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Re: MTM HydroFoamer with my Karcher K5.740
good to know. i was just checking out that PW over at northern tool
whats the benefit of the MTM foamer over the cannon? durability?
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That's it! The HD Snow Foam is great and smells great. Also, the twister knob on top really changes the concentration of the foam used. One way: ton of soap / other way: almost water. If by chance it ever happens to leak at the connection, don't freak out, there is a delicate
O-Ring that seals the adapter to the gun. It can get twisted and just needs to be "re-set" (not often replaced).
Another thing I found is that you can use the foam gun to spray soap right on the panel and eliminate your soap bucket, just use a rinse bucket. This way your always getting fresh, grit/dirt free soap to wash with.
Also, the HD Soap is pretty potent. I only use about an ounce and a half to 2 ounce for the whole bottle, then top it off with DI water.
I'm really happy it worked out for you and didn't end in frustration.
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Re: MTM HydroFoamer with my Karcher K5.740
Originally Posted by swanicyouth
That's it! The HD Snow Foam is great and smells great. Also, the twister knob on top really changes the concentration of the foam used. One way: ton of soap / other way: almost water. If by chance it ever happens to leak at the connection, don't freak out, there is a delicate
O-Ring that seals the adapter to the gun. It can get twisted and just needs to be "re-set" (not often replaced).
Another thing I found is that you can use the foam gun to spray soap right on the panel and eliminate your soap bucket, just use a rinse bucket. This way your always getting fresh, grit/dirt free soap to wash with.
Also, the HD Soap is pretty potent. I only use about an ounce and a half to 2 ounce for the whole bottle, then top it off with DI water.
I'm really happy it worked out for you and didn't end in frustration.
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Re: MTM HydroFoamer with my Karcher K5.740
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This is exactly what I mentioned above when I said "don't freak out..." and is a pretty easy fix..
Your o ring just came dislodged in shipping.... So did mine....
Ok. Unscrew the black plastic Karcher adapter you got from AG.
Grab your o ring and set it aside for a second. Now tap your black plastic Karcher adapter onto a table or hard surface unil a small black plastic tube comes out. Remember to tap it FAT SIDE (side with threads) DOWN. Yes, there is a small plastic tube that lives in there. Now this part you just have to trust me, because it seemed wrong to me at first. That o ring actually goes in first, behind the black plastic tube. What happened is, it got dislodged in shipping and came out the other side of the adapter (gun side) so it LOOKS LIKE it sits between the adapter and the Karcher gun. But, actually it goes in the adapter from the other side ( thread
side). So to simplify it:
Take your dissasembled Karcher adapter (tube and o ring out) and CAREFULLY feed the o ring into the adapter through the top threaded side of the adapter. It doesn't sit in a "groove" it will kind of bottom out. Shine a flashlight in there and make sure it's centered and even
Now gently feed the tube in the adapter the same way (through the thread side of the adapter) it will just gently "sit" right on top of the o ring. There is no "click", but the tube is sort of a tight fit and it will hold the o ring in the correct spot. No force should be required. A set of picks or a tiny screw driver helps initially fit the o ring.
... Now... That's it! Re-assemble you adapter to your foam cannonon carefully. When you tighten it, this will put some pressure on the tube, slightly flaring the o ring and it will hold the whole thing in place.
This is a common problem with these adapters, but once it's set it's not a problem any more. Seems to only happen when everything is new before the o ring gets "pressed" by the little tube...
Now... If my rambling confused you...
(just got done working 13 hrs) here is a link to a YOU TUBE video of a British dude showing you exactly what I was trying to explain:
Check out this video on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPVbd...e_gdata_player
This should take care of it!
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Re: MTM HydroFoamer with my Karcher K5.740
Originally Posted by swanicyouth
This is exactly what I mentioned above when I said "don't freak out..." and is a pretty easy fix..
Your o ring just came dislodged in shipping.... So did mine....
Ok. Unscrew the black plastic Karcher adapter you got from AG.
Grab your o ring and set it aside for a second. Now tap your black plastic Karcher adapter onto a table or hard surface unil a small black plastic tube comes out. Remember to tap it FAT SIDE (side with threads) DOWN. Yes, there is a small plastic tube that lives in there. Now this part you just have to trust me, because it seemed wrong to me at first. That o ring actually goes in first, behind the black plastic tube. What happened is, it got dislodged in shipping and came out the other side of the adapter (gun side) so it LOOKS LIKE it sits between the adapter and the Karcher gun. But, actually it goes in the adapter from the other side ( thread
side). So to simplify it:
Take your dissasembled Karcher adapter (tube and o ring out) and CAREFULLY feed the o ring into the adapter through the top threaded side of the adapter. It doesn't sit in a "groove" it will kind of bottom out. Shine a flashlight in there and make sure it's centered and even
Now gently feed the tube in the adapter the same way (through the thread side of the adapter) it will just gently "sit" right on top of the o ring. There is no "click", but the tube is sort of a tight fit and it will hold the o ring in the correct spot. No force should be required. A set of picks or a tiny screw driver helps initially fit the o ring.
... Now... That's it! Re-assemble you adapter to your foam cannonon carefully. When you tighten it, this will put some pressure on the tube, slightly flaring the o ring and it will hold the whole thing in place.
This is a common problem with these adapters, but once it's set it's not a problem any more. Seems to only happen when everything is new before the o ring gets "pressed" by the little tube...
Now... If my rambling confused you...
(just got done working 13 hrs) here is a link to a YOU TUBE video of a British dude showing you exactly what I was trying to explain:
Check out this video on YouTube:
KARCHER SNOW FOAM LANCE BOTTLE BAYONET WATER LEAKS OR CHANGE O.RING FAULTS HOW TO PRESSUREWASHERBITS - YouTube
This should take care of it!
My Karcher adaptor does not have the black tube inside of it!?Maybe when it shipped from AG it fell out during packaging?
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Re: MTM HydroFoamer with my Karcher K5.740
Sorry to open an old thread, but did you ever get your Karcher K5.740 working with the MTM foam cannon?
If so, is it creating shaving cream type foam?
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Re: MTM HydroFoamer with my Karcher K5.740
Originally Posted by newb001
Sorry to open an old thread, but did you ever get your Karcher K5.740 working with the MTM foam cannon?
If so, is it creating shaving cream type foam?
I did,the small rubber O-Ring is a must for the MTM to be successful.
Yes,very think foam using CG,OPT,DP car shampoo's
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