How To Stop Your Pressure Washer; How To Use Spray Tips - Briggs & Stratton PW101-2010 Operator's Manual

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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.
Low Pressure
Use to apply
detergent
Black
) position.
White 40°
Green 25°

How to Use Spray Tips

The quick–connect on the nozzle extension allows you
to switch between five different quick connect spray
tips. Spray tips can be changed while pressure washer
is running once spray gun trigger is locked. 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 handle.
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.
• NEVER exchange spray tips without the trigger lock
being engaged on the spray gun.
• DO NOT twist spray tips while spraying.
2. Select desired spray tip:
For delicate rinse (lower pressure and higher
flow), for gentle cleaning of cars/trucks, boats,
RV's, patio furniture, lawn equipment, etc.,
select white 40° or green 25° spray tip.
For general rinsing (medium pressure and
medium flow), ideal for most all purpose
cleaning such as home siding, brick patios,
wood decks, driveways and sidewalks, garage
floors, etc., select yellow 15° spray tip.
For maximum rinsing (higher pressure and
lower flow), for stubborn or hard to reach
surface such as second story surfaces, paint
removal, oil stains, rust removal or other
stubborn substances (tar, gum, grease, wax,
etc.), select red 0° spray tip.
To apply detergent, applies project specific
cleaners to help break down stubborn dirt and
grime on a variety of surfaces, select black
detergent spray tip.
3. Pull back on collar, insert new spray tip and
release collar. Tug on spray tip to make sure it is
securely in place.
Yellow 15°
High
Pressure
Red 0°

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