relief valve/bypass

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Johnson

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I was doing some flatwork today and in an attempt to switch from surface cleaner to gun, my coupler wouldnt come off. I finally got it off but it took a little too long becuase I noticed the relief valve was shootong water out of it. The machine ran fine after that but is there anything I should do?
I have an A.R. pump with a "built in" unloader, is there anyway I could run a bypass line off of it? It has 2 ports with allen screws in them. Could I take one of the screws out and put a hose barb in the hole and run a hose to a tank or bucket? I have a ball valve on the inlet with a waste screw on the side. Could I maybe attatch a hose barb in place of the waste screw and run a bypass line from the unloader to it?

I would like to setup a bypass line if I could but any help or suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks
 
Your unloader is bolted to the side of the head, right? The only way you can bypass to a tank is to replace the one you have now with a seperate unloader / inlet combination. Are you drawing from a tank now, or is it garden hose fed?
 
Russ Johnson said:
Your unloader is bolted to the side of the head, right? The only way you can bypass to a tank is to replace the one you have now with a seperate unloader / inlet combination. Are you drawing from a tank now, or is it garden hose fed?
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Yes its "attatched" to the side of the pump, like a one piece unit. Its garden hose fed. If I replaced it with a new one, how difficult would that be and what do I do with the original one? Thanks for your input
 
It's not a huge deal to do. Trapped pressure unloader plumbed to the outlet of the pump, brass "Y" strainer with a garden hose swivel on the inlet, a couple of hose barbs and clamps, some bypass line, a tank, and a little time. If you'd like, I can pm you a parts list.

Save the original...you never know...
 
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