Pressure Washer
12
TROUBLESHOOTING
Problem
Cause
Correction
Pump has following
problems: failure to
produce pressure, erratic
pressure, chattering, loss
of pressure, low water
volume.
1. Low pressure nozzle installed or
nozzle in low pressure mode.
2. Water inlet is blocked.
3. Inadequate water supply.
4. Inlet hose is kinked or leaking.
5. Clogged inlet hose strainer.
6. Water supply is over 100°F.
7. High pressure hose is blocked or
leaks.
8. Gun
leaks.
9. Nozzle is obstructed.
10. Pump is faulty.
1. Replace nozzle with high pressure nozzle
or pull nozzle backward for high pressure.
2. Clear
inlet.
3. Provide adequate water flow.
4. Straighten inlet hose, patch leak.
5. Check and clean inlet hose strainer.
6. Provide cooler water supply.
7. Clear blocks in outlet hose.
8. Replace gun or o-rings.
9. Clean
nozzle.
10. Contact Briggs & Stratton service facility.
Detergent fails to mix
with spray.
1. Detergent siphoning tube is not
submerged.
2. Chemical filter is clogged.
3. Dirty in-line filter.
4. High pressure nozzle installed or
nozzle in high pressure mode.
1. Insert detergent siphoning tube into
detergent.
2. Clean or replace filter/detergent siphoning
tube.
3. See “Check In-Line Filter” on page 9.
4. Replace nozzle with low pressure nozzle or
push nozzle forward for low pressure.
Engine runs good at no-
load but “bogs” when
load is added.
Engine speed is too slow.
Move throttle control to FAST position. If
engine still “bogs down”, contact Briggs and
Stratton service facility.
Engine will not start; or
starts and runs rough.
1. Dirty air cleaner.
2. Out of gasoline.
3. Stale
gasoline.
4. Spark plug wire not connected to
spark plug.
5. Bad spark plug.
6. Water
in
gasoline.
7. Overchoking.
8. Excessively rich fuel mixture.
9. Intake valve stuck open or closed.
10. Engine has lost compression.
1. Clean or replace air cleaner.
2. Fill fuel tank.
3. Drain gas tank; fill with fresh fuel.
4. Connect wire to spark plug.
5. Replace spark plug.
6. Drain gas tank; fill with fresh fuel.
7. Open choke fully and crank engine.
8. Contact Briggs and Stratton service facility.
9. Contact Briggs and Stratton service facility.
10. Contact Briggs and Stratton service facility.
Engine shuts down during
operation.
Out of gasoline.
Fill fuel tank.
Engine lacks power.
Dirty air filter.
Replace air filter.
Engine “hunts” or falters.
Choke is opened too soon.
Move choke to halfway position until engine
runs smoothly.
