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Generac Portable Products 2400PSI Owner's Manual

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High Pressure Washer Owner's Manual
Model No. 1440-0 (2,400 PSI High Pressure Washer) Manual No. B5740 Revision 2 (9/11/2000)
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  • Page 1 2400 High Pressure Washer Owner’s Manual Model No. 1440-0 (2,400 PSI High Pressure Washer) Manual No. B5740 Revision 2 (9/11/2000) Visit our Generac website: www.generac-portables.com 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.

  • Page 2: Equipment Description

    Generac Portable Products 2,400 PSI High Pressure Washer EQUIPMENT SAFETY RULES DESCRIPTION CAUTION! When setting up, transporting, adjusting or making repairs to your high pressure CONGRATULATIONS on your purchase of a washer, always disconnect the spark plug wire from GENERAC high pressure washer. It has been designed,...
  • Page 3 Generac Portable Products 2,400 PSI High Pressure Washer • Operate engine only at governed speed. Running the • Always be certain the spray gun, nozzles and accessories engine at excessive speeds increases the hazard of are correctly attached. personal injury. Do Not tamper with parts which may •...

  • Page 4: Know Your Pressure Washer

    Generac Portable Products 2,400 PSI High Pressure Washer KNOW YOUR PRESSURE WASHER Read this owner’s manual and safety rules before operating your high pressure washer. Compare the illustrations with your high pressure washer to familiarize yourself with the locations of various controls and adjustments.

  • Page 5: Carton Contents

    Generac Portable Products 2,400 PSI High Pressure Washer WARNING! PREPARING PRESSURE Read entire owner’s manual before you attempt to assemble or operate your new WASHER FOR USE pressure washer. If you have any problems with the assembly of your REMOVE PRESSURE pressure washer or if parts are missing or damaged, call the pressure washer helpline at 1-800-270-1408.

  • Page 6: Add Gasoline

    Generac Portable Products 2,400 PSI High Pressure Washer • Insert the carriage hook through the left hole (facing the Add Gasoline front of the unit). Pull the recoil handle out of the engine slowly. Place the recoil string through the hook and DANGER! Never fill fuel tank indoors.

  • Page 7: Checklist Before Starting Engine

    Generac Portable Products 2,400 PSI High Pressure Washer • Run water through your garden hose for 30 seconds to Figure 5 — Connect High Pressure Hose to Gun. clean out any debris. Turn off water. • Connect the garden hose to the water inlet. Tighten by Connect High Pressure hand (Figure 7).

  • Page 8: Pressure Washer

    Generac Portable Products 2,400 PSI High Pressure Washer HOW TO USE YOUR • Move throttle lever to “Fast” position, shown in Figure 9 as a rabbit. Always keep the throttle in the PRESSURE WASHER “Fast” position while pressure washing. Figure 9 — Throttle Lever...

  • Page 9: How To Stop Your Pressure Washer

    Generac Portable Products 2,400 PSI High Pressure Washer • Grasp the spray gun with your left hand and squeeze How to Stop Your Pressure Washer the trigger on the spray gun. Water will flow out of the • Move throttle lever on engine to “Stop” position.

  • Page 10: Applying Detergent With The Adjustable Nozzle

    Generac Portable Products 2,400 PSI High Pressure Washer • Twisting the nozzle adjusts the spray pattern from a Applying Detergent with the narrow pattern to a fan pattern Figure 14). Adjustable Nozzle Figure 14 - Adjusting Nozzle Spray Pattern IMPORTANT: Use soaps designed specifically for pressure washers.

  • Page 11: Pressure Washer Rinsing

    Generac Portable Products 2,400 PSI High Pressure Washer • Apply detergent to a dry surface, starting from the NOTE: You can also stop detergent from flowing by bottom and working up. simply removing detergent siphoning tube from bottle. • Allow the detergent to “soak in” for 3-5 minutes before •...

  • Page 12: Specifications

    Generac Portable Products 2,400 PSI High Pressure Washer SPECIFICATIONS PRESSURE WASHER MAINTENANCE Outlet Pressure..2,400 psi Flow Rate ... . . 2.2 gallons per minute (gpm) Check and Clean Inlet Screen Detergent.

  • Page 13: Purge Pump Of Air And Contaminants

    Generac Portable Products 2,400 PSI High Pressure Washer Detach gun and nozzle extension from high pressure • When the water stream is steady and constant, engage hose. Detach nozzle extension from gun and remove the safety latch and attach the nozzle extension.

  • Page 14: O-Ring Maintenance

    Generac Portable Products 2,400 PSI High Pressure Washer • Use the wire included in the kit or a small paper clip to ENGINE MAINTENANCE free the foreign materials clogging or restricting the nozzle (Figure 18). See the engine owner’s manual for instructions on how to properly maintain the engine.

  • Page 15: Troubleshooting

    Generac Portable Products 2,400 PSI High Pressure Washer TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Cause Correction Nozzle in low pressure mode. Pull nozzle backward for high pressure mode. Water inlet is blocked. Clear inlet. Inadequate water supply. Provide adequate water flow. Pump has following Inlet hose is kinked or leaking.

  • Page 16: Exploded View - Unit

    Generac Portable Products 2,400 PSI High Pressure Washer EXPLODED VIEW — UNIT...

  • Page 17: Parts List - Unit

    Generac Portable Products 2,400 PSI High Pressure Washer PARTS LIST — UNIT Item Part # Qty. Description ENGINE B1460 CAP, Vinyl Black AB5737 BASE, Powder Coat Red 20566 DECAL, 1-800 Number 30809 GROMMET, Chem Hose B5744 DECAL, Logo 2400 PSI...
  • Page 18 Generac Portable Products 2,400 PSI High Pressure Washer EXPLODED VIEW — PUMP...
  • Page 19 Generac Portable Products 2,400 PSI High Pressure Washer PARTS LIST — PUMP Item Part # Qty. Description Item Part # Qty. Description B2218 O-RING, 1.625 ID x .103 185712 KIT, CHECK VALVES 97962 SHCS, M6 - 1 x 25 ..
  • Page 20 LIMITED PRESSURE WASHER WARRANTY GENERAC PORTABLE PRODUCTS (hereafter referred to as the COMPANY) warrants to the original retail purchaser the pressure washer manufactured by the COMPANY to be free from defects in material and workmanship for the period(s) set forth below from the date of original purchase. This warranty is not transferable. The term “original purchaser” means the person for whom the pressure washer is originally purchased.

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