RYOBI 2000 PSI PRESSURE WASHER O RINGS PROFESSIONAL

Is it the inside or outside diameter you measure?.The main confusion when buying fittings is the size you need to get. The quick connect male fits into the female socket and the o-ring is the perfect size to prevent leaks. O-rings are used in the female fittings to prevent leaks. Stainless steel has added chromium to prevent rust. It is an alloy of copper and zinc and with its low melting point is easy to cast and machine. Plastic fittings will only be used for lighter-duty electric pressure washers.īrass is by far the most common fitting material for pressure washers. Let’s look at the pros and cons of each: Plastic

RYOBI 2000 PSI PRESSURE WASHER O RINGS PROFESSIONAL

Then stainless steel (very common in professional use due to chemical resistance). Then plastic (there’s lots of residential electric pressure washers out there). It has to be cheap enough to make them a profitable product for business.īrass, plastic and stainless steel are the most common material used in pressure washer hose fittings.īrass is the most common.It needs to be corrosion resistant since its water within, and.It needs to firmly connect the parts together and not break despite the constant tugging by the user.It has to be strong enough to withstand 1000 – 4000 psi over (most likely) thousands of cycles use.It’s one of those fittings you can’t pressure wash without once you try it.Ĭheck how a swivel fitting works in this video we made: You can just walk it out and the gun swivel twists out the hose kinks as you walk. It works by allowing swivel (spinning) of the hose without you having to twist the spray gun and extension wand in big circles. Quick connect fittings turn screw connections to quick connect/release making the job of connecting and removing the hose fast and easy. However, we will talk about quick connect fittings and swivel fittings separate. But it’s confusing and we won’t do that here. Sometimes a website will refer to the entire category of connectors as fittings and then specific types of fittings as couplers or adapters or reducers. Types Fittings, Couplers, Adaptersįittings, couplings and adapters can be considered the same thing. There’s hundreds of different fittings to choose from, but only a couple of types you need to know about. Want to better avoid hose kinks by using swivel fittings.įittings are inexpensive ($5 to $15), long lasting and are to make your life easier.Want to turn screw fittings to quick connect.Want to use a different high pressure hose (or extend the length of the one you have).Want to add attachments ( surface cleaner, foam cannon, pressure gauge).You will only start to need fittings when you: Your pressure washer will come with the fittings, couplers and adapters needed to make it work out-of-the-box (99% of the time). It fits between the high pressure hose and trigger gun or between the pump and pressure hose to make them connect properly. How We Test, Review and Recommend Pressure WashersĪ pressure washer fittings connects pressure washer parts.

Ryobi 2000 psi pressure washer o rings