Anyway to repair this Power washer cable? (photos)

[robinbanks]

Here is a photo of the power cable/Electrical cable that plugs into the wall.

Mmm, I really think that photo of the black thing with the missing chunks showing the white thing is the high pressure water hose. It bears the text “max 60*C” which is typical for a jet hose:

Anyhoos:

That there with the white showing is more likely to have been damaged by lying on an abrasive floor and being vibrated by the machine. You can see where it has a flat spot worn into it between the white parts.

You can repair this with tape or heat shrink, or rubber paint etc. The outer cover doesn’t contribute to the pressure carrying capacity; that is offered by the now exposed white braiding. If that wears through the soft inner hose will burst

If you have dropped a log on the power cable and flattened it, if the outer sheath is unbreached just monitor it each use, no treatment required. If the outer sheath is damaged but the coloured cores inside are not, you can effect a repair with insulation tape.
If the inner cores are damaged and showing copper, replace or repair the cable. A simple repair strategy could be to cut the cable at that point and use an IP68 waterproof male female connector pair. This would also in future let you buy another such connector pair and fashion an extension lead that can be fitted or not fitted as you choose. Ensure you get a connector with an amps rating appropriate (higher than) for the machine. If your machine is rated in watts (eg 1.6kw, or 1600watts), divide watts by 230 to convert to amps

 

[blup]

Are you saying that you believe he/she was mistaken when writing:

I would have thought that most people could distinguish between an electrical plug and something connected to the end of a hose?

Most people

 

[JohnW2]

It is a very confusing picture. The damaged component is on a reel and does appear to be a hose while in the top RH corner of the picture is what looks more like a cable.

Yes, as robin has pointed out, it's actually clear that the stuff on the reel is the hose but, as I implied, I find it difficult to understand how the OP has seemingly managed to confuse electrical plugs with hose fittings

 

[JohnW2]

Mmm, I really think that photo of the black thing with the missing chunks showing the white thing is the high pressure water hose. It bears the text “max 60*C” which is typical for a jet hose:

Yes, you're clearly right - not just the "60C" but also what looks like "180 bar", which is the same as the 2610 psi marking on the hose you illustrate. I'm not sure hoe the OP has managed to confuse a hose and a cable!

 

[SUNRAY]

Yes, you're clearly right - not just the "60C" but also what looks like "180 bar", which is the same as the 2610 psi marking on the hose you illustrate. I'm not sure hoe the OP has managed to confuse a hose and a cable!
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For clarity the markings you show are also to the bottom left of the hose damage.

agreed that somewhere along the way OP has definitely got confused.

...You can repair this with tape or heat shrink, or rubber paint etc. The outer cover doesn’t contribute to the pressure carrying capacity; that is offered by the now exposed white braiding. If that wears through the soft inner hose will burst
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The integrity of the hose is now compromised and personally I'd not attempt any sort or repair other than a cut out the damaged section and join with properly crimped highpressure fittings. Quite honestly the cost of the fitting plus the crimpers or getting it done probably outweighs the cost of a replacement hose.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Quite honestly the cost of the fitting plus the crimpers or getting it done probably outweighs the cost of a replacement hose.

It's only the outer sheath which appears to be damaged/protection against mechanical damage, the pressure is contained by the inner hose, and the stainless steel wire armouring. Electrical tape, or self amalgamating tape, or similar, while be a perfectly satisfactory repair.

 

[blup]

Or marine grade heat shrink

 

[robinbanks]

The integrity of the hose is now compromised

Disagree, the braiding resists the pressure and appears in good condition but should be covered up so it doesn’t become damaged. The outer casing is to protect the braiding

 

[reoreborn85]

Well.. Seems like a lot of people on here don't believe me lol However, looks like we are BOTH wrong/right.

After seeing some of the pictures on here (showing PSI gauge on the wire/hose) I thought i'd made a mistake so just went to check it again.
I unwound the hose fully today and it IS the plug wire BUT theres a join near the end and what looks like Glue with a shrink rap near the plug and near the machine... So im guessing the people we purchased it from (On Ebay) weren';t truly honest when they said it was new but was removed from the box only once.. Looks like it's been a botched repair. I decided to cut the tubing and under it it's covered in mould and the wires are bare... -_- So yeah, I've just ordered a new one from B&Q with a voucher we had left over from Xmas. Ty to everybody who helped lol.

(Photos to follow as proof)

 

[robinbanks]

Now I’m really confused

Are you saying the clowns you bought it from used a section of high pressure hose to cover damage to the power cable?

 

[blup]

It seems the mystery has been unraveled - literally. Get it back on eBay asap

 

[reoreborn85]

Now I’m really confused

Are you saying the clowns you bought it from used a section of high pressure hose to cover damage to the power cable?

Yep! Honestly shocked! It wasn't until a few of the users pointed out the 'cable' had about PSI on it etc that I checked. Under the hose is just plain wires. I still haven't taken photos (works got in the way) but It's just plain wires. Its kinda funny but scary at the sametime.

 

[ebee]

As you get older or more experienced then you tend to be less surprised by things you once upon a time never even considered folk might do.
Expect the unexpected or somesuch quote by Sherlock.

One not uncommon thing I`ve seen quite a few times is the undercupboard lighting trick - someone decides they want to put some lights on the underside of wall units to illuminate a kitchen worktop, someone tells them to spur off a socket to a switch for the light and (hopefully) they also tell them to fuse it down with a FCU and 3A fuse etc.
Whether fusing down or not the put a one gang switch in to switch their new light.
Then they ask "why does my light work ok when on but when I switch it off it blows the fuse/trips the breaker ?

I used to stand in one day each week for a wholesaler who supplied both trade and public and I used to see an average of about one per week or as I calls such things "It`s an old chestnut!".

The result of two incomming Live conductors (L & N) and two outgoing, input from the socket and output to the lamp, that`s 4 conductors but only two terminals on the swiTwo Reds (Browns) in one terminal and two Blacks (Blues) in the other terminal - switch open lamp lights up but switch closed becomes a dead short across the incomming.