PRESSURE WASHER Troubleshooting Guide
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TROUBLESHOOTING
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BURNER WILL NOT | Flex coupling slipping on fuel pump | Replace if needed. | |
LIGHT | shaft or burner motor shaft |
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Check for electrical current reaching burner | |||
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| assembly with burner switch on. | ||
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| Heavy sooting on coil and burner can | Clean as required. | |
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| shorting of electrodes |
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| Improper electrode setting | Check and reset according to diagram in | |
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| Fuel not reaching combustion | Check fuel pump for proper flow. Check | |
| chamber | solenoid flow switch on machines with spray | |
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| gun control, for proper | |
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| control. | |
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| Clogged burner nozzle | Clean as required. | |
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| Thermostat faulty or slow engine | Increase engine RPM to increase voltage. | |
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| Flow switch malfunction | Remove, test for continuity and replace as | |
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| Flow solenoid malfunction | Replace if needed. | |
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FLUCTUATING | Valves worn | Check and replace if necessary. | |
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Blockage in valve | Check and replace if necessary. | ||
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| Pump sucking air | Check water supply and air seepage at | |
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| joints in suction line. | |
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| Worn piston packing | Check and replace if necessary. | |
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MACHINE SMOKES | Improper fuel or water in fuel | Drain tank and replace contaminated fuel. | |
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| Improper air adjustment | Readjust air bands on burner assembly. | |
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| Low fuel pressure | Adjust fuel pump pressure to specifications. | |
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| Plugged or dirty burner nozzle | Replace nozzle. | |
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| Faulty burner nozzle spray pattern | Replace nozzle. | |
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| Heavy accumulation of soot on coils | Remove coils and burner assembly, clean | |
| and burner assembly | thoroughly. | |
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| Misaligned electrode setting | Realign electrodes to specifications. | |
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| Obstruction in smoke stack | Check for insulation blockage or other | |
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| foreign objects. | |
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| Low engine RPM | Increase RPM. | |
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