The Big Mistake to Avoid when Using your Pressure Washer

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9 ай бұрын

Stop doing this now if you own a Pressure Washer. Don't make this costly pressure washer mistake. This video looks at the use of Aquastop or water stop hose connectors on Pressure Washers and how an aqua stop hose connector can cause premature failure of the water inlet or pressure washer pump. Using an aquastop hose connector prevents pressure from being dissipated into the hose when the pump is turned off due to the aquastop connector acting as a one way valve and preventing pressure being dissipated into the hose.
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Пікірлер: 37

@kevinconway1232 9 ай бұрын

Good tip BT, changed mine over as soon as I watched your video. Many thanks.

@bigtedshome 9 ай бұрын

Thanks Kevin. I'm glad you found the video useful 🙂

@arob802 9 ай бұрын

I have a Karcher 4 pressure washer . Will be buying the flow valve to replace the Hozelock . Thanks for the informative video

@bigtedshome 9 ай бұрын

Thanks. I'm glad that you found the video helpful 🙂

@JohnSmith-mt5ok Ай бұрын

Awesome guide works a treat, just waiting for rain, thank you

@bigtedshome Ай бұрын

Thanks John. Looks like it will be a good day tomorrow 😃

@alancaldwell6343 4 күн бұрын

Great advice

@bigtedshome 3 күн бұрын

Thanks Alan. I'm glad you found the video useful 👍

@user-rc4qg9fb2q 2 ай бұрын

Awesome channel mate! Really useful info. Well done 👍🏾

@bigtedshome 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the great feedback 🙂

@meyou6711 9 ай бұрын

very interesting, i missed that in the manual too.

@bigtedshome 9 ай бұрын

Most instruction manuals contain so many warnings that it's easy to miss things like this.

@xlfive 9 ай бұрын

good explaination ive used aqua stop for years so maybe I've been lucky,time to swap it out I think

@bigtedshome 9 ай бұрын

Thanks, I've been using aquastop for years as well but I won't be again!

@Pete.Ty1 9 ай бұрын

👍👍👍.Thanks

@bigtedshome 9 ай бұрын

Thanks Pete 😁

@cliver8881 Ай бұрын

I don't understand why they say Aquastop prevents back flow into the hose when it's connected to the machine. Surely the valve is open when connected?

@bigtedshome Ай бұрын

This is the best explanation I can find: support.avaofnorway.com/hc/en-gb/articles/7752127550738-Why-should-I-not-use-an-water-stop-system-Aquastop-with-my-low-pressure-hose-connection

@daktadre 2 ай бұрын

Brilliant, I thought my last pressure washer died because of the hose

@bigtedshome 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the great feedback. This and storing the machine in sub zero temperatures are two easily avoidable causes of pressure washer failure.

@2namtaB 9 ай бұрын

Very interesting Ted. I had to change my valve for my hose a few months ago as it was cracked and leaking water. Anyway while I was at B&Q I did notice the Aqua Valve, but wasn't sure what it was for. Thought it sounded something for a pond or something, so bought the standard one again. Sounds like I dodged a bullet now. Thanks for the heads up. By the way did you get a lance for your stubby gun? I've used mine a couple of times now and won't be without one again. Very useful for out of reach areas like roof or under wheel arches.

@bigtedshome 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for reminding me about the lance. I've just ordered one 😀

@IM35461 Ай бұрын

The low pressure hose feeding the machine does not and could not act as an expansion device and would never take the output pressure of the machine. Also of course if your garden tap is professionally installed it will be fed from a double check valve to prevent backflow of water into the drinking water network. I can understand some hose fittings may reduce the flow so I don't use them and the K7 180 Bar requires quite a high flow rate 10 Litres per minute with a lesser value for the smaller machines. If the inlet parts of the machine do keep failing it is probably due to poor design / user misuse. Hozelock Aquastop fittings also do not act as non return valve either, they are physically held open when the are put on to the male fitting.

@bigtedshome Ай бұрын

support.avaofnorway.com/hc/en-gb/articles/7752127550738-Why-should-I-not-use-an-water-stop-system-Aquastop-with-my-low-pressure-hose-connection

@javidavi 6 ай бұрын

This is great info, thanks! Something that was not clear to me, can I still use an AquaStop to connect the hose to the tap? (provided that the hose is at least 10m long). Thank you.

@bigtedshome 6 ай бұрын

Yes, using your aquastop fitting at the tap end of the hose will be fine.

@javidavi 6 ай бұрын

@@bigtedshome thanks a lot!!!

@hemibell 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the good advice! Should i not use aquastop anywhere in the chain? I have long hose coil from the tap, and a short hose from that coil to my pressure washer. Should there not be aquastop anywhere in that link? Many thanks

@bigtedshome 6 ай бұрын

Good question. It will depend how long the short hose is. Karcher state a minimum hose length of 8 m but I would have thought that if your short hose is more than 3 m/10 ft then the volume of this hose would probably be greater than the internal volume of the pipework/pump inside the pressure washer and you could probably get away with an aquastop connector on the end of the long hose.

@lockdownlover73 9 ай бұрын

Great advice, thanks. I didn't quite get the bit about the "gardena inline tap" where exactly do you fit this? at the end of the hose (just before it connects to the machine. or at the tap end) ?

@bigtedshome 9 ай бұрын

If you put an inline tap on the end of the hose where it connects to the pressure washer, you can have your outdoor tap turned on but the inline tap turned off. No water will flow while you set up and then you can turn the inline tap on when you are ready. It saves you having to go back to the outdoor tap (mine is by the back door and I normally use the pressure washer on the drive at the front of the house). I hope this makes sense 😀

@lockdownlover73 9 ай бұрын

😃@@bigtedshome

@muharremata Ай бұрын

@@bigtedshome Hello, doesn't the pressure remain in the machine in both connectors? I think both connectors will cause the same problem. Am I wrong? I couldn't understand the difference

@bigtedshome Ай бұрын

@muharremata When the pressure washer is operating, the hose supplies water at approx 3 bar pressure and this is increased to over 100 bar by the pump. When you release the trigger on the lance, the water that has been pressurised is trapped in the system. If you are using standard connector, the pressurised water can effectively flow back into the much larger volume of the hose and pressure will equalise at a relatively low level. With an aquastop connector, the water cannot flow back down the supply hose and the high pressure water is trapped in the internal piping of the machine until the pressure is released (either by using the lance again or disconnecting the hose). I hope this makes sense 🙂