Questions & Answers for: running pressure washer without water

...running? I have had a mechanic check everything else and he says there is nothing wrong. definitely do not run it without water What model of washer do you have? Is your pressure hose

...pressure washer in the motor switch was on and the unit started to run without water hooked up. Before I could get to the unit to shut it off it stopped running and will not run now. Didn't the ...

...pressure washer engine is running and hooked to water supply, there is no water spray with trigger is depressed Hi Have you checked that your nozzle in the lance end is not blocked. Please try this ...

...runs. No water thru hose. Pressure valve(???) underneath has water coming out of it Sounds like bad seals. But first take the hose off and see if water comes out the outlet without the hose

...pressure varies high low Bleed the system by running water without the unit on, You have an air lock, open the drain cocks and allow water to run slowly for 2 minutes, then close everything and try ...

...Finally, the gun trigger may be bad. We had to buy guns now and then. Search for pressure washer guns Following link shows guns we used: ...

...the pressure washer, release pressure by applying hand pressure to sprayer. After water pressure is released, turn water back on (should not have motor running without water.) then try to pull

pressure? ( more than when the motor is not running) I would check the check valves and the unloader. If the amount of water coming out the nozzle is the same when the motor is running or not running.

...running without pulling the trigger to release the pressure that Dewalt 3800 psi washer you have is a great machine in fact we own 4 of them and they are pretty powerful and easy to damage if left ...

...can only be started/run with water attached. No water burned out pump in 5 seconds! If pump puts out high pressure water without wand/hose attached, bad wand or hose, if not bad pump. Replace