Craftsman 580.752250 Operator's Manual page 21

Spark Arrester Service
Your engine is not factory-equipped with a spark arrester. In
some areas, it is illegal to operate an engine without a spark
arrester. Checklocal laws and regulations. A spark arrester is
availablefrom your nearest Sears service center. If you need
to order a spark arrester, please call 1-SOO-4-MY-HOME
(46g-4663).
The spark arrester must be serviced every 50 hours to keep it
functioning as designed.
If the engine has been running, the muffler will be very hot.
Allow the muffler to cool before servicing the spark arrester.
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_ ontact with muffler area can result in serious
burns.
f_ Exhaustheat/gases can ignite combustibles, structures or damage fuel tank causing a fire.
• DONOT touch hot partsandAVOIDhot 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, a nd
PublicPropertyrequireequipment p oweredby an internal
combustion engineto havea sparkarrester,maintained in
effectiveworkingorder,complyingto USDA Forestservice
standard 5100-1Cor later revision.Inthe Stateof California a
sparkarresteris required undersection4442 of the California
Publicresources code.Otherstatesmay havesimilar laws.
• Removespark arrester screen for cleaningand inspection.
• Replace if screen is damaged.
Air Cooling System
Overtime debris may accumulate in cylinder cooling fins and
cannot be observed without partial engine disassembly. For
this reason, we recommend you have a qualified Sears
service dealer clean the cooling system per recommended
intervals (see MaintenanceSchedule). Equally important is to
keeptop of engine free from debris. See CleanDebris.
Keepareas within heavy line clear of debris.
AFTEREACHUSE
Water should not remain in the unit for long periods of time.
Sediments or minerals can deposit on pump parts and
"freeze" pump action. Follow these procedures after every
use:
1. Shut off engine, turn off water supply, point gun in a
safe direction, press red button and squeezetrigger to
relieve trapped pressure and let engine cool.
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The high pressure stream of water that this
equipment produces can cut through skin and its
_ nderlying 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.
. Keephigh pressurehoseconnected to pumpand spraygun
whilesystemis pressurized.
• ALWAYS pointspraygun in safedirection,pressred button
and squeeze spraygun triggerto release high pressure,every
time youstop engine.
2. Disconnect hose from spray gun and high pressure
outlet on pump. Drain water from hose, gun, and spray
tip extension. Use a rag to wipe off the hose.
3. Empty pump of all pumped liquids by pulling recoil
handle about 6 times. This should remove most liquid in
pump.
4. Coil high pressure hose on hose wrap provided on
accessory tray.
5. Store unit in a clean, dry area.
6. If storing for more than 30 days see Long Term Storage
on next page.
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f_ Fuel and its vapors are extremely flammable and
explosive.
Fire or explosion can cause severe burns or
death.
WHENSTORING FUELOREQUIPMENT WITH FUELIN TANK
. Storeawayfrom furnaces,stoves,water heaters, c lothes
dryers,or otherappliances that havepilot light or otherignition
sourcebecause theycanignitefuelvapors.