Pressure washer pump assemblies

Water Cannon custom builds pressure washer pump assemblies for most any application. Gravity fed pumps from a tank to barrel simply supply water to the pump inlet and recirculate the bypass line back to the tank.

With pressure up to 8000PSI and flow rates to 140GPM Water Cannon supplies ready to work pressure washer pump solutions.

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Jetting nozzles

Water Cannon is your Sewer Jetting Headquarters. We’ve got jetting nozzles ranging in size from 1/8 inch for household drains and traps, up to the industrial, 1 inch, 25 gallon per minute nozzles to get through the toughest lines. For clearing culverts or downspouts, we have rotating nozzles to clear the inside walls and back flush the debris for clean flow through. Water Cannon sells Spinner nozzles for ducts, barrels and storage tanks of all sizes.

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Water Cannon has repair parts and kits :

Water Cannon has repair parts and kits to fix your pump.  In so many cases we find or should I say cannot find the label that has the model number on the pump as shown in this picture.  Of course this is critical to ensure we send you the correct parts to fix your pump problem.  A Picture like this is worth a thousand words.  Sometimes we can identify the pump even without the head or manifold removed as shown.  This can be a little like the crime dramas you see on TV.  I call it: PSI.  Pump Scene Investigation.  I can tell by the picture that is a belt drive.  I can see by the crankcase of the pump and shape of the manifold that this is a General Brand Pump.  To identify the pumps actual model number, with the manifold already removed, you can measure the outside diameter of the white ceramic Plunger or piston in millimeters.  That will give us the bore of the pump piston. To measure the stroke or how far back and forth that same piston travels, hold a ruler next to the piston as you turn the crankshaft of the pump and then see how many millimeters in one direction the piston travels.  If the label is missing from your pump, all of this information combined will ensure the correct pump identification.  Call Water Cannon to order the correct parts to get you back up and running, right the first time.

In looking at the pump that we just talked about above, your eagle eye may have picked up the crack running down the length of the piston.  This crack is caused most often by what is known as “Thermal Shock”.  Thermal Shock is what happens to a piston or plunger when it sees a drastic temperature change usually from hot to cold.  The most common example is when a pressure washer is started before the water is turned on.  The friction from the dry plunger against the seals can heat up in seconds.  It may be too late before the operator realizes that there is no water to the pump.  By the time the user gets the water turned on, the plungers are hot.   When the cold water is introduced, this shocks the ceramic and a crack is formed.  This will cause the seals to fail and leak water back into the crankcase.  If left undetected, catastrophic damage can occur such as thrown connecting rods due to poor lubrication.  The moral of the story:  Always have water flowing through the pump before start up.

 

 

Written by Jim Grode

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Spring time startup of your pressure washer

Here are few tips to help get your pressure washer up and running for the cleaning season.

The first thing I would suggest is to inspect your equipment from wheels to spray tip.   Add air to the tires, repair or replace them if needed.  Check for any loose nuts and bolts, tighten or replace as needed.  Check the engine oil, 10W-30 motor oil is what Honda recommends.  For the GX series engines you will need to fill the oil right up to the threads at either side of the crankcase or “Fill to Spill” as they say.  For any Triplex Pump, you will need a straight 30 weight non-detergent oil found at most auto parts stores or WaterCannon.com.  The oil level is usually half way up the sight glass or at the notch in the dipstick.  Axial Pumps like the RMV and RMW series pumps are maintenance free so you do not need to worry about the oil.  Check your garden hose for damage such as cracks, punctures or bulges.  Make sure there is no debris inside before connecting to your pump.  Clean or replace as needed.  Inspect your high pressure discharge hose the same way.  The trigger gun and wand as well.  Remove and inspect the spray tip before connecting to your washer.

Connect the garden hose to the pump at the garden hose fitting making sure the filter/washer is clean and clear.  Turn on the water supply making sure the water flows freely out of the pump without the high pressure hose attached.  If you stored your machine with pumpsaver or antifreeze mix last year before putting it away for the season, water should come right through.  If not, you may need to allow for the water to purge the air from the valves before adding your high pressure hose gun and wand.  Check for and repair any leaks you may have found from the garden hose to where the nozzle attaches to the spray wand.  Sometimes the orings at the connection points can break or go missing.   Finally, attach your spray nozzle, ensuring the oring inside the nozzle holder is intact.  Make sure the spring loaded collar fully engages the nozzle before final operation.  Always wear protective safety gear.

Written by Jim Grode March 2016
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Diaphragm-Pump

14C12 Sprayer-Honda-GX200-Diaphragm-Pump: 

The Zeta 40P/GR Polypropylene Pump with Gearbox is a 3-diaphragm poly pump with control unit with adjustable pressure regulator, manual dump lever, dual ball valve outlets and pressure gauge. It is fitted with a gearbox for 4HP to 6.5HP gas engines with 3/4" shafts. The Udor 40/P series poly pumps have polypropylene and stainless steel liquid handling parts, making them ideal for use with chlorine (up to 10%) to kill mold, mildew and fungus. They are also useable with liquid fertilizers, suspension products, de-icing materials and other hard-to-handle liquids. The bolts on the inside and outside of this pump are of stainless steel to prevent rusting, making this ideal for use with salt water as well. These Zeta pumps are easily adaptable to PTO's, gas engines, hydraulic and belt drive applications

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Diaphragm-Pump

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A Gear Driven Pump

A Gear Driven Pump is essentially a solid shaft pump with a direct drive gear reduction unit attached.  With a gear driven pump, the original pump crankcase is mounted to a separate crankcase for the reduction gears.  The two units are mounted together but individually sealed with the gear box using a thicker oil like gear lube whereas the pump uses the standard 30 weight, non-detergent oil. The pump and gearbox are then attached to the engine directly via the hollow shaft on the gear box.

The Pros and Cons:

The pump and gearbox are self contained with no belts and pulleys.  No belt guard taking up space.  The gear ratio being approximately 2.2:1 allows for the pump to run at slower speeds with higher output volumes than most high speed direct drive pumps.  The gear box driven machine can run for longer times with higher efficiency.  The initial cost is more for the gear box type unit versus a belt drive unit but makes up for it in less down time that you might have with belts and pulleys. 

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