Clean It Up
UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: mikey on January 12, 2017, 08:20:34 pm
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well my washer broke it a copy 6.5hp 3000psi 8 or 10 ltrs min not sure cheap washer
strings snaped also it took ages to snap pulled around 15 times then gone so i have a string now will be having a look tomorrow
the reason is i would of left it but 3 cleanes have come in and its a days work all next door to each other i have checked the oil dipstick full i have always taken it to a company near by £102 to fix but i think i can do it myself because its not just the string its something inside i will have a look tomorrow
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Pull cords are dead easy to replace. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbRbOyvsy40
102 ??? that could by you a brand new one surely ;D
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thats what i mean i only paid £179 brand new delivered thing is it was a prodject that i quite like i think a spring has broke because when it snapped it didnt retract some builder walked past and said you r spring gone i have compacter the same :o do you know how big the springs are on these things might be able to buy one from the hardware store thats ware i got the pull cord from
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Just take the cover off as in the vid and test it first.
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i will thanks working in the morning do it in the afternoon looking at the other vids the springs are not what i thought they were
but theres a fixing video for springs i will have a look at them to do it tomorrow
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Best to replace the whole coil if pull string has snapped, no need to mess about with springs. I think the whole coils are on eBay for about £15-£30
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well i have replaced the cord but the spring isnt catching on the plastic so its not recoiling back i can only get one pull of the cord at a time and take front of and wind rope around again the thing is when i do pull the cord i can hear the engine trying to start i think maybe the oil dipstick are giving a false reading iam going back out to halfords and get some oil see if it works if it does i will buy this https://images-eu.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51IIsSMoNZL._AC_SY200_.jpg
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Yes mate I know what u mean, I snapped mine and bought replacement pull string, but FFS it was a nightmare, it's a bit of a pain to sort it. I have snapped 2 in less than 2 years, go electric start next time I think.
I have my machine bolted down in van just in front of my tank, on right side, pull cord being on the right at say 3 o'clock, in hindsight I would of angled it so the pull cord being at say 5 o'clock. I can see evidence on the plastic parts were the rope is rubbing wen pulled. But we live and learn.
I spoke with my supplier and he advised me to just pick up a whole new section with pull cord already in, it's just a case of 3 bolts off, swap over, bolts back in.
Give a pull and away u go.
Replacements are on eBay and cheap enough to do without the hassle
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yes matt thank for your info i have put oil in and its working so i have ordered part coming wed electric start ;D cheers
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thats what i mean i only paid £179 brand new delivered
I'm assuming that came with a lance & pressure hose as well, how can they make quality gear that will last for that price??? I've just bought a couple of lances and some little knock-knacks and that came to over £200.
I think I have the same machine in my unit, (I bought it with a job lot gear) pity you Don't live closer you could have had it cheap for parts
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thanks mike its this machine http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3000PSI-6-5HP-PETROL-POWER-PRESSURE-WASHER-200-BAR-/272284598031?hash=item3f656d3f0f:g:lhMAAOSwOVpXbQub iam uprgading soon so it will be a very urgent back up machine tyres are flat and i have lost the handle i bought it as a practice machine see if i was suited to pressure washing made me quite a lot of money
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They are proper poo - you should have thrown it away when it ran out of fuel, just like a lighter ! ;D ;D ;D
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They are proper poo - you should have thrown it away when it ran out of fuel, just like a lighter ! ;D ;D ;D
Agree ;D
But at least michaelm earned a few bob whilst having a play all the same.
Don't laugh but my very first washer I bought to have a play was a hardly used nearly new Ryobi 3000 psi 10 lpm little compact washer. I paid about 200 squid if I remember correctly as was a few years back now. Was a brilliant reliable little washer fitted with a Subaru 7 hp engine but was quite slow on cleaning filthy block paving. I still have it in the lock-up and runs just as well as the day I got it.
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My Honda is easy to replace the cord. I always carry a length of the same width climbing rope on the van to replace on site. Normally takes 20 mins. It's only happened once on site, I check it regular and replace before it goes to prevent wasting time on site.
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Don't suffer with this problem when you use a KEY ;D ;D ;D
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Don't suffer with this problem when you use a KEY ;D ;D ;D
Until your battery's flat ;)
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Don't suffer with this problem when you use a KEY ;D ;D ;D
Until your battery's flat ;)
Hasn't happened yet on a washer ;) but its only been 15 yrs :D
To be fair will do use them on our outdoor vacs.. as said easy to replace in a few minutes :)