Putting your electric-powered pressure washer away for the winter. |
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Elk Grove Village, IL – September, 2009. After a great summer of cleaning around your house, now is the time to put your pressure washer away for the winter – but first, fifteen minutes of preparation will protect your investment! First, we want to flush out the Detergent Injection System. If you have an onboard Soap Tank(s), run your machine on low pressure until all detergent is drained from the tank(s). Next, fill the tank(s) up with warm tap water, and run your pressure washer on low pressure for a few minutes to draw the warm water through the entire detergent injection system. This will flush out all residual soap and insure proper functioning of the system next spring. If your pressure washer has a Detergent Siphon Tube instead, fill a small container with warm tap water and run your pressure washer on “low pressure”. This will draw the warm water through the entire detergent injection system and flush out any residual soap. Next, turn off the garden hose and disconnect it from your pressure washer. Depressurize the high pressure hose by pulling the trigger on the gun. Next, remove the high pressure hose from the pressure washer. Also, remove the spray lance from the front of the gun. “Walk the high pressure hose” above your head, starting with the gun, so the excess water drains from the high pressure hose. Coil it up and set it aside for now. Now we want to run the pressure washer, without the garden or high pressure hose attached, for about 15 seconds to make sure the remaining water is out of the system. As the machine is running, lean it 15° backwards, then 15° forwards. This will complete the pump draining process and protect the pump from freezing. Unplug the power cord and coil it up, storing it on your pressure washer. Store the pressure washer in your house or garage, in an area where the temperature will not dip below 40ºF. We want to ensure that any excess water will not freeze and damage the seals or valves. If you follow these simple steps, your pressure washer will be ready to go in the spring just when you want it the most!
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