How To Stop Your Pressure Washer - Briggs & Stratton 020498 Operator's Manual

WARNING Exhaust heat/gases could ignite
combustibles, structures or damage
fuel tank causing a fire, resulting in
death or serious injury.
Contact with muffler area could cause burns
resulting in serious injury.
• DO NOT touch hot parts and AVOID hot exhaust gases.
• Allow equipment to cool before touching.
• Keep at least 5 ft. (1.5 m) of clearance on all sides of
pressure washer including overhead.
• It is a violation of California Public Resource Code,
Section 4442, to use or operate the engine on any forest-
covered, brush-covered, or grass-covered land unless
the exhaust system is equipped with a spark arrester, as
defined in Section 4442, maintained in effective working
order. Other states or federal jurisdictions may have
similar laws.
Contact the original equipment manufacturer, retailer,
or dealer to obtain a spark arrester designed for the
exhaust system installed on this engine.
• Replacement parts must be the same and installed in the
same position as the original parts.

How to Stop Your Pressure Washer

1. Release spray gun trigger and let engine idle for
two minutes.
2. Move throttle control lever on engine to
SLOW ( ) position, then STOP (
3. ALWAYS point spray gun in a safe direction,
press red button and squeeze spray gun trigger to
release retained high water pressure.
WARNING The high pressure stream of water
that this equipment produces could cut
through skin and its underlying tissues,
resulting in serious injury and possible
amputation.
Spray gun traps high water pressure, even when
engine is stopped and water is disconnected, which
could result in serious injury.
• Keep high pressure hose connected to pump and spray
gun while system is pressurized.
• ALWAYS point spray gun in safe direction, press red
button and squeeze spray gun trigger to release high
pressure, every time you stop engine.
4. Turn fuel valve to OFF (0) position.
How to Use Accessory Tray
The unit is equipped with an accessory tray with places
to store your spray gun, nozzle extension and spray
tips. There is also a hook at the front of the accessory
tray to hold your high pressure hose.
NOTICE The extra hole in the tray is for storing a
utility brush. The extra clip in the tray is for storing a
turbo nozzle. The brush and turbo nozzle are NOT
included with your pressure washer. You can buy
these items as optional accessories.
1. Place nozzle extension through hole on accessory
tray, as shown.
) position.
2. Place spray gun through hole on accessory tray
on right side of unit.
3. Insert multi–colored spray tips in spaces provided
in accessory tray.
4. Hang high pressure hose on hook attached to
accessory tray on front of tray, as shown.
How to Use Spray Tips
The quick–connect on the nozzle extension allows you
to switch between four different quick connect spray
tips. Spray tips can be changed while pressure washer
is running once spray gun trigger lock is engaged. The
spray tips vary the spray pattern as shown.
Follow these instructions to change spray tips:
1. Pull back collar on quick–connect and pull current
spray tip off. Store spray tips in holder provided on
the accessory tray.
WARNING The high pressure stream of water
amputation.
• NEVER exchange spray tips without the trigger lock
being engaged on the spray gun.
• DO NOT twist spray tips while spraying.
that this equipment produces could cut
through skin and its underlying tissues,
resulting in serious injury and possible
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