Craftsman 580.752270 Operator's Manual page 12

IMPORTANT: Before s tarting t hepressure washer, besure
¢ou are wearing adequatesafety goggles.
WARNING
Risk of eye injury.
_Spray can splash back or propel objects.
Alwayswearsafetygoggleswhenusingthis equipment o r in
vicinity of whereequipment i s in use.
Beforestartingthe pressurewasher,be sureyou are wearing
adequate safetygoggles.
NEVER substitutesafetyglassesfor safetygoggles.
10. 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.
WARNING
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 startercordwithout first relievingspraygun
pressure.
* Whenstartingengine,pull cord slowlyuntil resistance is felt
andthenpull rapidlyto avoidkickback.
* After eachstartingattempt,whereengine fails to run,always
pointspraygun in safedirection,pressred buttonand squeeze
sprayguntriggerto release high pressure.
Firmlygraspspraygun with bothhandswhenusinghigh
pressure sprayto avoidinjury whenspraygun kicks back.
11. Return recoil starter slowly. DO NOT let 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, press red button and
squeeze spray gun trigger to releasehigh pressure.
Move choke lever to "Cheke" position, and repeat steps
10 through 12.
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.
WARNING
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.
• DONOTallowCHILDREN to operatepressure washer.
• Keephigh pressurehoseconnected to pumpand spraygun
whilesystemis pressurized.
, NEVER aim spraygun at people,animals,or plants.
• DONOT securespraygun in openposition.
• DONOTleavespraygun unattended while machine is running.
, NEVER usea spraygun whichdoesnot havea triggerlock or
triggerguardin placeandin workingorder.
, Alwaysbe certainspraygun,spraytips and accessories are
correctlyattached.
WARNING
_ ontact with muffler area can result in serious
burns.
_ Exhaustheat/gases can ignite combustibles,
structures or damage fuel tank causing a fire.
* DONOTtouch 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 51B0-1C or later revision.Inthe Stateof California a
sparkarresteris requiredundersection4442 of the California
Publicresources code.Otherstatesmay havesimilarlaws.
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