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Flow Indicator Not Moving, Not Dispensing Anything

Neither water nor cleaner is being dispensed when holding the trigger, and flow indicator isn't moving. Checked belt, cleaned everything out, checked seals...can't seem to find any problems.

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  • DirtyDi Mar 18, 2008

    Thanks for the advice. Water isn't squirting out, and I checked the tank base and valve as well as the cleanser valve. So it must be a bad pump?? Any suggestions on how to double check if it's the pump?

  • Anonymous Mar 25, 2008

    i need a page showing me parts desimbled standing up, don't know my parts on this machine, no guide thank you

  • coke13 Mar 26, 2008

    no water dispensing and flow indicator not moving?

  • Anonymous Mar 15, 2014

    Won't dispense water flow meter reading nothing

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Does water squiret out of the hose, if it does, then check the heater inside the handle to see if it is clogged where the 2 water lines hook to it. The other reason, you may ghave a bad pump. But check the back edge to make sure the top isn't coming loose from the base. Check the bottom of the tank to be sure round seal is on the tank on the cap and valve. Sometimes they come off and wind up in the hole.

  • Anonymous Mar 18, 2008

    Sorry, no real way to check the pump, you will have to replace it, they do go bad.

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