If you were unfortunate enough to have purchased a Delta brand “Shopmaster” model or Devilbiss 5 or 5.5 h.p. Honda powered pressure washer, you have or WILL experience a loss of pressure at some point. There are several models that used the same pumps, but the affected machines will have a plastic shroud or cover around the entire pump area. These machines were sold by Home Depot, and maybe some other “Big Box” stores. The bad news is that there are NO REPAIR PARTS available for these units. The pump cannot be fixed in any way. Also, the engine shafts on these Hondas were cut down by Honda at the request of the pressure washer manufacturers so that there is no other application that these engines can be used for (i.e. a go cart, log splitter, lawn mower, etc.). The only thing that you can do with these units that makes sense is to put a different brand pump on them. We have available a replacement pump made by Giant that is much better quality than the OEM pump and has replacement parts available. These are $225 plus S & H.
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Delta Shopmaster/ DeVilbiss Pressure Washers
Friday, February 5th, 2010Winterizing Pressure Washers
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009Now that the cold weather is upon us, it is time to think about protecting your equipment from freezing. You MUST protect EVERY pressure washer from sub-freezing conditions or the consequences can be VERY expensive! If you have a cold water machine, your pump head may freeze and crack and if you have a hot water machine, you have the additional concern that your heating coil can freeze and break. In either case, this is a very expensive mistake. It is highly recommended that you purchase a 16 oz. bottle of “Pump Guard”. This not only protects your pump from freezing, it also protects your internal aluminum parts from oxidation caused by non-use. Please contact us w/ any questions. Click on the following link for directions on how to use “Pump Guard” or if you want to purchase this product.
http://www.wmpcs.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=45_53&products_id=285





