Cat Pressure Washer Pump Unloader Valve

An unloader is a pressure control valve that sets and maintains system pressure.

Cat pressure washer pump unloader valve.

This pressure washer was one one of the machines that sat for 8 years. Failure to install such relief devices could result in personal injury or damage to the pump or to system components. 118672 cat pump shaft protector 3cp 5cp 5fr pumps 14 95 14 95 add to cart. All systems require both a primary pressure regulating device i e regulator unloader and a secondary pressure safety relief device i e pop off valve safety valve.

The unloader valve can also be used for adjusting the pressure of your machine. A pressure washer unloader valve diverts the water flow through the bypass when the trigger on the gun is depressed. Designed and built to the highest quality standards customers count on cat pumps products to keep their equipment running. Cat pumps 7500s brass pressure regulating unloader 2000 psi 6 gpm 3 8 npt.

This is a secondary protection device that should be installed in addition to the primary pressure regulator or unloader. 12393 cat o ring bearing case 4 95 4 95 add to cart. 007860 cat pump modular unloader valve built in bypass chemical injector 66dx 129 95 129 95 add to cart. Regulators and unloaders each have their own benefits.

The unloader valve is designed to respond to an increase in pressure or a change in water flow. It offers additional protection to the pump and is recommended in larger capacity and higher pressure systems. I finally got around to working on it. Direct mount multi gun trapped pressure unloader valves for pressure washers from cat pumps in options up to 4000 psi and 52 gpm.

A worn or stuck piston can cause excess bypass flow and low system pressure. Cat pumps does not assume any liability or responsibility. An unloader contains a check valve that traps pressure between the closed downstream device shut off gun and the unloader causing an internal piston to open which allows the pump to unload at low pressure. 121391 cat ceramic plunger for 5cp6190 pump 59 95 59 95 add to cart.

It is typically set approximately 200 psi above the system pressure set on the primary valve.