Running a pressure washer off a bucket of water

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Burbbilly

8 жыл бұрын

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@Drone256 2 жыл бұрын

This works fine with my pressure washer. I don’t need anywhere near 38 psi to get full volume water flow. Just raise the bucket about 3 feet above the pressure washer and make sure the hose is full of water. It obviously won’t work if you start off with air in your supply line.

@tamlynn786 2 жыл бұрын

I'm curious... what brand and model pressure washer do you have? I need one to clean my apartment patio.

@RangerRick97 3 күн бұрын

@tamlynn786 if you happen to have a washer In your apartment you can shut off your water supply line (cold water) and undo your washer hose. Then connect a regular garden hose to that for water supply. We used to do this all the time in maintenance to get water supply in apartments. Hope this helps

@icdmize 4 жыл бұрын

This should be called how to not run a pressure washer off a bucket of water.

@mohammadmursalin6817 Жыл бұрын

Guys, I have a ryobi gas powered 3200 psi 2.5 gpm pressure washer. I used the same 5 gallon bucket with a 5 foot long garden hose to a spigot that I attached to the bottom of the bucket after I drilled the bucket. I filled it up with water and elevated the bucket to like 2 to 3 feet. Turned on my pressure washer and lo and behold it works. The water lasts around 2 minutes before I have to fill it up again.

@KelikakuCoutin Жыл бұрын

Makes sense. At 2.5 gpm you'd be consuming 5 gallons in two minutes. Thanks for testing this out and giving us the results. So, I'm getting a smaller unit with a 1.2 gpm output; my 5 gallon bucket should last around four minutes or so?

@user-np9co2nm1z 4 жыл бұрын

well there's a minute and half I'm never getting back

@user-np9co2nm1z 4 жыл бұрын

@@Paintersteve58 appreciate it

@supernice_auto Жыл бұрын

go cry to your mom clown

@chaitanyavyas9459 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service

@MamaMia.... 2 жыл бұрын

Straight and to the point :) Thanks mate.

@wilrausure6901 4 жыл бұрын

Answered my question Thank you.

@MG-ok6nu 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@Jessica-gr1qt 17 күн бұрын

I have a tank on my truck on which i open the valve and it runs thru a transfer pump then to the pressure washer. Any ideas on how i can skip the pump?

@jelliott750 2 ай бұрын

This isn't exactly true. Each pressure washer will have the gallons per minute right there on it usually around 2.5GPM give ot take. Find yourself an empty gallon jug and time how long it takes to fill it up. As long as your over the GPM your machine requires you'll be set. I use a 330gal tank reduced to a drinking water hose for an RV I found at Walmart I chose it because it had a wider diameter inside the hose outlet which allowed more water to flow through it and it gave me about 3 gallons per minute at the lowest point of the tote that I go to when using it. Make sure you don't use any valves because a lot of times the diameter of the inside of it won't allow for enough water to flow through.

@tjones2221 5 жыл бұрын

I have a Briggs & Stratton power washer the power washer will function properly as long as I'm holding down the trigger if I let the trigger go abruptly shuts off, any suggestions you can give me would be greatly appreciated.

@silverbulletent.8607 5 жыл бұрын

I think the recirculating feature is jammed on ur PW. Mine does the same and I broke an original price where the water inlet to the pump

@KelikakuCoutin Жыл бұрын

Yes. I definitely can answer this one. Only pull the trigger when you want water to shoot out of the nozzle of your pressure washer. Also, when you want the washer to stop shooting water out from the nozzle, just simply let go of the trigger. That is my suggestion. Also, use the pressure washer on things that you want to wash with it. Then also, do not use the pressure washer on things that you don't need to and don't want to wash, especially if you don't want to pressure wash something. That's a good tip for everyone. If you don't want to pressure wash something, then don't use the pressure washer on it. Any other questions, just keep asking the great questions there buddy.

@tommybunns4420 5 жыл бұрын

hey will it work if i get a high pressure water pump

@oilsmokejones3452 7 жыл бұрын

Where is 35 psi head written? I've used mine with a pail on a trailer and washer on the ground. I've also used a drill powered pump for feed.

@burbbilly 7 жыл бұрын

I got that directly from the manufacturer, called in and talked with tech support. If you have run yours that way and it works that great but they don't recommend it or suggest it as they did not build it to run that way.

@burbbilly 7 жыл бұрын

There are pumps out there that are designed to run off of a bucket, just not this one. :-)

@SeanBZA 8 жыл бұрын

Running them from a bucket can work provided you get the bucket at least a floor up so there is enough head so the valves in the pressure washer will open as needed. Otherwise you are just going to cavitate the pump and destroy the cylinder. Do that to the common cheap ones for a while and you will go buy a new one. Pump costs more than a new machine at the low end of the market.

@clariceferrari7498 5 жыл бұрын

Hi, thanx for the info. Can we instead use a pump connected to a water tank as water supply to pressure washer?

@burbbilly 5 жыл бұрын

Chat you need to have head pressure or pressure at the pump for this type of pressure washer. So as long as you are supplying the water to the pump at pressure then it would work. Been awhile since I did the video but the required pressure is mentioned or you can contact the manf of your washer and ask what is needed. there are some pressure washers out there that can run off of a bucket of water

@clariceferrari7498 5 жыл бұрын

@@burbbilly thanx very much for the reply. The water comes from a normal rain water tank. There is no pressure from the tank to the pump, which is a self priming jet pump. Thanx a lot for the info, I appreciate it!

@welkinator 2 жыл бұрын

How does this help me out?!?!?!!? It does NOT answer the basic question of HOW can you run a pressure washer from a static tank of water. He does mention a "transfer pump" but doesn't demonstrate that as a solution. WTH?

@prostreetgsxr Жыл бұрын

If you needed 38 psi, how would these guys do it with a big water tank on a trailer and no pump? 😂

@mopar1465 6 жыл бұрын

Could make some side money washing those motocross bikes in the background. MXer's like their bikes clean.

@tayneilson Жыл бұрын

I want one that does suck

@p.santos6644 4 жыл бұрын

It must be a way, there's always a way 🚿

@mattgeiger9988 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, water pump from water source to pressure washer. Cheap sump pump would work!

@JimmyDBlock 6 жыл бұрын

38psi. Seriously??

@patrickw8453 2 жыл бұрын

Use a water pump from the bucket to the pressure washer?

@voxorox 7 жыл бұрын

This guy's never siphoned gas from a gas tank with just a rubber hose. The trick is to prime the washer and the hose. Once the flow is going, the pressure out will pull the new water in. Just watch that water level. Any air in the system and the pressure's gone.

@voxorox 7 жыл бұрын

...and if that really bugs you, just get an inline pump. Seriously, $20 will get you a 300 GPH pump, which should keep up with most washers.

@burbbilly 7 жыл бұрын

You're wrong here, give Homelite a call and ask them if what you are telling people to do will work on their pumps. It won't. As far as putting in an inline pump goes... you can try it, it will need to maintain against a back pressure though so hopefully you thought of that and accounted for it with your $20 pump. Once you get all this up and running I'd love to see your video of it

@rydfree 6 жыл бұрын

My Home Depot pressure washer draws from a tank just fine . As you say , just make sure the hose is primed . The tank is in the bed of the truck and pressure washer on ground . Never had a problem .

@hollygiannelli 5 жыл бұрын

Misleading title

@BCElginTex 8 жыл бұрын

Can I pump water from my 305 gallon tank at the bottom of the hill over 400 feet to my 2500 gallon tank at a fifty foot higher elevation using my pressure washer? jk LOL

@burbbilly 8 жыл бұрын

lmao haha

@oilsmokejones3452 7 жыл бұрын

It will work but will be slow. Pressure washers are just that or they would be called volume washers not pressure washers..

@tjhellmuth 5 жыл бұрын

What model do you have? Seems some pressure washers can do it, others have cutoffs so they won't even try. Would love to get yours. I don't need much pressure, just delivery.

@lamson92 4 жыл бұрын

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@cameranmanner4701 4 жыл бұрын

could you not put a valve at the bottom of the bucket and use gravity. also you can shorten the hose length between the bucket and pressure washer say 3 or 4 feet. As the water drops you can top off when needed

@onetwothree4148 3 жыл бұрын

Sure if you have the barrel 50' high or whatever ridiculous height would be needed to create that much gravity pressure

@cameranmanner4701 3 жыл бұрын

@@onetwothree4148 punch a hole at the bottom of a water filled bucket and compare to drawing water against gravity. you can clearly see a huge advantage over gravity fed water. but would there be big difference in pressure? I am thinking no, but you may have more battery time. the limit is the motor. I am curious if there is NO water spout available what is a better option for feeding water into the "pressure washer"?

@onetwothree4148 3 жыл бұрын

@@cameranmanner4701 the size of the hole and friction (hose length) are irrelevant until you go against gravity, if that's what you're suggesting. To get the recommended pressure the calculation is about 100' of gravity acceleration. Really something closer to 25' could be high enough ty keep your pump from getting damaged if your feed can supply the minimum GPM to keep the pump submerged. Do it out of a bucket chest high and I guarantee you are damaging your pressure washer

@tayneilson Жыл бұрын

I want a power washer with a transfer pump

@pryme2013 6 жыл бұрын

I heard four stroke and two stroke MX bikes.

@burbbilly 6 жыл бұрын

Lol good ears. There is a track close by my house. they run bikes and quads there

@jango268 8 ай бұрын

Wow

@philiph5569 2 жыл бұрын

Bad advice, misleading title..

@jridge327 7 жыл бұрын

I need to pressure wash a roof deck which can ONLY source water from a bucket or portable source. For various reasons it is physically impossible to get a flow from a hose, sink, or anywhere else to the washer. How would you do this? It's driving me crazy! Thanks so much.

@burbbilly 7 жыл бұрын

They make pressure washers that will draw off a bucket. Smaller size usually but will work to clean a deck or siding

@theSkavenger84 5 ай бұрын

A transfer pump and a bucket of water will work fine. We do it all the time

@johncare 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks... me to wasting time

@jameskirk3 Жыл бұрын

Just for public info, most pressure washers can get by with 25 psi and double their max flow rate, however you achieve that, whether it's siphon and gravity, a transfer pump, etc, but the minimum is about 5 gallons per minute and 25 psi. If the flow goes up because of a bigger hose, you could maybe drop to 20 psi, but you would want to be about 7 GPM.

@KelikakuCoutin Жыл бұрын

So by that logic, a five gallon bucket will last less than a minute of pressure washing, before having to stop and fill the bucket up again. Have you tested this? It seems like people are getting much more time out of one bucket. בס'ד