How do I clean my boat bimini top without taking it off?

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Kristy H

The boat was stored for a while under trees in the heat and it now

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I have a small Sears gas powered pressure washer I keep on my live-aboard boat. At a cost of about $200 (it was on sale) it is undoubtedly one of the best investments I ever made for cleaning my boat. It puts out a good amount of pressure (so you have to be careful not to get the wand too close, or you will rip, tear, or put holes in stuff). But it cleans everything! Will absolutely make your bimini top look brand new. I use it on my hull, sides, cabin, engines, canvas, deck, shoes, car, everything! No soap or chemicals required.

Happy & Safe Boating,
John

PS. Someone needs to invent a very small electric power washer you can use with one hand, at a sink, to clean small parts, tools, filters, shoes, hats, etc.

Do I need to replace the trigger gun on my power washer?

John

When I squeeze the handle on the gun, water runs all over the place. There is pressure but equal to that of a garden hose. The motor runs, but could the pump be broken? It's a Karcher model K360MR.

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Contact the Karcher repair center. Typical problem is an "O" ring in the power wand trigger assembly fails. It's a small part probably less than $10 US. The last one I replaced was 10 years ago and it was about $5.

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i live in detroit michigan. i need some aluminum tubing i want to make a 16 ft wand for my pressure washer?

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inroughdia

i bought some tubing from a hardware store but it burst what kind of tubing do i need ? thickness of wall do i need? would stainless steel be cheaper ...? i need to make the end bend in the shape of a hook for cleaning gutters my pressure washer is 2900 psi ...... no go and amaze me this is why i come here .
meant to say now go and amaze me

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Aluminum cannot handle high pressure all that well as you have seen. It will handle 2900 PSI if the wall thickness is thick enough. My guess is your first tube burst at the bend. Bending the metal will weaken it. Aluminum is not very ductile (bendable) so it tends to fracture easily when it is bent. You will have this problem even with a thicker wall tube.

Stainless steel would be far stronger and with the right wall thickness could easily handle the pressure and bending. The BIG drawbacks are the it is very hard and not easy to bend and also is very heave compared to aluminum. A 16 ft piece of 1/8" wall tubing would weigh more than 40 lbs. Not something you want to lug around all day.

The only thing I know that is light enough and strong enough is composite materials. They cannot be bent after they are laminated up so the bend would have to be part of the manufacturing process. Very, very expensive.

Good luck

How do I clean my boat bimini top without taking it off?

Kristy H

The boat was stored for a while under trees in the heat and it now

Answer
I have a small Sears gas powered pressure washer I keep on my live-aboard boat. At a cost of about $200 (it was on sale) it is undoubtedly one of the best investments I ever made for cleaning my boat. It puts out a good amount of pressure (so you have to be careful not to get the wand too close, or you will rip, tear, or put holes in stuff). But it cleans everything! Will absolutely make your bimini top look brand new. I use it on my hull, sides, cabin, engines, canvas, deck, shoes, car, everything! No soap or chemicals required.

Happy & Safe Boating,
John

PS. Someone needs to invent a very small electric power washer you can use with one hand, at a sink, to clean small parts, tools, filters, shoes, hats, etc.

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Searching for users manual for coleman pressure washer model QL-3100G?

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thegerbilg

Any help? The pressure wand sprays water out, but water then starts to leak out of the part where the handle connects to the wand shaft. Please help!
And yes, i did go to the website and searches for it, but noting came up.

Answer
I work on pressure washers for a living and see this daily! It's just an "O-Ring" has split and is allowing water to leak out. Find the o-ring that isn't an "O" but more of a "C" and replace it, problem solved! Sears has o-ring kits in the stores with several sizes of o-rings in it. Use the instructions included to select the right ring!

i live in detroit michigan. i need some aluminum tubing i want to make a 16 ft wand for my pressure washer?

inroughdia

i bought some tubing from a hardware store but it burst what kind of tubing do i need ? thickness of wall do i need? would stainless steel be cheaper ...? i need to make the end bend in the shape of a hook for cleaning gutters my pressure washer is 2900 psi ...... no go and amaze me this is why i come here .
meant to say now go and amaze me

Answer
Aluminum cannot handle high pressure all that well as you have seen. It will handle 2900 PSI if the wall thickness is thick enough. My guess is your first tube burst at the bend. Bending the metal will weaken it. Aluminum is not very ductile (bendable) so it tends to fracture easily when it is bent. You will have this problem even with a thicker wall tube.

Stainless steel would be far stronger and with the right wall thickness could easily handle the pressure and bending. The BIG drawbacks are the it is very hard and not easy to bend and also is very heave compared to aluminum. A 16 ft piece of 1/8" wall tubing would weigh more than 40 lbs. Not something you want to lug around all day.

The only thing I know that is light enough and strong enough is composite materials. They cannot be bent after they are laminated up so the bend would have to be part of the manufacturing process. Very, very expensive.

Good luck

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I'm looking for a pressure washer icon. The wand part. Hopefully with the water spraying out. Can you help?

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Cornish_Re

I know, it's a long shot but I figured I'd try anyway
Thanks

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Gosh, look for clip art, and look for a shower head. i think that looks enough like a pressure washer. Maybe give that a try.
Pressure washers don't have a lot of distinguishing characteristics. Maybe it could be spraying a dirty house or person with their hair flying and glasses coming off.

how do you disassemble a Karcher k1600 pressure washer trigger gun/ spray gun?

Adam

my karcher pressure washer k1600 just broke down now we have identified that the problem was in the spray wand and we've all ready gotten the replacement part, but now we have no idea how to put the spray wand back together could anyone help soon

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just go to Karchers web page.

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