Foam Cannon (Lance) no longer foams :-(

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EOppie

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Hey guys, so I have a foam cannon that seems to have piddled out. I adjust the red knob on the side where it is supposed to adjust concentration of the soap pickup, and if i turn it all the way on, it goes to nothing but water coming out, and no foam :nixweiss



I used to be able to dial it back a bit and get some foam production out of it, however now it really won't produce anything at all.



Anyone have any ideas on how to fix it? I am pretty bummed if it has crapped out completely on my since at $66 it wasn't exactly cheap...but I guess it did work well for almost two years.



I have one with the karcher blade end attached, if I do have to pickup a new one, I think I will simply replace the hose on the washer and get a standard style connection for the foam cannon in case my washer were to ever crap out.



Any thoughts would be appreciated.



-Eric
 
Just a guess but did you make sure the pick-up hose in the plastic canister isn't clogged, disconnected, cracked, etc?
 
Well I guess I forgot that I got a good deal...and these things are pricey (at least for an amateur like me) I Looked around online and found the Wax Workz one which looks to be beefier than the one that I have. Mine is the Autobrite Foam Lance with a Karcher type connection on the end of it. Maybe I will take it apart and see what I can find. Otherwise it looks like a $100 order may be around the corner :-(
 
Bence said:
Try to shoot a good load of undiluted limescale remover through it.
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Yup, that should solve your problem. There's really no "small moving parts" in it so it won't just "stop working". I had the same problem with mine and some Domestos limescale remover cleared it right up.
 
I Ran some "The Works" through it and it seems to have done nothing. I will try and pickup some CLR to run through it and see if that makes any difference
 
EOppie said:
I Ran some "The Works" through it and it seems to have done nothing. I will try and pickup some CLR to run through it and see if that makes any difference
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if it is a deposit it might need time to dissolve



IMO rip it appart and leave it submerged in vinager for a few days
 
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