Would a pressure washer's pull cord not come out completely if it was low on oil?

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Ben D

I'm trying to fix my cousin's pressure washer and the only thing I noticed that could be wrong is the oil was low. It stopped working when she was pressure washing her deck. I just want to make sure before I go add new oil and have it turn out there's a non related engine problem or something. I checked the air filter and it's clean, the spark plug was connected properly, the gas is all new, and it didn't sit out in the cold so nothing froze inside.

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How low was the oil when you got it? The pull cord recoil mech could be messed up. Or the cylinder could seized. Sounds to me since it stopped working while in use its seized.

what is the best psi to effectively remove grime and stains from all surfaces with a pressure washer?

i need to buy a pressure washer to start a small after-school business to earn some extra cash. i will need a gas pressure washer with enough power to clean driveways, walkways, fences, stone, brick, oil stains from garages, ext. what is the minimum PSI i need to be able to do these jobs effectively?

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The more pressure you can get, the better. But also watch water volume too. The cleaning power of a pressure washer can be found by multiply pressure (psi) by water volume (GPM). Some manufacturers offer a lot of pressure with very little volume.

That said, 3000 psi is a good all around pressure. You can always lower the pressure by the type of nozzle that you use.

Hope this helps.

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