Craftsman 580.752200 Operator's Manual page 12

8. Move throttle lever (A) to "Fast" position, shown here as
a rabbit.
9. Move choke lever (B) to "Choke" position.
NOTE:For a warm engine, be sure the choke lever is in the
"Run" position.
IMPORTANT:Before starting the )ressure washer, be sure
you are wearing adequatesafety goggles.
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Risk of eye injury.
_Spray can splash back or propel objects.
Alwayswearsafetygoggleswhenusingthis equipment o r in
vicinity of whereequipment i s in use.
Beforestartingthe pressure washer,be sureyou are wearing
adequate safetygoggles.
NEVER substitutesafetyglassesfor safetygoggles.
10. When starting engine, position yourself as
recommended, grasp handle and pull recoil starter
lightly until you feel some resistance, then pull briskly.
11. Return recoil starter slowly. DO NOTlet rope "snap
back" against starter.
12. When engine starts, slowly move choke lever to "Run"
position, as engine warms, if engine falters, move choke
lever to "Choke" position, then to "Run" position.
13. After each starting attempt, where engine fails to run,
always point gun in safe direction and squeezespray
gun trigger to release high pressure. Move choke lever
to "Choke" position, and repeatsteps 10 through 12.
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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 startercord withoutfirst relievingspraygun
pressure.
Whenstartingengine,pull cord slowlyuntil resistance is felt
andthen pull rapidlyto avoidkickback.
After eachstartingattempt,whereengine fails to run, always
pointspraygun in safedirectionpressred buttonand squeeze
sprayguntriggerto release high pressure.
Firmlygraspspraygunwith both handswhenusing high
pressure sprayto avoidinjury whenspraygun kicks back.
14. If engine fails to start after six pulls, move choke lever to
"Run" position, and repeatsteps 10 through 12.
NOTE:Always keepthe throttle lever in the "Fast" position
when operating the pressure washer.
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The high pressure stream of water that this
equipment produces can cut through skin and its
,p_ underlying tissues, leading to serious injury and
)ossible amputation.
Spray gun traps high water pressure, even when
engine is stopped and water is disconnected,
which can cause injury.
, DONOTallowCHILDREN to operatepressure washer.
• Keephigh pressurehoseconnected to pumpand spraygun
whilesystemis pressurized.
• NEVER aim spraygun at people,animals,or plants.
, DONOTsecurespraygun in openposition.
• DONOTleavespraygun unattended while machine is running.
, NEVER usea spraygun whichdoesnot havea triggerlock or
triggerguardin placeandin workingorder.
• Alwaysbe certainspraygun,nozzles and accessories are
correctlyattached.
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_ Contact with muffler result in serious
area can
burns.
,_ Exhaustheat/gases can ignite combustibles, structures or damage fuel tank causing a fire.
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
PublicPropertyrequireequipment p oweredby an internal
combustionengine to havea sparkarrester,maintained in
effectiveworkingorder,complyingto USDA Forestservice
standard 5100-1Cor later revision.Inthe Stateof California a
sparkarresteris requiredundersection4442 of the California
Publicresources code.Otherstatesmay havesimilarlaws.
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