money super love your ingenuity awesome job Dave Mary Christmas to you and your family and keep making these videos buddy I like them a lot
I just got one too from the local auction. I hope all is well right out of the gate but Andrew had problems so nothing is for sure till one fires it up. The guys told me to not shut it down hot or the o rings on hose will go (melt) . The said , ok to run hot but when your shutting it down for lunch or end of day, turn off burner and continue to pump water to cool everything off. Mine came with a dozen or so o rings. I'm thinking they are right. My maiden voyage will be soon. I have 2 f350s and one 250 that the lower engines need a bath. Then it's off to the farm for the tractors skidsteer and excavator. it's the only thing to use to cut the grease and oil. I've wanted one for a couple of years too. Enjoy !
You need to put a flashlight on the eye then check for spark on the coil.
Dave the high voltage coil with springs ignites the atomized oil and the safety photo electric sensor keeps the pump going only if it sees an ignited flame.
I was always told never have the burner going without water flowing could burn the hose up n the burner n turn the water to steam n bust the lines going to the wand
Fixing stuff and restoring them to like new condition is so gratifying. It really grinds my gears when companies make their products increasingly difficult or impossible to fix. Trying to minimize their presence in my life, they don't deserve our money. Hope ur having a great holiday season dude.
Never seen you so excited, getting this power washer. With your expertise, it works perfectly now. Wishing you and your family Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Excellent addition for your business! Merry Christmas!❤
i have yet to meet yall, i pass by both of you guys all the time!
I love the fact that you cleaned a STEAM CLEANER with a spray bottle and a rag!
Brings back memories of one of my first jobs as a 16 year old.
Steam cl3aning old farm machinery prior to export.
That 120 volt unit is not designed to be used around water. It is for an oil furnace
Careful, you don't kill yourself. Run a ground and ground fault
Nice job with all the fabricating to get that pressure washer up and going👍🙂
dang! dumpster dave coming in clutch with the supa bowl save.
Not sure if he takes care of his equipment. Might service them regularly but beats the shit out of them
13:06 i can feel your pain Dave, sausage fingers like mine are not built for certain jobs 😂
Wow what a pain figuring all that out. Nice that you got it working though you can't beat those for cleaning heavy equipment.
Nice job Dave. Merry Christmas 🌲🌲🌲
that reverse funnel is a nice trick! i'm gonna remember that
Always satisfying to fix something up on the cheap!
Merry Christmas to you and your family as well.
Research chems fleet washers use... FYI, they spend on average 15-20 minutes per big rig.. Js
Great job diagnosing and fixing
Thank you for sharing, awesome job, I learn a lot 👍👍👍👍
Great video and great job Dave. Thanks for sharing and have a Merry Christmas.
Great video... thanks for sharing... Hoping it will help me with mine...
While you had the oil empty... you should have added an extension pipe onto the oil drain plug location that extended out far enough so future oil changes wouldn't require you tilting the unit, and having to do a ton of cleaning on the deck afterwards...
I was given an older one a few years ago... got he pressure washer side working... diesel side was next on the list of repairs then I got sick with a couple of cancers... doing good now... It's buried out back under a couple of tarps waiting for me to get back to it... but so are a bunch of other projects... LoL...
Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Great job, Dave,
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Well done Dave, perserverance pays off!!
Why don't you replace the small diesel-powered engine with an electrical pump capable of producing the same psi? Since your heater is also running on AC power replacing the diesel engine will reduce the noise level provided you use this with grid power.
Enjoyed this video, thanks Dave! Merry Christmas and a Very Happy New Year to you and your family. :-)
Nice job Dave congrats on your purchase. Merry Christmas.
Thanks for your vid 😇💟💟💟 Love and bless you Dave, lucky New year.
Great video Dave. Have a great day.
You are the first person I have ever seen that has been able to get a steam cleaner working after they quit.
Witam. Jedna podpowiedz by dobrze działał silnik od nadmuchu grzałki, inwerter musi mieć na wyjściu nie tylko odpowiednią moc, ale to co najważniejsze musi na wyjściu być prawdziwy sinus . Tania przetwornica zazwyczaj ma ten sinus o przebiegu prostokątnym a silniki tego nie lubią. Dla tego przy starcie było słychać takie stuki, trzaski.
This inverter has Modified sine wave, You need sine wave for electric engines. :)
Great idea with the ladder , Mike🤘🏼‼️
Great job, very satisfying to see it work out. I replaced the igniter on mine and it shot flames like crazy. Put the project away but now I will be digging into the nozzle. Thank you for the inspiration.
Amazing brother 👍🙏
Interesting, you run mains powered equipment outdoors and in the water without any grounding wire and without connectors rated for wet conditions? Seems pretty sketchy to me... But glad you got the new burner working good enough that it's not just a smoke-machine.
Heck yeah i hear you Dave.. im glad you got it working. Took a little engineering to do it but i knew you weren't going to let it whoop you. I hope it last you awhile for sure. Merry Christmas to you and your family Dave.
Merry Christmas Dave and family!!
Nice thanks for sharing Merry Christmas 🎄🎄🦃😅😅😅
Merry🎄Christmas dave and to ur family !
Nice job dude!!! Enjoy that machine! Happy New Year to ya!
Great vid Dave! Nice fix
That should not be burning when water is not flowing.
I figured that, luckily, I didn’t hurt anything
@@Dumpster_Dave Merry xmas you two. Thanks for the holiday content! Wife Shakes head. :)
@Dumpster_Dave there will be a flow or pressure switch on the pump that will control the diesel solenoid on the pump. Been fixing pressure washers for 16+ years
Sid Harvey transformer in stock
There probably wasn’t anything wrong with your coil. These are designed so the fan runs constantly with the burner switch on but they will only ignite when water is flowing through the coil. I have the same pressure washer and when mine quite heating it was the fuel shutoff solenoid was plugged up. Wouldn’t let fuel through. Clean it out good and it went back to working
Well done!!
Merry Christmas DD and AC
Nice work Dave and Merry Christmas! I always thought solid wheels would be better on that thing.
Without water running through the coils you can ruin that burner running it dry.
For how much these steam cleaners cost you would of been better off buying the right parts to fix this cleaner right. It doesn't put out much steam.
Thank you very much for the video. 👍🤗👍🇸🇯
When you first fired it up inside I thought... "this might be an outside kinda project"
Merry Christmas Dave and Andrew!
Probably needs a new igniter Dave! If it’s not lighting up! It should have a thermostat to regulate the temperature!
"Andrew takes good care of all of his equipment" 😂😂😂
Thanks for sharing!
Merry Christmas DD!
If you ever need a new pump on it, I hear that CAT pumps are great.
You should of just bought the $200 set up to begin with. I would of. Thumbs up....
I’m going to fix that other burner, I want to make a portable washing unit
nice unit I have the same one and have had most of the issues with it that Andrew has had make sure you use a good water supply hose at least 5/8 ID
Yea
Just a little bit of help, please? lol 😂
I have power washer like that and I believe you need 12 V battery in order to start the heater every time my battery goes dead the heater won’t run so I think
If you install new or charged battery the heater will fire up for you. Good luck
You need a pure sine wave inverter for the motor for the burner to work. Not a modified sine wave inverter.
Good job on grease! Ever start, that’s the reason it doesn’t work, those batteries from Walmart suck! Junk, Andrew should know that, he says it all the time! lol 😂
“That may have been a outside project”😂
Andrew's new one looks like it was for servicing the Space Shuttle.
lol that thing is top notch
I just bought an Alkota hot pressure washer from auction. After fixing about 3 minor things the thing works beautifully. One of them was that the burner on mine wouldn't fire unless the pressure sensor senses the correct pressure/flow when the trigger is depressed to prevent over hearing everything. I priced the unit out and couldn't believe what they sell for new. They're in the 5 digit range now unreal. Edit also you want to run water through the unit without the burner on, for a minute or two to cool everything especially the coil down after use. It will significantly increase the coil life.
Thanks for info
Was kind of like two monkeys and a football for a little while but..... Dave you were determined! Good on you!
Lol
I had this same unit. Very powerful at 4000 psi and 4gpm. My hot side went out as well. I figured it was the igniter. They sell that igniter for $180. I was going to fix it but ended up finding a good deal on a really nice used northstar unit. Figured I’d have better luck long term with the northstar. Seems like all the problems with these EK units is in the hot side so hopefully with your modifications it’ll be problem free long term. Btw, the pump takes ISO68. Not the typical 30wt non detergent.
I've still got a Beckett furnace burner I've been hanging on to for 10 years with the intention of making one of these but I'll probably never get around to it :)
I get a piece of pipe to make it drain easily
Дэйв, ты сделал замечательный подарок себе на Рождество. Хорошее приобретение, отличная работа. С Рождеством тебя, и твоих близких. 🤓🤘(рок-н-ролл)
Some alloy wheels and that thing’s bomb
The first video i saw of Andrew was when he bought this pressure washer!
I remember when Andrew brought that home lol
You even got a signed piece of Camarata - that's what you paid for!
lol
I think a better repair would of been to get 12v burner going really wouldn’t of been that hard
Lol
👍👍
16:31 if it gives you fuel flow issues or clogs up in the future it could be what looks like a little PTFE tape that was still hanging on to the threads inside that threaded port.
Burner should only be on when the water is flowing . Some kind of psi or flow switch