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Originally Posted by getdul981
Never heard of such a thing. How would you go about getting said anti-freeze into the pump?
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This might not be the only way, but it works for me!!
Needed items:
- short piece of hose with male threaded connector end
- funnel
- some RV antifreeze
1. Disconnect your garden hose from the pressure washer
2. Connect short piece of hose to pressure washer (where garden hose would normally connect
3. Start pressure washer - run at idle speed
4. Hold end of short hose up above pressure washer
5. Insert funnel end in hose (probably will need to hold funnel in hose)
6. Pour RV antifreeze into funnel until the water coming out of the pressure washer outlet is pink
7. Shut down pressure washer
I usually leave the outlet hose from the pressure washer (that goes to the spray wand) connected so that I can control where the antifreeze/water solution coming out winds up (leave spray wand disconnected). In fairly concentrated form, I have seen the RV antifreeze kill off grass in the lawn.
On a gas powered machine, I always shut the fuel supply off before starting this and let the unit run out of fuel by the time I finish. That way the machine doesn't get stored with fuel in the carb.
You might also want to leave a small container on the floor under the pressure washer inlet to catch any residual RV antifreeze that might dribble out.
Bill