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Old 08-15-2014, 05:38 PM
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Folks - when I use the water port that sits on top of the deck and attach the hose, the water backflushes between the deck and hose coupler. Yes, I use the coupler that came with the mower.

I can see that water is still pushed underneath the deck and it does seem to clean the underside reasonably well. But it seems to me there shouldn't be any water escaping at the top of the deck...it's way beyond a trickle.

Any of you folks experience the same thing?
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Old 08-15-2014, 06:07 PM
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I don't suggest using the "water cleaning" feature of your deck. Water is hard on bearings, and promotes rust. Throw the fitting away and forget it ever existed. Jack the front up and scrape the deck with a long screwdriver or remove it and clean. Your just shortening the life of everything using water.
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Old 08-15-2014, 06:10 PM
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Just my non professional opinion but I think someone in corporate wanted to come up with a way to sell more deck shells and spindles. They instructed the engineering team to come up something that could be marketed as a feature that would accelerate the process of the deck rotting out hence the deck wash system. I can't think of a better way to promote rust and bearing failure than having water sprayed at high velocity on bare steel.

Just my 2 cents but I would mow when the grass is dry and if you need to clean the deck get one of those mower lifts that pick up the front wheels so that you can reach under the deck with a long handle scraper to remove build up. Just stay out from under the mower should it fall.

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Old 08-15-2014, 08:57 PM
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Thanks guys for your thoughts. No problem scraping....I'm used to it from my old mower.
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I agree with what the others have said, but would use a plastic scraper (quality one) so as not to further scratch the underside of the deck.

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