Craftsman 580.750900 Operator's Manual page 74

11. Return recoil starter slowly. DONOT let rope "snap
back" against starter.
NOTICE Always keepthe throttle lever in the "Fast"
_osition when operating the pressure washer.
_i_ WARNING The high pressure stream of water that
this equipment produces could cut through skin
and its underlying tissues, resulting in serious
injury and possible amputation.
Spray gun traps high water pressure, even when engine is
stopped and water is disconnected, which could result in
serious injury.
• DO NOT allow CHILDRENto operate pressure washer.
• Keep high pressure hose connected to pump and spray gun
while system is pressurized.
• NEVERaim spray gun at people,animals, or plants.
• DO NOTsecure spray gun in open position.
• DO NOTleave spray gun unattended while machine is running.
• NEVERuse a spray gun which does not have a trigger lock or
trigger guard in place and in working order.
• Always be certain spray gun, nozzles and accessoriesare
correctly attached.
_, WARNING Exhaust heat/gases could ignite
combustibles, structures or damage fuel
causing a fire, resulting death,
tank in
serious injury and/or property damage.
Contact with muffler area could cause burns resulting in
serious injury.
• DO NOTtouch hot parts and AVOID hot exhaust gases.
• Allow equipment to cool before touching.
• Keepat least 5 feet (1.5 m) of clearance on all sides of pressure
washer including overhead.
• It is a violation of California Public Resource Code,Section
4442, to use or operate the engine on any forest-covered,
brush-covered, or grass-covered land unless the exhaust
system is equipped with a spark arrestor, as defined in Section
4442, maintained in effective working order. Other states or
federal jurisdictions may havesimilar laws.
Contact the original equipment manufacturer, retailer, or dealer
to obtain a spark arrester designed for the exhaust system
installed on this engine.
• Replacement parts must be the sameand installed in the same
position as the original parts.
Howto Stop YourPressureWasher
1. Release spray gun trigger and let engine idle for two
minutes.
2. Move throttle to "Slow" _ position, then Stop
position.
3. ALWAYS point spray gun in a safe direction, push red
button and squeezespray gun trigger to release retained
high water pressure.
_, WARNING The high pressure stream of water that
this equipment produces could cut through skin
and its underlying tissues, resulting in serious
injury and possible amputation.
Spray gun traps high water pressure, even when engine is
stopped and water is disconnected, which could result in
serious injury.
• Keephigh pressure hoseconnected to pumpand spraygun
whilesystemis pressurized.
• ALWAYS pointspraygun in safedirection,pressredbutton
andsqueeze sprayguntriggerto release highpressure, e very
time youstop engine.
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