Total pump failure after two hours

If your going to store it for extended periods then use a pump saver product before storing and always but gas preservative in your gas.

My biggest concern is the pump

The second time I used it, the pump died

The pump stopped working and we had to find a place locally to make repairs to it.

I would not recommend this pump

So don't start the motor till you're ready to start washing, and if you stop squirting water for more than a minute - squirt some water into the air, or shut down the engine to prevent overheating the pump

The assembly is minimal, the construction is solid yet light weight, and the pump and motor both run well.

Worked good when the pump was working

It is a great looking power washer but don't trust the pump.

Good motor horrible pump

No pretty plastic shrouding like the home center models, no NASCAR sponsoring brand name, just a genuine Honda engine powering a solid pump.

The pump failed.

Unfortunately after a few uses the pump blew apart, and I’m starting the warranty service process with a local service center

Like some other reviewers have noted, the pump will fail and their idea of a warranty is for me to drive it 3 hours away and see if a company can "check it out."

Running it dry will quickly overheat the pump causing it to seize

A pump should not fail the second time it is used.

I ordered one a few weeks ago for y son, he used it twice, went to crank it the 3rd time and it blew the hose off the pump, stripping the threads and ruining the pump

After EIGHT months (yes, not weeks!) of failed attempts to repair the unit – with wrong replacement pumps and incorrect replacement carburetors sent between Simpson and their dealer – finally, on October 22 Simpson/FNA’s National Service Manager Donald Hattan and Assistant Service Manager Zac Dawson told me that the warranty has expired and that they wouldn’t fix the unit

Good motor horrible pump

So now have I have to drive 30 minutes each way and lay the pump up again

On this model, the pump is much simplified and it couples directly to the driveshaft of the motor and bolts right onto the motor - much better design.

I susect prople who have trashed the pump, when new, may not have had the water supply connected and on

I am shopping for a new Power Washer as my Simpson pump blew apart exactly as the one mentioned

Great engine, powerful pump, quality parts throughout

(Do not recommend shutting off the water as this can damage the pump)

the pump is easy to get to when you need to connect/disconnect hoses since it's in the open at the back instead of underneath the unit like many others

I had one similar to this, with a Honda engine, but a much bulkier, more complicated pump.

, otherwise you can burn the pump out

I do like the motor, and am glad replacement pumps are reasonable.

The pump has worked flawlessly so far but its only been a weekend of heavy use

A Pump Saver product (any brand) should also be used if the unit is going to sit idle for more than 30 days

The pump doesn't work

Leaked oil on initial start up, repair shop said pump bearing was bad

To start it: Add Oil, and fuel (with stablilizer), and connect the water supply (garden hose) - the pump is water cooled so purge the system and blow out the air so the pump has its water cooling

The one thing I wasn't sure of from other reviews and the pictures I could find was how easy it would be to replace the pump when it fails.

The pump will indeed get hot; heed the directions about keeping water flowing through it

I’m not spending $200 for a another crappy oem pump, so its basically trash.

THE PUMP IS GARBAGE THOUGH.

so I know it's just a cheap pump

I'd also noticed from past experience with vertical-shaft washers, their pumps were tough to access, (under the motor).

It's a Honda GC190 engine attached to decent pump

Used it one time and went to use it again and it has no pressure acts like the pump is not working

Bad Pump.

The pump also leaks water, and the nozzle/gun holder plate arrived bent

The pump stopped working right in the middle of our first use.

and I started it up and the pump was leaking

First one I bought did a good job pump went out after couple years replaced it didn't last but few months bought a new another power washer used it 1 time worked great went to use it a second time started smoking and blowing oil out the