User guide
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starter cord kickback (rapid retraction) can result
in bodily injury. Kickback will pull hand and arm
toward engine faster than you can
let go.
Broken bones, fractures, bruises, or sprains
could
result.
MEVER
pull starter cord
without first
relieving
spray
gun
pressure.
When starting
engine, pull
cord
slowly
until
resistance
is
felt
and then
pull rapidly
to
avoid kickback.
After
each
starting
attempt, where engine fails to run, always
point spray
gun
in
safe
direction and squeeze spray gun trigger
to release high pressure.
Engage
spray gun trigger lock.
Firmly
grasp
spray
gun with both
hands
when using high
pressure spray
to avoid injury when spray gun kicks back.
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Use of
pressure
washer can create
puddles and
slippery surfaces.
Kickback
from
spray gun can cause you to
fall.
Operate pressure washer from a stable surface.
The cleaning area should
have
adequate slopes
and
drainage
to
reduce the possibility of a
fall due
to slippery surfaces.
Be extremely careful if you must use the pressure washer from
a ladder, scaffolding, or any other similar location.
Firmly
grasp
spray
gun with both
hands
when using
high
pressure spray to
avoid
injury when spray
gun
kicks back.
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Contact with muffler area can result in serious
burns.
Exhaust heat/gases can ignite combustibles,
structures or damage fuel tank causing a fire.
DO MOT
touch
hot parts and AVOID hot exhaust gases.
Allow equipment
to
cool
before touching.
Keep
at
least 5 feet (152 cm)
of
clearance on all sides of
pressure
washer including overhead.
Code
of Federal Regulation (CFR) Title 36 Parks, Forests, and
Public Property require
equipment
powered
by
an
internai
combustion engine to have a spark arrester, maintained in
effective
working order, complying to
USDA
Forest service
standard 5100-1C or later revision. In the State of California a
spark arrester is required under section 4442 of the California
Public
resources code. Other
states
may have similar !aws.
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The high pressure stream of water that this
equipment produces can cut through skin and its
underlying
tissues, leading to serious injury and
possible amputation.
Spray gun traps high water pressure, even when
engine is stopped and water is disconnected,
which can cause injury.
DO NOT allow CHILDREN to operate pressure washer.
NEVER repair high pressure hose. Replace it.
NEVER repair leaking connections with sealant of
any
kind.
Replace o-ring or
seal.
NEVER
connect
high
pressure hose to
nozzle extension.
Keep high pressure hose
connected
to
pump
and
spray
gun
while
system is
pressurized.
ALWAYS point
spray gun
in safe
direction and
squeeze
spray
gun trigger, to
release
high pressure,
every
time you stop
engine. Engage
trigger
lock when not in use.
NEVER aim spray
gun at
people,
animals,
or plants.
DO NOT secure spray gun in open position.
DO NOT leave spray gun unattended whiie machine is running.
NEVER use a spray
gun
which
does not
have
a
trigger lock
or
trigger guard in place and in working order,
Aiv/ays
be
certain spray
gun,
nozzles and
accessories are
correctly attached.
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Unintentional sparking can result in fire or
electric shock.
WHEi flDJUSTiie OR MftKIIG REPAIRS TO YOUR
PRESSURE WASHER
• Disconnect
the spark
plug wire
from the
spark plug and place
the wire where it
cannot contact
spark piug.
WHEi TESTIIG FOR EiGiiE SPARK
• Use
approved
spark
plug tester.
• DO NOT
check
for spark with spark plug removed.