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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I had a similar experience with a gas-powered pressure washer.  I was cleaning my sidewalks and siding when a neighbor asked if he could borrow it.  I reluctantly agreed and provided him a quick tutorial on how to use it and cautioned him that when the engine was running the water must be turned on, otherwise it will damage the pump.  Several hours later, I noticed he was done with what he wanted to pressure wash, but my equipment was nowhere to be seen.  I asked where it was and he said he let some guy down the street borrow it.  First off, he had no business loaning equipment to someone else without my permission nor was he interested in tracking it down at all.  I went to the guy's house whom he lent it to and found that he also loaned it out to another person on the street.  Do you see the pattern here?  Apparently, it quickly became community property.  I finally found out who had my power washer and retrieved it from this person who questioned whether I was truly the owner and seemed put off because he was not able to finish what he wanted to wash.  About a week later, I started the power washer and quickly noticed the pump was barely generating any water pressure.  I took it to a repair shop, and they said the pump was burnt out, likely due to running the engine without the water hose attached and water flowing.  I mentioned the damage and pending bill to the neighbor who I let borrow it and he simply said, "well, that sucks for you".  I let that be a lesson learned after a $350 repair bill, and I do not loan out anything from the power washer down to a screwdriver anymore.  [/quote]

Ugh, that is awful.[/quote]

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