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Section 6 • Medium Frame Pump
Portable Pressure Washer Familiarization and Troubleshooting Guide
Part 5 - Troubleshooting
1. Water leakage at mating flanges.
a. Head bolts improperly torqued.
b. Damaged head.
c. Missing or damaged o-rings
a. Torque head bolts.
b. Replace head.
c. Install new o-rings.
2.
Water leakage from chemical
injector.
a. Chemical injection fitting improperly
torqued.
b.Check ball missing.
c. Check ball stuck.
a. Torque fitting.
b. Replace check ball and spring.
c. Remove, clean and replace fitting, ball and
spring.
6.
Water leaking out behind spacer
plate
.
a. Thermal bypass piston missing or
defective.
b. Bad or missing thermal bypass piston
spring.
c. Bad o-ring on thermal bypass piston.
d. Low pressure water seals leaking.
a. Install thermal bypass piston.
b. Install new spring.
c. Install new o-ring.
d. Install new low pressure seals.
3.
Water leakage between pump head
and spacer plate.
a. Head bolts improperly torqued.
b. Defective head gasket.
c. Damaged head.
d. Missing or damaged o-rings.
a. Torque head bolts.
b. Install good head gasket.
c. Replace head.
d. Install new o-rings.
4.
Water leaks from high pressure out
connector.
a. Connector not properly seated.
b. Damaged connector.
a. Seal with teflon tape and tighten properly.
b. Replace bad connector.
5.
Water leaking out of head bolts.
a. Defective or missing head gasket.
b. Head bolts improperly torqued.
c. Porosity in spacer plate.
a. Install new head gasket.
b.Torque head bolts properly.
c. Replace spacer plate.
Problem
Possible Cause
Corrective Action