Craftsman 580.752540 Operator's Manual page 12

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Move throttle lever (A) to "Fast" position, shown here as
a rabbit.
10. Move choke lever (B) to "Choke" position.
NOTICE For a warm engine, be sure the choke lever is in the
"Run" position.
NOT/CE Before starting the pressure washer, be sure you
are wearing safety goggles as described below.
A. WARNING Risk of eye injury.
Spray can splash back or propel objects.
• Always wear indirect vented (chemical splash) safety goggles
marked to comply with ANSI Z87.1 when using or in vicinity of
this equipment.
• NEVERsubstitute safety glasses or dry-condition goggles for
indirect vented safety goggles.
1. When starting engine, position yourself as
recommended and grasp starter grip handle and pull
slowly until you feel some resistance. Then pull rapidly
to start engine.
A. WARNING Starter cord kickback (rapid retraction) can
result in bodily injury. Kickback will puff hand and
_,__ arm toward engine faster than you can let go.
Broken bones, fractures, bruises, or sprains
could result.
• NEVER pull startercordwithoutfirst relievingspraygun
pressure.
• Whenstartingengine,pull cordslowlyuntil resistance isfelt
andthenpull rapidlyto avoidkickback.
• Aftereachstartingattempt,whereengine fails to run,always
pointspraygun in safedirection,pressred buttonandsqueeze
sprayguntriggerto release highpressure.
• Firmlygraspspraygun with both handswhenusinghigh
pressure sprayto avoidinjurywhenspraygun kicks back.
2. Return recoil starter slowly. DO NOT let rope "snap
back" against starter.
13. 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.
14. After each starting attempt, where engine fails to run,
always point gun in safe direction, press red button and
squeeze spray gun trigger to releasehigh pressure.
Move choke leverto "Choke" position, and repeat steps
11 through 13.
15. If engine fails to start after six pulls, move choke lever to
"Run" position, and repeatsteps 11 through 13.
NOTICE Always keep the throttle lever in the "Fast" position
when operating the pressure washer.
_i. 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.
• DONOTallowCHILDREN t o operate pressure washer.
• Keephigh pressure hoseconnected to pumpand spraygun
whilesystemis pressurized.
• NEVER aim spraygun at people, a nimals,or plants.
• DONOT securespraygunin openposition.
• DONOT leavespraygun unattended whilemachine is running.
• NEVER usea spraygun whichdoesnot havea triggerlock or
triggerguardin placeandin workingorder.
• Alwaysbe certainspraygun,nozzles andaccessories a re
correctlyattached.
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