power washer Land HP 9145

2oldman wrote:

Bounder Lew wrote:
1600 psi and I only paid 1300 pesos at 16 pesos to the US buck is only 81$ US and no tax. I love Mexico.

1600? I'd be real surprised if it did half that. Real pressure washers cost a lot more.

1600 PSI?

Don't knock it 2oldman.. Sometimes a lower pressure is desirable or fine for the job at hand..

I bought a cheapo Harbor Freight 1600 PSI pressure washer to clean the dirt and rocks from tree roots on a stump I wanted to remove. Was PLENTY of pressure for that job, in fact almost too much as I got a mud bath each time the water hit something the wrong way.. pressure washing the roots helps to reduce the wear on chainsaw chains when cutting out a stump..

Two weeks of fighting a stump that was 6ft around when I started, when done I was down to 3ft in diameter and that was the max my small backhoe could lift..

Paid $69 plus tax at HF and well worth it since I only damaged one chain at $15 instead of 5 or 6 chains and I still have a pressure washer to use on my front deck and even house siding.

Bounder Lew wrote:
1600 psi and I only paid 1300 pesos at 16 pesos to the US buck is only 81$ US and no tax. I love Mexico.

1600? I'd be real surprised if it did half that. Real pressure washers cost a lot more.

OK thanks all. I got it working with more pressure in teh input. It turns out I was using a street pressure tap, which is very low pressure and that is why all houses have Tanocos or Cisterns on top of their houses that get filled and give at least a bit more pressure. Some Gringos are not impressed with the pressure for showers. In my RV days I had a spare pump that I would install in line to the rig to ease noise of internal pump , and I had a problem in that when using the unit DC pump, water was used from the fresh water tank to supplement the water flow.
And thanks for needle answer, makes sense but I do not know why instructions did not say anythin. I actually got this washer from Home Depot and it looks like it is manufactured in Mexico 1600 psi and I only paid 1300 pesos at 16 pesos to the US buck is only 81$ US and no tax. I love Mexico.

Cant help with anything but the needle pin. That is only to clear out the nozzle end when clogged. Hopefully you have a hole there.. Good luck