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Simoniz told me to pound sand when I asked them for help disassembling this and finding a replacement washer. They said that it was impossible to disassemble and I should just buy a new one for $35, even though it broke on its second use. I told them I’d never buy one of their products again, and they sent me a replacement wand. Jokes on them, I’m still never going to buy one of their products again as they use custom parts and aren’t right-to-repair friendly. This wand has an inherent design flaw that the replacement they sent me has a warning about this flaw on it. Turn off your pressure washer when changing spray angle.
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Pictured all labelled parts in exploded view and tools used.
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Use punch and hammer to back out metal pins seen here.
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Once this pin has been backed out far enough, remove it with channellock pliers. Careful, all internal parts tend to fall out once this pin has been pulled out.
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Replace required part and reassemble. Use channellocks to pinch metal pin to fit it back in the holes. To properlly remove an o-ring, view the following video. For tough to remove o-rings, also pinch it with a cloth. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDiDoJCf...
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Having the exact same issue, same washer and the same response from Simonz. Easily taken apart but the washer is impossible to find a replacement.
How has your repair held up with the alternative washer?
Hey Geoff,
It has held up ok, but has blown out twice more. The local o-ring shop has a minimum purchase of $5, so I got 10 (I could have gotten 100 for $5) and have 7 left. Unfortunate that it isn't a perfect solution, but it works. I have found the best solution is to follow the following steps during operation:
1)Use pressure washer as normal
2) Turn off pressure washer
3) Pull trigger to depressurize hose
4) Change nozzle setting
5) Resume use of pressure washer as normal
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