Ralph Q
New member
Yesterday I started up my washer, for my first driveway, and I noticed that the hose was vibrating slightly. I thought it was air in the hose. It stopped after a while and then came back. I noticed it at the next two houses. It sort of felt like the pump wasn't getting enough water.
So today I took all my plumbing apart and retaped and tightened everything up. It didn't help. It still feels like the pump is cavitating. Just not as bad as if it really was being starved. I know there is no air leak and my tank was full. So I'm stumped. Can anyone point me in the right direction in diagnosing this problem. I did run out of water and might have had the pump running out of water for like 30 seconds the other day, would that damage the pump?
Could this be pump damage or trash in the valves or something? What are the symptoms of pump damage due to cavitation? I have to work tomorrow and I am afraid I'm going to blow the pump.
The pulsating/vibrating is worse when there is a low pressure nozzle on or there is no tip one the wand.
So today I took all my plumbing apart and retaped and tightened everything up. It didn't help. It still feels like the pump is cavitating. Just not as bad as if it really was being starved. I know there is no air leak and my tank was full. So I'm stumped. Can anyone point me in the right direction in diagnosing this problem. I did run out of water and might have had the pump running out of water for like 30 seconds the other day, would that damage the pump?
Could this be pump damage or trash in the valves or something? What are the symptoms of pump damage due to cavitation? I have to work tomorrow and I am afraid I'm going to blow the pump.
The pulsating/vibrating is worse when there is a low pressure nozzle on or there is no tip one the wand.