AVOID THIS COMMON PRESSURE WASHER MISTAKE

Improper startup and sloppy technique can destroy a pressure washer’s pump, damage surfaces, and cost you more than the actual machine itself.

- P.S.

I learned that the hard way when I loaned my neighbor my pressure washer and two hours later, he returned it—completely inoperable. But the fault was my own. I automatically assumed that he knew that running a pressure washer without the water turned on would do fast damage, as the mechanics within the pump can begin to fail in as little as 30 seconds.