How to Winterize a Pressure Washer
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- Опубліковано 21 лип 2024
- Learn how simple it is to protect your pressure washer from freezing weather conditions during the winter. Mark's instructions will guide you on the steps needed to properly winterize your machine. These preventative measures will help save you plenty of time and money when spring comes around again.
Helpful items include a screwdriver, a spark plug boot remover, a socket wrench, needle-nose pliers, a fuel-line clamp, and RV antifreeze or a pressure washer pump saver.
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Should mention that in the spring when the engine is first started, there will be lots and lots and lots of smoke from the exhaust. This is not a problem; it's the oil burning out of the cylinder. It will clear up in a couple of minutes.
nicely done - I also just bought a replacement pump from you and you had the best price .Good job - Thanks
Saved me the trouble of repair costs ajd time. Thank u!
You are very professional, I enjoy watching your videos, thanks so much
I can appreciate the details in this video...great job!
Hey, that was great, much better than reading the manual. I would like to see Shirley do some tips and tricks videos.
The video is great but I don't think you did it in the correct order. Would you not run the fuel stabilizer first then the pump saver. They way your showing you would pump out the pump saver you just added?
Excellent presentation of helpful advice. Thanks
Nice detailed procedure, thanks for posting.
Thanks for making this appear such an easy process!
This was the best, most detailed video I've seen....simple and easy to understand. Thank you
+rad.hbu The following is a link to the breakdown on the FR350n www.ereplacementparts.com/porter-cable-fr350a-round-head-framing-nailer-parts-c-129_1719_2241.html?q=fr350a
Part 109 on the Breakdown is what I think you need. 109 Piston Stop Part #: A03849
Well done! Thanks for the great step by step instructions.
excellent video and I'm going to follow the process.cheers
Helpful instructions thank you
Awesome video! Thank you for posting!
Thanks for the tutorial, I sure learned a lot.
Thanks. The video was very helpful.
Thank you. great Video in winterizing...
Very good directions and very useful thanks
That will save me some big bucks, thanks
Great video, very informative. i was gonna let my pressure washer sit until I saw this video
Thank you. Very helpful.
Really helpful thanks!
Apart from the order of items, there was one trick missing. Further engine protection is afforded by leaving the piston on the compression stroke so both valves are closed, allowing less chance of moisture entering the combustion chamber. Still a good, helpful video.
I addition to the basic screwdrivers, wrenches, etc. I would suggest a digital tachometer, a good spark tester, a cylinder compression gauge and a leak-down tester. Those tools will take care of most of your diagnostics. I also use an ultrasonic cleaner to clean carburetors. The ultrasonic is fast and does a great job.
I hope this helps,
-Mark
great video i totally forgot about the engine cylinder.
Very informative...thanks for this video.
awesome vid dude, thx!
Thank you!
very good video, thanks for posting.
Well Done on this video........ Thank You.......
Thank you.
Very helpful. Thanks!
Fantastic job again. Great video. Any tips on getting it ready for reuse after those procedures?
Great video. Thank you.
Thanks!
Bravo! Thanks!
thank you
Excellent
Very helpful demonstration. I like the idea of a bit of oil into the engine block. I would also do engine stabilizer first then proceed to antifreeze.
For antifreeze can you use Windshield Washer fluid?
Hello, thank you for the video. One question about the use of the B&S pump saver: would it be necessary pull the recoil handle after the injection of the protector or only the injection as the video (without engine movement) would be enough?
Really nice video. What do you do for the Vertical engine for the cylinder?
I have a soap inlet hose on my Craftsman Pressure Washer will that work with the radiator fluid?
Nice video
Great help. What is a Destination Filter?
Good job. The instructions in my owners manual weren't very clear.
just use wd-40 for the cylinder
Honda power and snap on tools I love this guy except for the fact you did the pump first I would have done the engine first also have your local fitting and hose shop build you a short hose so you can loop the inlet and outlet on the pump and leave them connected all winter that way nothing in or out no spiders in the pump
To empty of gas, how about attaching a water hose, and running the engine to spray water until the engine runs out of gas? Would that be sufficient?
Thanks! I hope it aint too late for mine.
I did not do it this past winter. I started it up to do the house and nothing came out. After taking much of it apart I ended up having to order a new pump. $$
Can you use marvel mystery oil for the cylinder?
+chris ancewicz I've heard people really like the oil. I've never used it. You can use it in the cylinder of
the motor. I don't recommend anything in the pump cylinders tha has a detergent additive because it will ruin the seals and orings over time.
Is there an important difference between RV antifreeze and standard automobile antifreeze??
There is a great deal of difference between the two products.
There are two types of glycol in common use these days. One is ethylene glycol typically used for cooling internal combustion engines and propylene glycol used for freeze protection in hydronic heating systems and rv potable water systems for winter storage. Ethylene glycol is highly toxic and is typically more expensive while propylene glycol is non toxic. Either will work fine for freeze protection but if your system is "open" I would suggest propylene glycol to prevent any accidental poisoning. The only true way to tell how well you're system is protected from freezing is by use of a refractometer that will tell you the percentage of glycol to water and to what temperature the mixture will protect.
I just got a pressure washer last summer I never knew I had to winterize it I had it in the shed during the winter what should I do starting it up this summer
+Chulla Quiteno I'd change the oil, filters and empty the old gas out and replace with fresh. The carb may have gotten plugged up so you'll need to clean it. One important thing about pump winterization is to make sure the water in the pump is either replaced with antifreeze or drained from the pump to avoid freeze damage to the pump.
Even if it's brand new just used it once then in the shed during winter
I have been reading from the stabilizer bottle that you need to run the engine for 5 minutes after adding the stabilizer. So why do you not do that plus to run it for 5 minutes means that there's water running through the system for 5 minutes . So what do I really have to do?
Hi John, you can run the engine for five minutes then put the antifreeze in the pump after.
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So , if the engine has to be run for 5 minutes which means that water has to be pumped through for five minutes. Then the engine is turned off leaving the same amount of water in the pump that was there before running for five minutes. So why is it suggested to run for that time. If there was water in it before pumping , well why is there no water in it now. ?
One other thing , is it not good for the engine if i use non rv antifreeze ?
Hello John, I've had a lawn care business for years, and using RV antifreeze has not given me any trouble yet.
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Sorry , what I was asking is it would be okay to use the non rv type.
Snap on all the way
if I let it run until it dies is the fuel gone from the bulb?
+johnnieace45 There will still be residual fuel in the carburetor bowl after the engine quits due to fuel starvation. You still must drain that residual
fuel from the carburetor bowl.
You should have done the pump last.
Why not just use compressed air to blow water out?
You certainly could do that. We've just found that the anti-freeze method works well, and have continued to do it that way! Thanks for the question!
Isn't it easier to just run the pressure washer (I extra clean my back patio doing this) until it runs out of gas on its own, thus sparing the gas-draining (or add stabilizer) step?
Am I missing something?
Otherwise, hey, thanks for the video.
And, since I live in the deep south and keep my pressure washer deep inside my garage where there's no danger of freezing, I think I'm gonna skip the anti-freeze step, too. Same question: Am I missing something on that point?
+James Christopher Desmond Either way. The ultimate end result is to have the carburetor empty of fuel to avoid plugs when you us the machine. If you live in a warm climate you really don't need to winterize. If you leave the pump idle for long periods, the winterization sprays also contain a conditioner for the seals.
+James Christopher Desmond There will still be residual fuel in the carburetor bowl after the engine quits due to fuel starvation. You still must drain that residual fuel from the carburetor bowl.
+eReplacementParts.com Ahh, very good. Didn't realize about conditioning the seals. Yes, in Savannah, GA, where the seasons are summer, summer, Christmas and more summer, I wind up pressure washing all year round -- so much humidity in the air that mold/mildew grow everywhere, along with the Spanish Moss hanging from my trees. And, I full-time garage my machine. So I guess I don't need to winterize at all, use it about every 4 months on average. But I like the idea of keeping the seals well conditioned; very irritating having to fix my equipment, and I like the way mine starts and runs fine every time.