Important Safety Information - Task Force 020390 Manual

iMPORTANT SAFETy iNFORMATiON

Please read and understand this entire manual before attempting to assemble, operate or service
the product. If you have any questions regarding the product, please call customer service at
1-800-743-4115, 8 a.m -5 p.m., CST, Monday - Friday.
Safety Symbols and Meanings
Toxic Fumes Kickback
Slippery Surface
Fire Explosion
Moving Parts Flying Objects
The safety alert symbol indicates a potential
personal injury hazard. A signal word (DANGER,
WARNING, or CAUTION) is used with the alert
symbol to designate a degree or level of hazard
seriousness. A safety symbol may be used to
represent the type of hazard. The signal word
NOTICE is used to address practices not related
to personal injury.
dANGER indicates a hazard which, if not
avoided, will result in death or serious injury.
WARNiNG indicates a hazard which, if not
avoided, could result in death or serious injury.
CAuTiON indicates a hazard which, if not
avoided, could result in minor or moderate injury.
NOTICE address practices not related to
personal injury.
WARNiNG: This product contains lead
and lead compounds, known to the State
of California to cause birth defects or other
reproductive harm. Wash your hands after
handling this product.
WARNiNG: Risk of electrocution.
Contact with power source can cause
electric shock or burn.
• NEVER spray near power source.
Electrical Shock
Fall Fluid Injection
Read Manual
Hot Surface
WARNiNG: The engine exhaust from this
product contains chemicals known to the State
of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or
other reproductive harm.
WARNiNG: Running engine gives off
carbon monoxide, an odorless, colorless,
poison gas.
Breathing carbon monoxide can cause
headache, fatigue, dizziness, vomiting,
confusion, seizures, nausea, fainting or death.
Some chemicals or detergents may be harmful
if inhaled or ingested, causing severe nausea,
fainting, or poisoning.
• Operate pressure washer ONLY outdoors.
• Keep exhaust gas from entering a confined
area through windows, doors, ventilation
intakes, or other openings.
• DO NOT start or run engine indoors or in an
enclosed area, even if windows and doors
are open.
• Use a respirator or mask whenever there is a
chance that vapors may be inhaled.
• Read all instructions with mask so you are
certain the mask will provide the necessary
protection against inhaling harmful vapors.
WARNiNG: 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.
• NEVER 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, press red button and squeeze spray
gun trigger to release high pressure.
• Firmly grasp spray gun with both hands when
using high pressure spray to avoid injury
when spray gun kicks back.
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