If the hose is super long you may have to run several gallons through to get all the air out so put the end of the hose in the tanks fill port so the water recirculates instead of wasting it
I have a craftsman 1500 psi 1.4gpm runs off 2 20 volt batteries. I’m in love with it ! My instructions say to squeeze the trigger while it’s off for 30 seconds then turn it on and it will be free of air.
Hey bro when using gravity fed setup like this should you always use all of the cord meaning pull out the reel for the pressure washer hose to get the air out? I’m having this same issues. Thanks!
Pulling it out to release air I don’t think really matters it’s more about not pressurizing the hose unless the hoses pulled all the way out so there’s no pressure points
@@StaySlick gotcha, actually just blew my flexzilla hose with the retractable harbor freight reel conversion. My fault that little clamp thing that holds the hose came undone, got kinked and blew on the job lol
Thanks been having that problem got the same setup as you. Also should the distance between pw and the tank be short? My connecting tube is pretty long.
I can’t for sure tell you that it should be shorter. I’ve had it longer like about 2 feet. This one is about 8 inches and both worked fine for me so my personal experience says it doesn’t matter but I don’t know for sure the most important thing is like I said in the video the outlet of the hose needs to be open because as soon as the pressure washer turns on it’s going to allow the air that’s in between the tank and the pressure washer to go through the pressure, washer and all the rest of the air is going to go out the hose bringing water with it.
why not just take the restrictive tip off the end? no screwing as its a quick disconnect I do it every time at home but never with the pressure washer on.
@@alexvakili1511 you should cover most of them. When you’re driving the water sloshes around and can leak water over whatever is around it and if you’re on a long enough drive you can lose a good amount of water. Best bet is to cover all but one and have a 90 degree nipple fitting pointing upwards to let air in and let the water keep flowing. I’ve learned from experience and this has worked best for me.
@@Joshua__Torres hey thanks man, I appreciate it a lot for the advice I got it to work, just needed smaller line of tube connected to the PW & the tank haha. Just bought a minivan yesterday and got my full setup ready 👌🏽
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If the hose is super long you may have to run several gallons through to get all the air out so put the end of the hose in the tanks fill port so the water recirculates instead of wasting it
You have solved my problems👍
Glad to help
I have a craftsman 1500 psi 1.4gpm runs off 2 20 volt batteries. I’m in love with it ! My instructions say to squeeze the trigger while it’s off for 30 seconds then turn it on and it will be free of air.
Ya this is the stuff noone talks about that happens on the job. Thankyou
Do you use a pump protector?
Is it necessary?
Where did you get the hose ?
Can you show your exact line you used I have the exact same setup but I used a different style nozzle
I’m new to this do I go to a store and ask for a gravity feed?
could you gravity feed into a gas pressure washer?
Good afternoon question which conexión are you use for the water Tank to pressure washer.
Thanks 🙏🏻
It’s diy parts from home depot
Hey bro when using gravity fed setup like this should you always use all of the cord meaning pull out the reel for the pressure washer hose to get the air out? I’m having this same issues. Thanks!
Pulling it out to release air I don’t think really matters it’s more about not pressurizing the hose unless the hoses pulled all the way out so there’s no pressure points
Why'd you end up changing to a manual wheel instead of the retractable for the power washer hose?
I’m using this one right now until I decide how I want to move forward with upgrading line.
@@StaySlick gotcha, actually just blew my flexzilla hose with the retractable harbor freight reel conversion. My fault that little clamp thing that holds the hose came undone, got kinked and blew on the job lol
Thanks been having that problem got the same setup as you. Also should the distance between pw and the tank be short? My connecting tube is pretty long.
I can’t for sure tell you that it should be shorter. I’ve had it longer like about 2 feet. This one is about 8 inches and both worked fine for me so my personal experience says it doesn’t matter but I don’t know for sure the most important thing is like I said in the video the outlet of the hose needs to be open because as soon as the pressure washer turns on it’s going to allow the air that’s in between the tank and the pressure washer to go through the pressure, washer and all the rest of the air is going to go out the hose bringing water with it.
What happened to your retractable pressure water hose reel?
Trying to decide how I want to repair it.
awesome
why not just take the restrictive tip off the end? no screwing as its a quick disconnect I do it every time at home but never with the pressure washer on.
You men’s connect s hose to the unit to bleed the air out?
Do you find your pw purging he hole time it’s on ? It’s so annoying
Not at all
I use a splitter and just open an empty valve until the air is out
No more Merlin pressure reel?
Not until I lock down how I want to fix it
What size orifice do your have in your pressure washer nozzle?
My last mtm order says 2.0
Does it matter if the tank is higher in height than the pressure washer to create more pressure from the water tank?
The outlet should at least be level with the inlet of the pressure washer.
@@StaySlick thanks!
Also, do all the holes need to be covered in the tank? Or is one open necessary to give that pressure in the water?
@@alexvakili1511 you should cover most of them. When you’re driving the water sloshes around and can leak water over whatever is around it and if you’re on a long enough drive you can lose a good amount of water. Best bet is to cover all but one and have a 90 degree nipple fitting pointing upwards to let air in and let the water keep flowing. I’ve learned from experience and this has worked best for me.
@@Joshua__Torres hey thanks man, I appreciate it a lot for the advice
I got it to work, just needed smaller line of tube connected to the PW & the tank haha. Just bought a minivan yesterday and got my full setup ready 👌🏽
You getting about 40 psi with .1gpm?
Last I checked, I was getting around 1050 psi at the nozzle
Didn’t solve my problem
You just pull the tip out of the handle, does the same thing
Everybody knows this. Nothing new. 😏