9.
Move throttle lever to "Fast" position, shown here as a
rabbit.
10. Move choke lever to "Choke" position.
NOTE:For a warm engine, be sure the choke lever is in the
"Run" position.
11. When starting engine, position yourself as
recommended, grasp handle and pull recoil starter
lightly until you feel some resistance, then pull briskly.
Starter cord kickback (rapid retraction) can result
in bodily injury. Kickback will pull hand and arm
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toward engine faster than you can let go.
Broken bones, fractures, bruises, or sprains
could result.
o NEVER pull startercord withoutfirst relievingspraygun
pressure.
o Whenstartingengine,pull cord slowlyuntil resistance is felt
andthen pull rapidlyto avoidkickback.
o Aftereachstartingattempt,whereenginefails to run, always
pointspray gun in safedirectionandsqueeze spraygun trigger
to release high pressure.Engage spraygun triggerlock.
o Firmlygraspspraygun with bothhandswhen usinghigh
pressuresprayto avoidinjurywhenspraygun kicks back.
12. Return recoil starter slowly. DO NOTlet rope "snap
back" against starter.
13. When engine starts, slowly move choke lever to "Run"
position, as engine warms. If engine falters, move choke
lever to "Choke" position, then to "Run" position.
14. After each starting attempt, where engine fails to run,
always point gun in safe direction and squeezespray
gun trigger to release high pressure. Move choke lever
to "Run" position, and repeatsteps 11 through 13.
15. If engine fails to start after six pulls, move choke lever to
"Run" position, and repeatsteps 11 through 13.
NOTE:Always keepthe throttle lever in the "Fast" position
when operating the pressure washer.
WARNING
The high pressure stream of water that this
equipment produces can cut through skin and its
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nderlying tissues, leading to serious injury and
)ossible amputation.
Spray gun traps high water pressure, even when
engine is stopped and water is disconnected,
which can cause injury.
o DONOT allowCHILDREN to operatepressure washer.
o Keephigh pressurehoseconnected to pumpand spraygun
whilesystemis pressurized.
o NEVER aim spraygun at people,animals,or plants.
o DONOTsecure spraygun in open position.
o DONOTleavespraygun unattended while machine is running.
o NEVER usea spraygun whichdoesnot havea triggerlock or
triggerguardin placeand in workingorder.
o Alwaysbe certainspraygun,nozzles and accessories are
correctlyattached.
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Contact with muffler
result in serious
area can
burns.
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Exhaustheat/gases can ignite combustibles,
structures or damage fuel tank causing a fire.
o DONOT touch hot partsandAVOIDhot exhaustgases.
o Allowequipment t o coolbeforetouching.
o Keepat least5 feet (152cm) of clearance on all sidesof
pressure washerincludingoverhead.
. Codeof Federal R egulation (CFR) T itle 36 Parks,Forests, a nd
PublicPropertyrequireequipment p oweredby an internal
combustion engineto havea sparkarrester,maintained in
effectiveworkingorder,complyingto USDA Forestservice
standard 5100-10or later revision.In the Stateof California a
sparkarresteris requiredundersection4442 of theCalifornia
Publicresources code.Otherstatesmay havesimilar laws.
How to Stop Your Cleaning System
1.
Releasespray gun trigger and let engine idle for two
minutes.
2.
Move throttle to SLOWposition, then STOPposition.
WARNING
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Backfire, fire or engine damagecould occur.
o DONOT stop engineby movingchokeleverto "Cheke"
position.
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