The basics: Wash and dry

superstring- Yeah, it *is* a weird situation! When I turn it down at the sillcock the inner workings of said sillcock seem to make the water come out in a lesser quantity but at an even *higher* than normal pressure :nixweiss Turning off the hot water and just using the cold works a bit better, but not all that great.



Heh heh, if it were as simple as merely adjusting something (spigot, cutoff, whatever) I would've figured it out ;) And nah, I'm not gonna go from the detailing garage to the house, down to the breaker box in the basement, and turn off the booster pump (just so I can go turn it on again after rinsing the car).
 
Don't confuse pressure with volume. While the valve will decrease the volume of water through the hose, it does nothing to lower the pressure. You can get a pressure reducing valve from places like Lowes for around $35 that will lower your water pressure. They come pre set from the factory at about 55 lbs and are adjustable up to about 80 lbs. They have a pipe thread but can be modified for hose thread.
 
pogo123- Yeah, that'd be a solution, but except for the sheeting-rinse thing, I have everything just the way I want it. After all, I went to a fair amount of hassle and expense to get it this way ;) The sheeting-rinse is something I can live without, and other than that the boosted pressure from my pump/holding tank system works great, completely overcoming our water delivery issues.



Heh heh, only we Autopians would take such an interest in how water comes out of a hose!
 
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