Pressure Washer Rinsing - Craftsman 580.752381 Operator's Manual

6. Apply d etergent toa drysurface, starting a tlower
portion o farea tobewashed and workupward, using
long, e ven, overlapping strokes.
7. Allow detergent to"soak i n"for3-5minutes before
washing and rinsing. Reapply asneeded toprevent
surface fromdrying. DO NOT a llow detergent todryon
(prevents streaking).
NOTICE You must flush the detergent siphoning system
after each use by placing the filter into a bucket of clean
water, then run the pressure washer with black detergent
nozzle for 1-2 minutes.
Pressure Washer Rinsing
1. Remove black detergent nozzle from nozzle extension.
2. Select and install desired high pressure spray tip
following instructions How to Use Spray Tips.
3. Keep spray gun a safe distance from areayou plan to
spray.
A. WARNING Kickback from spray gun can cause you to
fall.
• Operate pressure washerfrom a stablesurface.
• Beextremely carefulif you mustusethe pressure washerfrom
a ladder,scaffolding,or anyothersimilarlocation.
• Firmlygraspspraygun with bothhandswhen usinghigh
pressuresprayto avoidinjurywhenspraygun kicks back.
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increase (decrease) spray pressure by turning pressure
control knob (A) clockwise (counterclockwise). Use
lower pressure to wash items such as a car or boat. Use
higher pressure to strip paint and degrease driveways.
Cleaning Detergent Siphonin9 Tube
If you used the detergent siphoning tube, you must flush it
with clean water before stopping the engine.
1. Remove high pressure spray tip from nozzle extension.
2. Select and install black detergent nozzle.
3. Placedetergent siphoning tube/filter in a bucket full of
clean water.
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5.
Flush for 1-2 minutes.
Shut off engine following instructions How to Stop
Pressure Washerand turn off water supply.
6. ALWAYS point spray gun in a safe direction, press red
button and squeezespray gun trigger to release retained
high water pressure.
NOTICE Spray gun traps high water pressure, even when
engine is stopped and water is disconnected.
A. WARNING 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.
• Keephigh pressure hoseconnected to pumpand spraygun
whilesystemis pressurized.
• ALWAYS pointspraygun in safedirection,pressredbutton
andsqueeze sprayguntriggerto release highpressure, e very
time youstop engine.
Automatic Cool Down System
{Thermal Relief)
If you run the engine on your pressure washer for
3-5 minutes without pressing the trigger on the spray gun,
circulating water in the pump can reach temperatures above
125°F. The system engages to cool the pump by discharging
the warm water onto the ground.
5. Apply a high pressure spray to a small area and then
check the surface for damage. If no damage is found,
you can assume it is okay to continue rinsing.
6. Start at top of area to be rinsed, working down with
same overlapping strokes as you used for cleaning.
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