Craftsman 580.768322 Operator's Manual page 3

• Somechemicals o r detergents m aybeharmful if
inhaled or ingested, causing severe nausea, fainting
or poisoning. Theharmful elements maycause
property d amage or severe injury.
• DoNotallowCHILDREN tooperate thepressure
washer a tanytime.
• Operate engine onlyatgoverned speed. R unning t he
engine atexcessive s peeds increases t hehazard of
personal injury. D oNottamper w ithparts whichmay
increase ordecrease thegoverned speed.
• DoNotwearlooseclothing, jewelryoranything that
maybecaught i nthestarter o rotherrotating parts.
• Before starting thepressure w asher incoldweather,
checkallpartsoftheequipment andbesureicehas
notformed there.
• Never u sea spraygunwhichdoesnothavea trigger
lockortriggerguard in place andinworking order.
• Keep thehoseconnected t o machine orthe spray
gunwhilethesystem is pressurized. Disconnecting
thehosewhilethe unitis pressurized is dangerous.
• Units withbroken or missing parts,orwithout
protective h ousing or covers, s hould NEVER be
operated.
• Check thefuelsystem forleaksor signs of
deterioration, suchaschafed or spongy hose, l oose
or missing clamps, o rdamaged tankor cap.Correct
alldefects before operating t hepressure washer.
• DoNotsprayflammable l iquids.
• Usea respirator or mask whenever thereisa chance
thatvapors maybeinhaled. R ead all instructions
withmask so youarecertain the mask willprovide
thenecessary p rotection a gainst i nhaling harmful
vapors.
• Never a imthegunat people, a nimals or plants. T he
highpressure stream ofwaterthatthisequipment
produces c anpierce skinanditsunderlying t issues,
leading to serious injury andpossible amputation.
• Never a llowanypartofthebodytocomeincontact
withthefluidstream. D oNotcomeincontact w itha
fluidstream created bya leakinthehighpressure
hose.
• Always weareyeprotection w henyouusethis
equipment orwhenyouareinthevicinity where the
equipment is in use.
• Highpressure s praycancausepaintchipsor other
particles t o become a irborne.
• DoNotoperate thepressure w asher a bove therated
pressure.
• Nevermove themachine bypulling onthe high
pressure hose. U sethehandle provided onthe unit.
• Always becertain thespraygun,nozzles and
accessories arecorrectly attached.
• DoNotsecure thesprayguninthe(open) position.
• Highpressure spraymaydamage fragileitems
including glass. D oNot pointspraygunat glass
wheninthejet spraymode.
• Holdthespraygunfirmlyinyourhandbefore you
starttheunit.Failure to dosocouldresult i nan injury
froma whipping spraygun.DoNot leave the spray
gununattended whilethe machine is running.
• Thecleaning areashould haveadequate slopes and
drainage t o reduce thepossibility o fa falldueto
slippery surfaces.
• Keepwatersprayawayfromelectric wiringor fatal
electric shockmayresult.
• DoNot by-pass anysafety device onthismachine.
• Themuffler a ndengineheatupduringoperation and
remain hotimmediately aftershutting itdown. A void
contact witha hotmuffler o rengine asyoucouldbe
severely burned.
• Operate andstorethisunitona stable surface.
• Highpressure hosecandevelop leaksfromwear,
kinking, abuse, e tc.Waterspraying froma leakis
capable ofinjecting material i ntoskin.Inspect h ose
eachtimebefore usingit.Check all hoses forcuts,
leaks, a brasions o r bulging ofcover,ordamage or
movement ofcouplings. Ifanyoftheseconditions
exist,replace hoseimmediately. Never r epairhigh
pressure hose. R eplace itwithanother h osethat
meets maximum pressure rating ofyourunit.
• Themuffler a ndaircleaner m ustbeinstalled andin
goodcondition before operating t hepressure
washer. T hesecomponents actas sparkarrestors if
theenginebackfires.
IntheStateofCalifornia a sparkarrestor i s required by
law(Section 4442oftheCalifornia P ublic Resources
Code). O ther s tatesmayhavesimilar laws. F ederal
lawsapplyonfederal l ands.
NOTE: I f youequipthemuffler w itha sparkarrestor, i t
mustbemaintained i neffective working order. Y oucan
ordera sparkarrestor t hrough yourauthorized S ears
service dealer.
,_ THIS IS THE SAFETY ALERT SYMBOL. IT IS USED TO ALERT YOU TO POTENTIAL
PERSONAL INJURY HAZARDS. OBEY ALL SAFETY MESSAGES THAT FOLLOW THIS
SYMBOL TO AVOID POSSIBLE INJURY OR DEATH.