Pressure Washer Pull Cord Broke
Check hoses for holes or kinks.
Pressure washer pull cord broke. Run water through your machine and look for leaks. Ryobi makes a large variety of gas powered tools and machines that have a pull cord starting mechanism ranging from trimmers blowers and chain saws to generators and pressure washers. This hose is rated up to 3 200 psi highly flexible and kink free with a thermal plastic platinum outer jacket that is weather and abrasion resistant. At times a pull start pressure washer can be very hard to start and when those times happen it can be very easy to break the pull cord.
Package includes a 22 mm adapter for connecting hoses. If it does pull the starter rope a few more times to clear oil out of the cylinder through the spark plug hole. Psi ratings range from 1300 psi to 2800 psi and higher for high pressure power washers. Pressure washer power pressure washers come in light medium heavy and even commercial duty versions to meet your needs with pounds per square inch psi and gallons per minute gpm determining cleaning power.
No ned to panic this short video by paul crosbie at spinaclean will show you how to save. Remove the spark plug and then pull the starter rope to see if the engine spins. If everything is sealed up and your pressure washer has no pressure move to step five. Leave your pressure washer in one place and give yourself more area to roam around.
If you tipped the pressure washer on its side recently oil may have filled the cylinder preventing the engine from spinning. If your pressure washer has no pressure move on to step four. When a pressure washer pull cord snaps on a job it is a real pain. Craftsman 3000 max psi at 2 1 gpm gas pressure washer with ready start idle down technology 25 foot hose and 4 quick connect nozzles powered by briggs stratton 4 5 out of 5 stars 143 371 80 371.
This pressure washer had a stuck pull rope. Took a look at the pull rope assembly to see what was jammed or bent or broken. Check your gun to make sure it is not leaking anywhere. Always bring o rings and ptfe thread seal tape.