Inside the soap dispenser, the other opposite end of soap container, has a metal ball that goes up and down, closing/opening chamber depending on water pressure. The soap dispenser tip has the lowest pressure that drops ball and allows air to get in which basically sucks anything that the tube is connected to. For after use maintenance, connect a separate hose connected to clean water to flush it clean using the black tip nozzle. This is to prevent ball from sticking caused by soap residue. You don’t have to remove any unused soap from soap container. It takes a while to flush it using the soap container that came with pressure washer. You have to rinse the container. I have washed a few capped containers to know that it takes several rinse to get soap out.
Most of them will not dispense soap at high pressure. That's why you have to use the soap nozzle. However they will keep spraying soap until all the soap is out of the hose.
The machine will not dispense soap with the other nozzles. It may appear that way for a few seconds as the soap in the hose is cleaned out, but it should not dispense soap with the other nozzles. If yours does, it's broken.
@@moto_ak47 hey it's cool, no problem. I just wanted to make sure you didn't have a busted machine. I started looking at these last night, yours still holding up well?
Ive found using a separate foam cannon vs using the detergent tank on the pressure washer is best for the reason you explained at the start of the video. The torq foam cannon from chemical guys is top notch!
Forget using the soap dispenser for your truck. Buy a foam gun. Fits in the wand where the nozzle would go. Works great and puts a full thick blanket of soap on your truck. Much better wash! I purchased mine for less than $20.
what kind of foam gun did you guys buy? Im starting out super excited, also u said it fits where the wand would go explain it a lil if u don’t mind thanks bro
To use the soap container. You can only use chemicals that are specifically made for a pressure washer. You can't just dump anything in and think it's gonna work. Then you use the soap nozzle to apply the soap. After applying change nozzle to rinse and you're done. You are better off getting the cannon attachment and forget the container.
I hate to say but the info. You gave out is incorrect, the soap will not dispense out if you use the other nozzle tips, it’s only designed to work with the soap tip, your machine sense there is no pressure or resistance while using the soap tip therefore soap will be Dispensed and with high pressure the soap will not be sucked out , peace and God Bless
You are correct I did make a mistake in that. At first I maybe thought I had a bad egg but It is the black nozzel that will only dispense the soap. And just a small amount once you switch back to any of the other nozzel just beacuse it still has a bit of soap in the line to be cleared out but then goes back to straight water as it should.
Thanks for the tip on how to use the soap tank. I just got mine home and still in the box. One suggestion is to move the flag before you start spraying.
You don't have to use up all of the soap before you rinse. You just take the black tip off and replace it with one of the other tips. The black tip is the only one that the soap will come thru. When you first switch you will get some soap because of the soap that remains inside the hose but that should quickly turn to all water.
It was tricky. The black nozzle is the soap one and since there is still soap left in the line when you switch to a new pressure nozzle there is still soap that comes put for about 10-15 seconds.
Manual requires 20 hour break in period at low loads. How do you accomplish this when there is no throttle control? Seems to me the warranty is void from the get go because there is no way to properly break in the engine. Engine is wide open or off. ?
@@Clones2011 Ha ha...right! Words are supposed to mean things. I have run mine for about 4 hours now. All good. One great feature about this washer is the gasoline cutoff valve. I hit it when almost through and run all the fuel out of the carb. Can't hurt.
I'm sure it may have to do with the pressure and it opening/closing the soap hose valve via a certain pressure. So the soap will only work with the black tip nozzle.
Put Johnson's Baby shampoo on it to bathe the baby, the chamomile one works very well and it is very sweet to wash the car and you will see how the paint and windows are shiny and it will look new. I wash the car with that and it is my excellent tip
Yes but depends on your own personal needs of what you will be using your pressure washer for. Home personal use vs professional use are two big different things when it comes to pressure washing. Longer the better for professional use.
Thanks for this info ace! I've been stuck on trying to figure this thing out! This was exactly what I was stuck on and the question I had. Glad I came across your video!
I agree with Buckeye Drone. Only the black nozzle should dispense soap. The others will be (should be) water only, however they may dispense soap for a few seconds. This is the way it should work anyways. After using the other nozzles to wash the soap off, then switching to the wide angle to rinse, mine will dispense a bit of soap (even though I've been running straight rinse water thru it for 5 minutes-ish) A few lil quirks like that, but still better than going down the street to the car wash with quarters and a timer! :) I hope your washer is working out great!!
I'm sorry but I'm having a real problem understanding how the Nozzle can affect whether or not soap comes out with the water, all of the water supplied to the wand comes out of that detergent tank whether there is detergent in it or none at all, there is no bypass valve to divert the water supply pass the detergent if it's in the tank, so can someone tell me how the hell a tip affects what's coming out of the tank??
@@hollywood41p The tank has a hose that comes out of it (below the tank) and runs up to the water line/wand-hose. When the black tip is on (the soap tip), it has a different pressure, which will pull the soap out of the tank through the clear plastic hose, and out the wand hose. When the other tips are applied/used, the pressure is different and therefore will not pull the soap out. There is only the soap that's already in the line remaining, and once pushed out, will no longer have soap in the line, when using a non soap tip. In conclusion, it's done all off of pressure. Each tip has a different pressure!
*Get a foam cannon and leave that runny, watered down soap bottle alone. Foam cannon will be the best $20 you've spent on a pressure washer accessory.*
@@moto_ak47 *Now all you need is a surface cleaner if you ever clean your pavement and a turbo nozzle and you'll have the ultimate tips for your washer.*
Inside the soap dispenser, the other opposite end of soap container, has a metal ball that goes up and down, closing/opening chamber depending on water pressure. The soap dispenser tip has the lowest pressure that drops ball and allows air to get in which basically sucks anything that the tube is connected to. For after use maintenance, connect a separate hose connected to clean water to flush it clean using the black tip nozzle. This is to prevent ball from sticking caused by soap residue. You don’t have to remove any unused soap from soap container. It takes a while to flush it using the soap container that came with pressure washer. You have to rinse the container. I have washed a few capped containers to know that it takes several rinse to get soap out.
Thank you for not wasting 15 minutes of my life
OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! I would have been searching for days for this answer! Straight to the point!!!! 😊😊😊
Most of them will not dispense soap at high pressure. That's why you have to use the soap nozzle. However they will keep spraying soap until all the soap is out of the hose.
Obviously his first pressure washer...
The machine will not dispense soap with the other nozzles. It may appear that way for a few seconds as the soap in the hose is cleaned out, but it should not dispense soap with the other nozzles. If yours does, it's broken.
Thank you ccwsig i will make an update vid on this.
@@moto_ak47 hey it's cool, no problem. I just wanted to make sure you didn't have a busted machine. I started looking at these last night, yours still holding up well?
Ive found using a separate foam cannon vs using the detergent tank on the pressure washer is best for the reason you explained at the start of the video. The torq foam cannon from chemical guys is top notch!
Forget using the soap dispenser for your truck. Buy a foam gun. Fits in the wand where the nozzle would go. Works great and puts a full thick blanket of soap on your truck. Much better wash! I purchased mine for less than $20.
Bought myself one of amazon, thanks man, appreciate it!
what kind of foam gun did you guys buy? Im starting out super excited, also u said it fits where the wand would go explain it a lil if u don’t mind thanks bro
I just picked one of these up. Thank you for the information about the soap. I was going to fill the dispenser all the way up. Not now.
Ha ha ha....SAME HERE!
How do you adjust the PSI? Or do you just switch between angles? Different surfaces require different PSI as not to damage surface.
Increase your distance between you and the surface. You can also change spray nozzles to a wider spray pattern. So yes charging angles will help.
To use the soap container. You can only use chemicals that are specifically made for a pressure washer. You can't just dump anything in and think it's gonna work. Then you use the soap nozzle to apply the soap. After applying change nozzle to rinse and you're done. You are better off getting the cannon attachment and forget the container.
Thanks for sharing. Thinking of getting one to keep my dump truck clean.
It's a great cheap alternative.
I hate to say but the info. You gave out is incorrect, the soap will not dispense out if you use the other nozzle tips, it’s only designed to work with the soap tip, your machine sense there is no pressure or resistance while using the soap tip therefore soap will be Dispensed and with high pressure the soap will not be sucked out , peace and God Bless
You are correct I did make a mistake in that. At first I maybe thought I had a bad egg but It is the black nozzel that will only dispense the soap. And just a small amount once you switch back to any of the other nozzel just beacuse it still has a bit of soap in the line to be cleared out but then goes back to straight water as it should.
MotoAK47 regardless it’s a good pressure washer and you are correct they don’t supply clear instructions need , peace and God Bless
How do I use this with my 65 gallon tank?
Your pressure washer should have came with a clear suction tube to be attached to it and the other end dropped into the tank
Thanks for the tip on how to use the soap tank. I just got mine home and still in the box. One suggestion is to move the flag before you start spraying.
You don't have to use up all of the soap before you rinse. You just take the black tip off and replace it with one of the other tips. The black tip is the only one that the soap will come thru. When you first switch you will get some soap because of the soap that remains inside the hose but that should quickly turn to all water.
Yes, that is correct. I have found that out since making this video. Thank you very much. That was helpful
Good!. Time to erase this video that gives wrong info don’t you think?
@livingonarock5547 Well, it's not completely wrong. The video is just missing some information. He really should edit in the missing info. 🤷♂️
You go from bottom up using soap then from top down rinse
Thanks man I was looking for a vid on this
Has this turned out to be a good pressure washer? I'm thinking of buying one soon to replace my Craftsman.
Donnie, Yes it has!! Pretty good actually, I will make a follow up video for you soon.
Thank you so much I just got mine very helpful
Ponle shampo para bañar bebe . El johnson's baby funciona muy bien deja extremadamente fríos o los vidrios del carro y no deja marcas ni cenizo
Thanks for this. I was going out of my mind trying to figure out how to turn the soap OFF. What a crappy design. I am ruturning mine tomorrow.
It was tricky. The black nozzle is the soap one and since there is still soap left in the line when you switch to a new pressure nozzle there is still soap that comes put for about 10-15 seconds.
To downstream with the predator pw use a general pump soap shooter
Manual requires 20 hour break in period at low loads. How do you accomplish this when there is no throttle control? Seems to me the warranty is void from the get go because there is no way to properly break in the engine. Engine is wide open or off. ?
yea i just bought one and the manual says optional break in procedure like wtf
@@Clones2011 Ha ha...right! Words are supposed to mean things. I have run mine for about 4 hours now. All good. One great feature about this washer is the gasoline cutoff valve. I hit it when almost through and run all the fuel out of the carb. Can't hurt.
@@shannonstephenson0993 hey right on, mine made a weird noise so i just took it back. good luck👍🏻
Yes, I too looked/read through the manual and couldn't find information about adding to the detergent tank. Thank you for this informative video.
Good video on this thanks. Looking to get 1 of these pressure washers here soon.
Great video. You're right, the instructions for the soap holder is non existent. Why won't the pump pull up soap with the high pressure nozzles?
I'm sure it may have to do with the pressure and it opening/closing the soap hose valve via a certain pressure. So the soap will only work with the black tip nozzle.
Put Johnson's Baby shampoo on it to bathe the baby, the chamomile one works very well and it is very sweet to wash the car and you will see how the paint and windows are shiny and it will look new. I wash the car with that and it is my excellent tip
Do you know how to drain all the water out of the pressure washer after your done using it.
Hold the trigger
Thank you!
Is 25' hose enough?
Yes but depends on your own personal needs of what you will be using your pressure washer for. Home personal use vs professional use are two big different things when it comes to pressure washing. Longer the better for professional use.
Thanks for your reply. it will be for home use for cars and house siding.
@@rustwrangler5506 25' home personal use, you will be just fine with what you have then my friend.
I have one of these best pressure washer I've owned .
Thanks for this info ace! I've been stuck on trying to figure this thing out! This was exactly what I was stuck on and the question I had. Glad I came across your video!
Just subscribed!!!
My man there is snow on the ground hope u was bundled up
but i am curious on the price of the pressure washer
$400
I agree with Buckeye Drone. Only the black nozzle should dispense soap. The others will be (should be) water only, however they may dispense soap for a few seconds.
This is the way it should work anyways. After using the other nozzles to wash the soap off, then switching to the wide angle to rinse, mine will dispense a bit of soap (even though I've been running straight rinse water thru it for 5 minutes-ish)
A few lil quirks like that, but still better than going down the street to the car wash with quarters and a timer! :)
I hope your washer is working out great!!
I'm sorry but I'm having a real problem understanding how the Nozzle can affect whether or not soap comes out with the water, all of the water supplied to the wand comes out of that detergent tank whether there is detergent in it or none at all, there is no bypass valve to divert the water supply pass the detergent if it's in the tank, so can someone tell me how the hell a tip affects what's coming out of the tank??
@@hollywood41p The tank has a hose that comes out of it (below the tank) and runs up to the water line/wand-hose. When the black tip is on (the soap tip), it has a different pressure, which will pull the soap out of the tank through the clear plastic hose, and out the wand hose. When the other tips are applied/used, the pressure is different and therefore will not pull the soap out. There is only the soap that's already in the line remaining, and once pushed out, will no longer have soap in the line, when using a non soap tip. In conclusion, it's done all off of pressure. Each tip has a different pressure!
*Get a foam cannon and leave that runny, watered down soap bottle alone. Foam cannon will be the best $20 you've spent on a pressure washer accessory.*
Very true, bought one a few months ago. Very nice addition 👌
@@moto_ak47 *Now all you need is a surface cleaner if you ever clean your pavement and a turbo nozzle and you'll have the ultimate tips for your washer.*
Sorry man but I gotta tell you - i love the video but watching you soak Old Glory really chaps my hide.
Братан, как то ты пеной очень долго пользуешься.. пена гавно,купи пенник с АлиЭкспресс и будет тебе счастье.