my unit keeps staliing every 3 mins. I changed the garden hose from a 100' to a 50' and it seems to be ok. Maybe this can help someone. Can this be the answer?
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Hi John, I think you are on the right track. I myself use a 50 ft hose, the manual also mentions this. I have used my pressure washer over a dozen times with no problem. I am thinking with the longer 100ft hose the pressure must be to low for the unit to be efficeint. I do use a 3/8, 50 foot pressure hose from the unit to the pressure sprayer and get great results.
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There may be an easy solution to your problem as I discovered the second time I used my Generac. I kept starting the engine, and it would run very rough, and as soon as I closed the choke the engine would stall. I finally figured out that I had the fuel flow switch turned off, and as soon as I moved the fuel lever to the open position, my problem was solved!! Although I felt extremely foolish, I felt it was important to share with others. The fuel lever is not well marked, and I did not notice that I had left it closed.
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I use 2 50' hoses (connected together) on mine and don't have any issues. Perhaps your 100' hose has/had a kink, causing low pressure/overheat?
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Your hose might be faulty, go to your local warehouse store and buy a pool vacuum hose...that's what I did (after 4 months though not 2 weeks) and it seems to work great!
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It is probably leaking at one of the connections and running down the hose. I have had to retighten where it connects to the sprayer a couple of times. Hope this helps
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I went through3 of these already usually in less than 5 hrs running time.. I complained to company because hose would get holes from vibrating against anything wood ground etc. They did send me a new one. I split a garden hose and taped it over the pw hose then took pipe insulation and taped that over the hose. it is bulky but at least I was able to finish out a day of pressure washing..
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I had my hose for about 35 days and used it to water my garden twice a day for about 10 minutes a time. Had a blowout half way down the length of the hose today. Prior to that, there were no problems or issues. Not sure what caused the blowout. It appeared to happen suddenly. No chance of repair.
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I had the same issue, as I was watering a vegetable garden that wasn't close to my spigot. I used a regular 25' hose and then added the soaker hose to that.
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I have had some success by adding a additional length or two of hose and or twisting the hose a few turns one direction or the other to change the directional tension on the unitalso if it quits look first at the rubber diaphragm for tiny splts and purchase heavy duty ones on amazon and they seem to work for long timebut mine is on most all the time though.
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We have no problems -I got this for my spouse to make it easier with 100' of hose and it works good. However here is a tip lazy people expect it to do all the work and walk away from it, and it gets caught up or kinks the hose etc. Just do not let you trigger nozzle drag in the grass. and it will wind up quickly.
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After rolling the hose up twice it started started to leak water big time. I could never roll up a 100ft hose completely as avertised. I put it in the garage and have never used that piece of junk again. Bob
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My flow is good a 3 ft. I haven't checked higher. Presently it isn't in connected.
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brenda : always best to confer with the manufacturer, but i would check two things first ..... 1) the temperature control on the front - increases or decreases warmth 2) the p.s.i. of the water pressure going into the unit may be impaired ..... rendering the unit down to a trickle ...... or also the flow could be constricted due to another problem in the line. it is difficult to diagnose not being there on premises. i have 5 units in my home and they are all working as they should. good luck. bill
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I leave the water on continuously with it set up through a timer. Just twist the timer to 20-30 minutes a few times a week and walk away. When the timer goes off it quits flowing water to the hose.
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I had the same issue at first. I figured if you'll set something underneath the system it will help to even the flow and after a while take it out and it should work perfectly. Although it seem like it is evenly on the floor it tend not to work properly. I hope this helps.
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I think you need to put on auto and set it to 50%,that is how I run mine and it will cut off when it reaches that level and then cut back on. Check water level also.
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Sorry I've had zero problems with mine. You should be able to get replacement hoses. If it is the hose that split your water pressure exceeds the hose capacity and you would need to reduce it a little. If it is leaking around the connection try taking it off and wrap the connection with plumbers tape or apply plumbers putty and reconnect the hose. Hope this helps
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it started leaking & then the inner pipe cut from one side. there is a technical fault in the expanding hose. I have send email to you before three weeks asking if there is away for repairing it but no answer
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Well, I don't know the specific GPM so it might take awhile, the other thing is it needs to be upright to function so that may be an issue in your situation and the discharge hose isn't more than a couple of feet.