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Posted by Thomas Chatfield on August 10, 2008, 12:45 pm
Tom G wrote:
>
> <Thomas Chatfield> wrote in message
> > I have a pressure washer which is failing - no pressure. I opened up
> > the pump to see it full of gunk. It appears to be made out of what
> > looks like galvanized aluminum. It also has some brass. What can I
> > use to thoroughly clean the gunk and mineral deposits?
> >
> > --
> Don't know how you can clean it out but I loaned my new pressure
> washer to a friend along with the user manual. Told him to be sure
> to rinse it out after using engine cleaning solution by running clear
> water through the solution pickup tube. He didn't listen or read the
> instructions and when I got it back a couple of months later, I fired
> it up and promptly cracked the pump housing. It looked inside like
> you've described. Since then, with my new one, I use no cleaning
> solutions. Just use it to spray pressurized water and I've had no
> problem for years.
>
> Tom G.
I never used mine with the cleaning solution siphon. Just hose water.
What is better, a brass manifold or aluminum?
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