Howto Stopyourpressure Washer - Troy-Bilt 20292 Operator's Manual

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WARNING
Starter cord kickback (rapid retraction) can result
_n bodily injury. Kickback will pull hand and arm
toward engine faster than you can let go.
Broken bones, fractures, bruises, or sprains
could result.
• NEVERpull starter cord without first relieving spray gun
pressure.
• When starting engine, pull cord slowly until resistance is felt and
then pull rapidly to avoid kickback.
• After each starting attempt, where engine fails to run, always
point spray gun in safe direction and squeezespray gun trigger
to releasehigh pressure. Engagespray gun trigger lock.
• Firmly grasp spray gun with both hands when using high
pressure spray to avoid injury when spray gun kicks back.
11. Return starter grip handle slowly. DO NOT let rope
"snap back" against starter.
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.
• 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
Contact with muffler area can result in serious
burns.
._ Exhaustheat/gases can ignite combustibles,
structures or damage fuel tank causing a fire.
DO NOTtouch hot parts and AVOID hot exhaust gases.
Allow equipment to cool before touching.
Keep at least 5 feet (1.5 m) of clearanceon all sides of pressure
washer including overhead.
Code of Federal Regulation (CFR)Title 36 Parks, Forests, and
Public Property require equipment powered by an internal
combustion engine to have a spark arrester, maintained in
effective working order, complying to USDAForest service
standard 5100-1C or later revision. In the State of California a
spark arrester is required under section 4442 of the California
Public resources code. Other states may havesimilar laws.
Howto StopYourPressure Washer
1. Release spray gun trigger and let engine idle for two
minutes.
2. Move throttle to SLOW position, then STOP position (A).
3. ALWAYS point spray gun in a safe direction and
squeezespray gun trigger to release retained high
water pressure.
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.
• Keephigh pressure hoseconnected to pumpand spraygun
whilesystemis pressurized.
• ALWAYS pointspraygun in safedirectionand squeeze spray
guntrigger,to release high pressure, e verytimeyou stop
engine.Engage triggerlockwhennot in use.
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