Virgil J
the pump is red with AAA on front label the tag says #6 tip 2200 trying to find out how many gpm.
Answer
You have a 2200 PSI "pounds per square inch" pressure washer. It all depends on the pump manufacturer as to how many GPM your pump can push. It could be as low as 2.0 or as high as 4.5 GPM. One example of a CAT pump is this setup,Cat Pump, 2200 psi, 4.2 GPM, 900 PSI operating pressure. This may or may not be your pump. A Simpson name brand is just that, a name brand. Although Simpson used to make the best washers in the USA, the industry has moved to cheaper and cheaper garbage from China.
My Simpson has a plate on the left side. Mine also has a CAT pump on it and you can get the Model numbers off the pump and look it up on the CAT/Caterpillar web site.
You have a 2200 PSI "pounds per square inch" pressure washer. It all depends on the pump manufacturer as to how many GPM your pump can push. It could be as low as 2.0 or as high as 4.5 GPM. One example of a CAT pump is this setup,Cat Pump, 2200 psi, 4.2 GPM, 900 PSI operating pressure. This may or may not be your pump. A Simpson name brand is just that, a name brand. Although Simpson used to make the best washers in the USA, the industry has moved to cheaper and cheaper garbage from China.
My Simpson has a plate on the left side. Mine also has a CAT pump on it and you can get the Model numbers off the pump and look it up on the CAT/Caterpillar web site.
Pressure washer connected to shower?
jack z
I am a screenprinter, and I bought a a pressure washer (1750 PSI Campbell Hausfeld) to clean my screens in the bathtub. However, there is no garden hose faucet in my 3rd floor rental apartment. Is it safe to hook up the washer to my residential supply, AKA my shower? I have an adapter that connects a garden hose to a shower fixture, but I'm not sure if this would mess up my water heater or what. I don't need the water to be hot.
Hey, thanks for the answers so far! Ok, so I measured my GPM, which was 3 gallons/minute. I also noticed that there was some sputtering, i.e. very brief dips in flow rate, every couple seconds, but this was barely noticeable.
I tried connecting the electric power washer to the shower through a 15 ft. garden hose. Every time I pull the trigger the lights in my house dim significantly (Its a 1600 W machine), and a very powerful spray comes out, but in a big cloud instead of a fan or jet. The shape of the cloud is not dependent on how I adjust the nozzle.
After about 10 seconds of continuous spraying, the power washer really seemed to be struggling, and the RPMs on the motor started getting fearful, and so I shut the thing off quickly and hid - Help!
I don't know if its a problem with the flow rate, or with the electricity in my house. I didn't think this thing would be such a crazy beast to operate.
by the way, my shower puts out 3 GPM versus the power washer's required 1.3 GPM.
Answer
The water supply from your shower should be sufficient.
The specification sheet from your pressure washer will give you a volume measurement in gallons per minute (gpm). Most retail home pressure washers use 1.5-3 gpm, which your shower should easily provide.
P.S. I don't think you should count on getting your security deposit back.
your dealing with a variety of issues; pressure, spray and power
pressure: the ID (inside diameter) of your hose is probably larger than the ID of your shower line. The water supply can't keep up. At the hardware store, look for a "washing machine supply hose". It's shorter and narrower than a regular hose.
Spray; The spray is controlled through the nozzle. Read the instructions!
Power: I'll bet your using an extension cord. Don't, unless the wire diameter of the extension cord exceeds the wire diameter of the pressure washer.
Oh, 1 other thing strikes me.
Turn on the water, and let the pressure washer fill with water before you turn it on. Squeeze the trigger until you have a steady stream before you turn it on.
The water supply from your shower should be sufficient.
The specification sheet from your pressure washer will give you a volume measurement in gallons per minute (gpm). Most retail home pressure washers use 1.5-3 gpm, which your shower should easily provide.
P.S. I don't think you should count on getting your security deposit back.
your dealing with a variety of issues; pressure, spray and power
pressure: the ID (inside diameter) of your hose is probably larger than the ID of your shower line. The water supply can't keep up. At the hardware store, look for a "washing machine supply hose". It's shorter and narrower than a regular hose.
Spray; The spray is controlled through the nozzle. Read the instructions!
Power: I'll bet your using an extension cord. Don't, unless the wire diameter of the extension cord exceeds the wire diameter of the pressure washer.
Oh, 1 other thing strikes me.
Turn on the water, and let the pressure washer fill with water before you turn it on. Squeeze the trigger until you have a steady stream before you turn it on.
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