bcarwell
Gold Member
I have a garden variety Sears 2500 psi pressure washer. I am considering using it out in the pasture for fire burn supression where I just have a 550 gallon tank and no household 24-40 psi water pressure to feed the washer with.
Can I just stick a garden hose from the intake of the washer into the tank or maybe at the bottom where there is at least some pressure from the full tank ? Will it damage the washer that I don't have the household pressure on the intake side ? The instruction manual for the washer says to never run it without water attached which makes sense since it will hurt the pump to run it dry. But it doesn't make it clear whether you have to have <pressurized> water on the intake or will just any old source of water do. Note the tank is level with the pressure washer and I'm not drying to draft water from a location lower than the washer..
Bob
Can I just stick a garden hose from the intake of the washer into the tank or maybe at the bottom where there is at least some pressure from the full tank ? Will it damage the washer that I don't have the household pressure on the intake side ? The instruction manual for the washer says to never run it without water attached which makes sense since it will hurt the pump to run it dry. But it doesn't make it clear whether you have to have <pressurized> water on the intake or will just any old source of water do. Note the tank is level with the pressure washer and I'm not drying to draft water from a location lower than the washer..
Bob