Craftsman 580.768330 Manual De Instrucciones página 3

• Do NotallowCHILDREN tooperate the pressure
washer a t anytime.
• Operate engine onlyatgoverned speed. R unning
theengine atexcessive speeds increases t he
hazard of personal injury.DoNottamper w ithparts
whichmayincrease or decrease the governed
speed.
• Do Notwearlooseclothing, jewelryor anything
thatmaybecaught i n thestarter o r otherrotating
parts.
• Beforestarting the pressure w asher incold
weather, checkall partsoftheequipment andbe
sureicehasnotformed there.
• Neverusea spraygunwhichdoesnothavea
triggerlockor trigger g uardin place andinworking
order.
• Keepthe hoseconnected t o machine orthe spray
gunwhilethe system is pressurized. Disconnecting
thehosewhilethe unitis pressurized i s dangerous.
• Unitswithbroken or missing parts, o r without
protective h ousing or covers, s houldNEVER be
operated.
• Check thefuelsystem forleaksor signsof
deterioration, suchaschafed or spongy hose,
looseor missing clamps, o r damaged tankor cap.
Correct a lldefects beforeoperating t he pressure
washer.
• Do Notsprayflammable liquids.
• Usea respirator or mask whenever t hereis a
chance thatvapors maybeinhaled. R ead all
instructions withmasksoyouarecertain the mask
willprovide the necessary p rotection a gainst
inhaling harmful vapors.
• Neveraimthespraygunat people, a nimals or
plants. T hehighpressure stream ofwaterthatthis
equipment produces c anpierceskinandits
underlying t issues, l eading to serious injury and
possible amputation.
• Neverallowanypartofthe bodytocomein
contact w iththefluidstream. D o Notcomein
contact w itha fluidstream created by a leakinthe
highpressure hose.
• Always weareyeprotection w henyouusethis
equipment orwhenyouareinthevicinity where
theequipment is in use.
• Highpressure spraycancausepaintchipsor other
particles to become airborne.
• Do Notoperate thepressure washer a bove the
ratedpressure.
• Nevermovethemachine by pulling onthe high
pressure hose. U sethehandle provided onthe
unit.
• Always becertain the spraygun,nozzles and
accessories arecorrectly attached.
• DoNot secure the sprayguninthe (open)
position.
• Highpressure spraymaydamage fragileitems
including glass.DoNot pointspraygunat glass
wheninthejet spraymode.
• Holdthespraygunfirmlyinyourhandbefore you
starttheunit.Failure to doso couldresultinan
injury froma whipping spraygun.Do Notleave the
spraygununattended w hilethe machine is
running.
• Thecleaning areashouldhaveadequate slopes
anddrainage to reduce the possibility o fa fall due
to slippery surfaces.
• Keepwatersprayawayfromelectric wiringor fatal
electric shockmayresult.
• DoNot by-passanysafetydevice onthis
machine.
• Themuffler a ndengineheatupduringoperation
andremain hotimmediately aftershutting itdown.
Avoidcontact w itha hot muffler o r engine asyou
couldbeseverely burned.
• Operate andstore this unitona stable surface.
• Highpressure hosecandevelop leaks fromwear,
kinking, a buse, e tc.Waterspraying froma leakis
capable of injecting material i ntoskin.Inspect h ose
eachtimebeforeusingit. Check allhoses forcuts,
leaks, a brasions o r bulging of cover, o r damage or
movement of couplings. Ifanyof theseconditions
exist,replace hoseimmediately. Neverrepair high
pressure hose. R eplace itwithanother h osethat
exceeds maximum pressure r atingof yourunit.
• Themuffler a ndaircleanermustbe installed andin
goodcondition before operating the pressure
washer. T hese components actas sparkarresters
ifthe engine backfires.
Inthe Stateof California a sparkarrester i s required
bylaw(Section 4442ofthe California P ublic
Resources Code). O therstatesmayhavesimilar laws.
Federal l awsapplyonfederal l ands.
NOTE: I fyouequipthe muffler w itha sparkarrester, it
mustbemaintained i n effective working order. Y ou
canordera sparkarrester t hrough yourauthorized
Searsservice center.
,_ THIS IS THE SAFETY ALERT SYMBOL. IT IS USED TO ALERT YOU TO POTENTIAL
PERSONAL INJURY HAZARDS. OBEY ALL SAFETY MESSAGES THAT FOLLOW THIS
SYMBOL TO AVOID POSSIBLE INJURY OR DEATH.