Water inlet filter.......is it needed?

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gear junkie

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Looking to hook up my new pressure washer and it will be hose fed. It's 5.5 gpm. 10-15 gpm is normal out here out the tap.

When I check water out the tap without the inline filter (that came with the pw) I get 10 gpm.

With the filter I'm getting 8.2 gpm.

So here's the question. Since the pw is hose fed, can I forgo the filter and just use a filter screen?
 
gear junkie said:
Looking to hook up my new pressure washer and it will be hose fed. It's 5.5 gpm. 10-15 gpm is normal out here out the tap.

When I check water out the tap without the inline filter (that came with the pw) I get 10 gpm.

With the filter I'm getting 8.2 gpm.

So here's the question. Since the pw is hose fed, can I forgo the filter and just use a filter screen?
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I don't know how you think you are going to get 10 gpm out of everyones tap. If someone is taking a shower or washing their clothes you are screwed. You need a buffer tank for anything over 4 gpm IMO. Even that doesn't work out sometimes. And you are in Cali the land of the drought I'm surprised they allow that kind of volume out of the tap.
 
But yes, a screen washer in the inlet fitting is fine. Just check it regularly for debris.
 
Ralph Q said:
I don't know how you think you are going to get 10 gpm out of everyones tap. If someone is taking a shower or washing their clothes you are screwed. You need a buffer tank for anything over 4 gpm IMO. Even that doesn't work out sometimes. And you are in Cali the land of the drought I'm surprised they allow that kind of volume out of the tap.
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The way the plumbing is done here allows for the higher volume. We plumb the hose bibb directly BEFORE it goes in the house. I'm in the habit of doing a bucket test to ensure I have enough water before using. I plan on getting smaller nozzles for those "if it ever happened" job where I don't have enough water. I'll just run the pump at less rpm to use less water.
 
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