Conversely if the unloader valve won t close water pressure to the spray nozzle decreases drastically.
Excell pressure washer unloader valve location.
Many videos write ups show that you can try to free a stuck pin to repair it.
Troubleshooting shows that it s likely the unloader valve.
Excell vr2500 devilbiss a01703 pump one day just stopped producing pressure.
One of them is a sticking unloader valve.
The system pressure depends on the setting of the unloader.
That s not necessarily true.
When your pressure washer has its pressure gun depressed the unloader valve ensures the flow of water towards the nozzle.
If the unloader valve clogs or won t open the thermal release valve opens and sprays steamy water from the pump.
If your pressure washer is not building pressure and the engine is surging there could be a few different causes.
For example if your washer produces 1000 psi while you are spraying the unloader should not unload until the pressure exceeds the 1000psi.
Usually this pressure setting is higher than the system pressure while you are spraying.
The unloader only relieves the pressure once it reaches a certain p s i.
As determined by the setting of the unloader.
On the other hand when you release the trigger the unloader valve redirects the flow of water towards the inlet valve.