Craftsman 580.752120 Operator's Manual page 12

10. Move throttle lever to "Fast" position (A), shown as a
rabbit.
To start the engine for the very first time:
11. Push primer buib firmly 5 times, waiting 2 seconds
between each push.
To start engine thereafter:
11. Press primer buib firmty 3 times, waiting 2 seconds
between each push. For a warm engine, DONOT press
primer bulb.
t_IPORTANT:Before starting the pressure washer, be sure
'ou are wearing adequatesafety goggles.
WARNING
v_ Risk of eye injury.
_Spray can splash back or propel objects.
Alwayswea! safetygoggleswhenusingthis equipment o r in
vicinity of whereequipment i s in use.
Beforestartingthe pressure washer,be sureyou are wearing
adequate safetygoggles.
NEVER substitutesafetyglassesfor safetygoggles.
12. When starting engine, position yourseif as
recommended and grasp starter grip handle and pulI
siowiy untii you feel some resistance. Then pull rapidly
to start engine.
WARNING
Starter cord kickback (rapid retraction) call result
in bodiiy injury. Kickback wiii puIi hand and arm
toward engine faster than you can iet go.
Broken bones, fractures, bruises, or sprains
could resuIt.
• NEVER pull startercord withoutfirst relievingspraygun
pressure.
o Whenstartingengine,pull cord slowlyuntil resistance is felt
andthen pull rapidlyto avoidkickback
o After eachstartingattempt,whereengine fails to run, always
pointspraygun in safedirectionandsqueeze spraygun trigger
to release high pressure Engage spraygun trigger!ock.
o Firmlygraspspraygun with both handswhenusing high
pressure sprayto avoidiniury whenspraygun kicks back
13. Return recoii starter siowiy. DO NOT iet rope "snap
back" against starter.
t_OTE:Aiways keepthe throttle iever 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
_ nderlying tissues, ieading to serious injury and
}ossibte amputation.
Spray gun traps high water pressure, even when
engine is stopped and water is disconnected,
which can cause injury.
o DONOTallowCHLDREI',_ to operatepressure washer.
• Keephigh pressurehoseconnected to purnpand spraygun
whilesystemis pressurized.
• NEVER aim spraygun at people,animals_ or plants.
o DONOT securespraygun in openposition.
• DONOTleavespraygun unattended whilernachine is running.
o [',]EVER u sea spraygun whichdoesnot havea triggerlock or
triggerguardin placeandin workingorder.
• Alwaysbe certainspraygun,nozzbsand accessories are
correctlyattached.
WARNING
_, Contact with muffler result in serious
area can
burns.
Exhaustheat/gases can ignite combustibles,
structures or damage fuel tank causing a fire.
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DONOT touch hot partsand AVOID hot exhaustgases.
Allowequipment t o cool beforetouching.
Keepat least5 feet (152cm) of clearance on all sidesof
pressure washerincludingoverhead.
Codeof Federal R egulation (CFR) T itle 36 Parks_ Forests,and
PublicPropertyrequireequiprnent p oweredby an internal
combustionengine to havea sparkarrester rnaintained in
effectiveworkingorder,complyingto USDA Forestservice
standard 510B-1C or laterrevision.Inthe Stateof 6aliforniaa
sparkarresteris requiredundersection4442 of the California
Publicresources code.Otherstatesmay havesimilarlaws.
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