How to Use the Pressure Washer Detergent Tank on you Craftsman Pressure Washer in HD

Discover the ultimate cleaning power! In this tutorial, I'll guide you through the step-by-step process of using your pressure washer with a soap dispenser. Learn the tips and tricks to maximize efficiency and achieve spotless results.
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Craftsman 2800 PSI Gas Pressure Washer
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[@rebeccapugh1466]

UPDATE:1 year and still cranks within the first 2-3 pulls. Probably will buy another when this one finally does bite the dust kzbin.infoUgkx43QMbQqu67IZadu9ou8Sg1BdrunMRNqX . No issues at all. Very happy with it.UPDATE: After 6 months of use and over 70 uses I would still highly recommend this pressure washer. It does vibrate a decent amount but never had it “walk” like others have mentioned. No oil leaks, still seems to run like the day I bought it. Still cranks within 2-3 pulls every time. Very happy with my purchase!Have used it about a dozen times now. Plenty of power, cranks up on 1-2 pulls every time. My only complaint would be I wish it was a little taller to make it easier to walk with it (hits my ankles a lot) and that the two hose connections were a little further apart but it hasn’t caused me any issues. Seems to run a good 1-1/2-2 hrs on a full tank, overall a well built machine and definitely worth the money in my opinion.

[@TheSmokingBeard]

Yep

[@danielcasey4854]

Thanks for the information. One important thing I didn’t see mentioned: on my Craftsman 3000 PSI the soap tank will only work with the low pressure nozzle head. In my case it is the black nozzle.

[@TheSmokingBeard]

Sounds about right

[@greggmachel1279]

That was the information I was after. Thanks for your comment.

[@mikewayne4796]

I'm super glad you made this brother! Very simple, but if you don't know it could be a hassle.

[@TheSmokingBeard]

Glad it helped

[@haguesclass2250]

That was valuable, I came here for soap info. 'Use only what you need' --> Big help--> THANK YOU!

[@TheSmokingBeard]

👍

[@seagullplyr]

Thanks, appreciated! Using for 1st time today, 3300 cfttsmn. And they say ensure to thoroughly rinse/empty the pump of soap, too. They actually state that in the Honda mtr user manual. And I see there’s a product in Lowe’s just for the pump cleaning. TU again!

[@TheSmokingBeard]

No problem

[@markmasters8586]

Thank you, your thorough instructions were exactly what I wanted to know.

[@TheSmokingBeard]

Thanks

[@WhispersFromTheDark]

Thank you for this. I was wondering if washing it would damage the controls or inner electrical workings.

[@TheSmokingBeard]

No problem

[@abnpthfdr2934]

Thanks, man. I figured it was just going to straight up spray soap because I didn't see a shut off valve for the soap (which I will be rigging up soon), but wasn't sure if it worked like that.

[@TheSmokingBeard]

👍

[@sergioosornio4853]

Exactly the video i needed to see lol thank you brother, i almost returned my foam cannon 😂

[@TheSmokingBeard]

😀

[@user-sg9yd8gn6e]

Great video that answered all my questions. I bought one of the foam cannons based on your recommendation and it’s perfect.

[@TheSmokingBeard]

That's great!

[@jacquestremblay1814]

Merci, explication très claires et utiles

[@epiphgd4302]

Thanks for making this. Very clear. Your accent is class. Like Angel from Dexter! 👍

[@TheSmokingBeard]

Thanks?

[@epiphgd4302]

@@TheSmokingBeard I mean it as a good thing. Good vid btw- Got a foam attachment based off your info. 👍 One thing in noticed is that some foam bottle attachments are rated for different psi ‘s

[@TheSmokingBeard]

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[@bullmonkey675]

I appreciate your clear explanations.

[@TheSmokingBeard]

You're welcome

[@lennwoodsaunders8226]

Excellent video, I have a craftsman 3000 and this video was very very informative

[@TheSmokingBeard]

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[@pamemer4]

Thank you for the info!!

[@TheSmokingBeard]

You're welcome

[@gabeuhsecks4946]

Thank you! Just the info I needed

[@TheSmokingBeard]

Glad it was helpful!

[@RealClevelandBrown]

Thanks for the tip. This is very useful

[@TheSmokingBeard]

Thanks

[@KevinThompson33]

Thanks for the info! Seems like kind of a design fail that there's not a knob to switch between the flow of detergent/no detergent.

[@TheSmokingBeard]

👍

[@SmokieCA]

very helpful, I had the same question Thanks

[@TheSmokingBeard]

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[@devonteduncan5852]

Do you add water in the foam cannon or only detergent?

[@TheSmokingBeard]

It's a ratio... follow whatever the recommended ratio is stated on the soap. I usually go a little more soap to water to get a thicker result.

[@honda264]

Great video, it really helped me out. 👍

[@TheSmokingBeard]

Glad it helped

[@MrRedman66]

Great video. Thanks.

[@TheSmokingBeard]

You are welcome!

[@lasvegasautodealer1073]

For real this helps me Just answer my questions gracias

[@TheSmokingBeard]

I'm glad

[@universemediallc]

Thanks bro

[@TheSmokingBeard]

You bet

[@rosecastillo5385]

Did ur power wash come with soap dispenser or u bought separately

[@TheSmokingBeard]

The power washer came with its own tank. If your asking about the hand held device, I bought that on my own. If you want info on where to buy the hand held device, check out my description. It gives you a direct link to Amazon where I bought it.

[@CaliMex96]

Good tip

[@TheSmokingBeard]

Glad you liked it

[@siegman360]

I used your link to get the foam cannon at Amazon for the pressure washer and it says; page not found.

[@TheSmokingBeard]

Thanks for letting me know. I will update it asap

[@TheSmokingBeard]

Here is the updated link: amzn.to/3pVSzfT

[@glensavagequagmire7336]

So the detergent tank don’t add anything if you gonna use the foam cannon ?

[@TheSmokingBeard]

Yes. The foam cannon does all the work

[@anniej1580]

This video was not very helpful to me. I already put in my soap and started to pressure wash. Getting an attachment would be fine if I didn't already start. You briefly mentioned using the soap nozzle (which I haven't been doing) so I am going to switch. But my soap instructions say to NOT USE the product undiluted. I was hoping that you would explain whether or not the soap would come out with a low pressure nozzle (which is what my instructions said). So, I'm going to go against the cleaner's manufacturing instructions in an attempt to drain the tank. I still don't understand if the soap will come out of any other nozzle rather than the soap nozzle.

[@TheSmokingBeard]

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[@mycahlang8118]

The soap will only despise while using the soap tip. It works off a Venturi affect. Meaning when you try to pull at a higher pressure it won’t work. Use your soap tip when you need soap and switch to a higher pressure tip and it will only pull water. That being said there’s no need to add water to your soap, just switch tips

[@karendyer5742]

Doe it require a certain tip?

[@ecasanova1980]

The attachment itself has the tip. If you're going to use the tips that come with the pressure washer, there is one specifically designed for soap.

[@TheSmokingBeard]

Yes. See TX Lotto Scratcher's reply.

[@m0hoosier]

You use the white tip when needing chemical, then switch tips and it will pull water.

[@TheSmokingBeard]

Thanks

[@seagullplyr]

Is it true to NEVER let machine run more than couple mins w/o releasing water from wand? I should hv looked at other machine now that I read that. Guess just shut down the motor to avoid issues??tu.

[@TheSmokingBeard]

No problem

[@colten21210]

What if you cut the line and put a valve

[@TheSmokingBeard]

Now that's an idea 💡

[@larrydommer9109]

So - the first thing that came to mind was - I can go to the hardware store and get a shutoff valve and splice it into the line. Is this a bad idea ? ? I've watched three or four videos now, and nobody has mentioned doing this. As long as I'm asking. How about putting a cap with a tube going into the tank, and just pulling that tube, when You're done, and going a step further and (maybe) put the tube in a glass of water to flush the soap out when you're done.

[@TheSmokingBeard]

Probably, since I have the foam spray I don't have a need for it.

[@larrydommer9109]

@@TheSmokingBeard Well that certainly didn't answer the question. This video is about using the tank, and your answer is "i don't use the tank". Well thank you very much. You sound like customer support for Comcast.

[@TheSmokingBeard]

Dude... just giving you an honest response. Not acting like I know the answer when I don't. Or would you rather I lie to you and feed you BS. Using a cut off value would probably work, but I'm not about to pretend it does just to make it seem as if I know what I'm talking about.

[@J-and-B]

@smoke Exactly. this video was informative and Larry was doing too much over nothin. My dispenser started leaking and I found it helpful you said it wouldn't stop dispensing until the rest was used. it was so obvious when I heard someone else(you) say it lol I've got a soap cannon and it works so good you can just skip the stock dispenser all together. Thanks for posting the video man ps larry is lame😅

[@TheSmokingBeard]

Thanks. At least someone gets it.

[@SSJ2MajinMark]

Really helpful bro Precciate you!

[@TheSmokingBeard]

Thanks

[@jimmygangster]

My manual also says about having to run water through the soap line as well when you're done to flush it out which just seems like an enormous pain in the ass.

[@TheSmokingBeard]

The attachment in my video makes it so much easier

[@enufots4621]

Let me explain why...many of these pressure washer uses what's call an UPSTREAM method of dispensing soaps/detergent/bleach from your solutions tank. This means the water comes in from the source (your homes outlet/spigot) then picks up the soap, sends it through to the water pump in your washer and then out through the hose and nozzle. The cleaning solution is very BAD for the water pump and hoses. It will cause damage to your pressure washer over time. That's why they recommend flushing it out with plain water! The better machines are DOWNSTREAM whereby the water comes in, then goes to the water pump, then picks up the soap and then out the hose and nozzle. See the difference? Still a good idea to flush the tank, hose, and nozzle though. So yeah, just buy and use a foam cannon and forget using the builtin tank.

[@budsodalsky]

No demo?

[@TheSmokingBeard]

Not right now

[@ericphilllips642]

No it did not answer any of my questions how the hell do you turn on the reservoir or open it up so the water will flow through it and you can use the soap

[@TheSmokingBeard]

Ok

[@jerrywall3098]

Where is the pump under the pressure washer

[@TheSmokingBeard]

I don't think it has a pump. Might be fed by gravity or pressure as the water is passing by. I could be wrong.

[@na5y]

Thank you. This simple fact isn't covered at all in the manual. I spent a while looking for some kind of spigot that would shut off the detergent flow. Instead of this simple fact the manual has pages and pages of helpful advice such as "don't eat yellow snow", "don't use pressure washer inside the house"

[@TheSmokingBeard]

😆

[@mikecongelton4678]

You never said which nozzel to use

[@TheSmokingBeard]

15 or 45... 15 is stronger

[@josuecordova632]

You didn’t say how to get the detergent to come out the hose

[@TheSmokingBeard]

By using the attachment

[@adenclinton6474]

Still didn’t work and it’s brand new

[@TheSmokingBeard]

Return it

[@seanxi]

sales post

[@TheSmokingBeard]

No... a post on what I use and where you can get it. You can simply just keep scrolling.

[@seanxi]

i could have but u baited me @@TheSmokingBeard

[@noveebusick7453]

You didn’t tell us how to use it

[@TheSmokingBeard]

Ok

[@opchavez]

You didn't say anything about how to use it just what to use in it

[@TheSmokingBeard]

The video gives you an alternative to using the soap tank on the pressure washer.

[@WilBueno21]

That's not true. I have one and I can change from soap to non-soap

[@TheSmokingBeard]

You are correct. There is a nozzle that will do that, bit will it stop throwing soap when you put the other tips on?

[@ghostreality2965]

do not use the power washer detergent tank to apply strong chemicals, flammable liquids. flammable and strong liquids because the power washer will smell like its going to die

[@TheSmokingBeard]

Thanks

[@ColdStreamRoad1]

We put cleaner in the tank… Ran the pressure washer and none of the cleaner left the tank… ?

[@TheSmokingBeard]

Use the nozzle that is meant for the soap

[@ColdStreamRoad1]

@@TheSmokingBeard Thank you we discovered after using all the nozzles that no nozzle was the only one the cleaner would come out through.. thank you so much for responding to my question. 🙂

[@enufots4621]

@@ColdStreamRoad1 Curious, since you use the cleaner tank with solutions...is your pressure washer still working? Have you been refilling the tank with plain water to flush the system after each use?

[@johnqsmith8174]

I’m not being an idiot but you never told us how to use it you said something about the right spray nozzle but never showed us which one lol

[@TheSmokingBeard]

My bad... it is the nozzle labeled "Soap"

[@jerrymoreno6024]

You didn’t answer the question

[@TheSmokingBeard]

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[@Jasta315]

Very misleading video. Its designed so the soap only dispenses with the black low pressure nozzle then does not dispense when you switch to a high pressure nozzle to rinse off the soap. You can fill the soap dispenser if you use it correctly.

[@TheSmokingBeard]

I guess mine was defective because even after using a different nozzle soap would still come out.

[@pete7677]

This giy didnt answer his own post. Not once did he show us HOW TO USE the detergent with the pressure washer

[@TheSmokingBeard]

If you go back and listen to the beginning, I explain why it doesn't work and offer an alternative solution.

[@FJBsaidcornpop]

Too much blah blah blah SWIPE 👉

[@TheSmokingBeard]

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[@SergioFellini-lv4uz]

You talk too much

[@TheSmokingBeard]

🤐

[@hondamancl450]

Show us the use of soap tank this video was not helpful at all 👎

[@TheSmokingBeard]

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[@user-fy7sg6tk5k]

Can I apply chemicals in that attachment?