Important Safety Information; General Safety - Campbell Hausfeld PW340200 Manual De Instrucciones

GENERAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (CONTINUED)
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Important Safety Information

Please read and save these instructions. Read carefully before attempting to assemble, install, operate or maintain the
product described. Protect yourself and others by observing all safety information. Failure to comply with instructions
could result in personal injury and/or property damage! Retain instructions for future reference.
This manual contains important safety, operational and maintenance information. If you have any
questions, please visit www.campbellhausfeld.com for customer assistance.
• Carbon Monoxide. Using an engine indoors can kill you in minutes. Engine exhaust contains high levels of carbon
monoxide (CO), a poisonous gas you cannot see or smell. You may be breathing CO even if you do not smell engine
exhaust.
• NEVER use an engine inside homes, garages, crawlspaces or other partly enclosed areas. Deadly levels of carbon
monoxide can build up in these areas. Using a fan or opening windows and doors does NOT supply enough fresh
air.
• ONLY use outdoors and far away from open windows, doors and vents. These openings can pull in engine exhaust.
• Even when the engine is used correctly, CO may leak into your home. ALWAYS use a battery-powered or battery
backup CO alarm in your house. Read and follow all directions for CO alarm before using. If you feel sick, dizzy or
weak at anytime, move to fresh air immediately. See a doctor. You could have carbon monoxide poisoning.
• Breathing ex haust fumes will cause se ri ous injury or death! En gine exhaust contains carbon mon ox ide, an odorless
and deadly gas. Operate pressure washer in a well-ventilated area. Avoid en closed areas such as ga rages, base-
ments, etc. Never op er ate unit in or near a lo ca tion occupied by humans or animals.
• Some clean ing fluids con tain substanc es which could cause injury to skin, eyes or lungs. Use only clean ing fluids
spe cif i cally rec om mend ed for high pressure washers. Fol low manufacturers recommendations. Do not use chlorine
bleach or any other corrosive compound.
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General Safety

• Spilled gas o line and it's vapors can be come ignited from cigarette sparks, electrical arcing, exhaust gas es and hot
engine components such as the muffler. Shut off en gine and allow it to cool before adding fuel to the tank. Use care in
fill ing tank to avoid spill ing fuel. Move pressure wash er away from fueling area before start ing en gine.
• Heat will ex pand fuel in the tank which could result in spillage and pos si ble fire explosion. Keep maximum fuel
level 1/2" (12.7 mm) be low bottom of filler neck to allow for expansion.
• Operating the pressure washer in an ex plo sive en viron ment could re sult in a fire. Operate and fuel equipment in
well-ventilat ed areas free from ob structions. Equip areas with fire extinguisher suit able for gas o line fires.
• Materials placed against or near the pressure washer can in ter fere with its proper ventilation fea tures caus ing
overheating and possible ig ni tion of the materials. Never op er ate pressure wash er in an area containing dry brush
or weeds.
• Muffler exhaust heat can damage paint ed sur fac es, melt any material sen si tive to heat (such as siding, plastic, rub-
ber, vinyl or the pressure hose, itself), and dam age live plants. Always keep pressure washer a minimum of 4' (1.2 m)
away from surfac es (such as houses, au to mo biles or live plants) that could be damaged from muffler exhaust heat.
• Improperly stored fuel could lead to acciden tal ignition. Fuel im prop er ly secured could get into the hands of
children or oth er un qual i fied persons. Store fuel in an OSHA approved contain er, in a se cure location away from
work area.
• Use of acids, toxic or cor ro sive chemicals, poisons, in sec ti cides, or any kind of flam ma ble solvent with this product
could re sult in se ri ous injury or death. Do not spray flammable liquids.
This product and its exhaust contain chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer,
birth defects or other reproductive harm. In addition, some cleaning products and dust contain
RISK TO BREATHING (ASPHYXIATION):
Do not operate this unit until you read this instruction manual and the engine instruction
manual for safety, operation and maintenance instructions. If you have any questions regarding
RISK OF EXPLOSION OR FIRE:
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