Craftsman 580.988390 Operator's Manual page 12

_. WARNING Risk of electrocution. Use of an extension
_J_ ord could cause electric shock or burn resulting in
death or serious injury.
• DO NOTuse an extension cord with this electric pressure
washer. Your home's electrical circuit receptacleor
extension cord may not provide lifesaving ground-fault
circuit-interruption protection.
.
Plug electrical power cord into an electrical circuit rated
for 120 Volts AC at 15 Amps that is properly installed
in accordancewith aii local codes and ordinances. The
indicator light on the GFCIshould be ON.
NOTICE The indicator light must be ON for the electric
3ressure washer to operate.
,_. WARNING Risk of electrocution. Non-operating
_J_ ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI)could result
in death or bodily injury, if indicator light does not
stay ON after test and reset, do not use GFCI.
8. Press TEST button (B). The indicator light (D) should be
OFF.
9. Press RESETbutton (C). The indicator light (B) should be
ON.
NOTICE DO NOT use the electric pressure washer if above
test fails.
10. Press the master ON/OFF switch to the ON ( I ) position.
11. Point gun in a safe direction, press trigger lock button
and squeezetrigger. The electric pressure washer motor
will start and stop as spray gun trigger is depressed and
released.
The electric pressure washer is now readyfor use.
Instructions for use of the supplied accessories are given
later in this section.
Howto Stop YourElectricPressureWasher
The electric pressure washer motor runs only when the
trigger is engaged.To stop the electric pressure washer and
turn off the motor:
1. Releasespray gun trigger.
2. Press the master ON/OFFswitch to the OFF(0) position.
NOTICE Releasingthe trigger will shut off the motor but
does not shut off electrical power to the unit.
3. Turn off water supply.
4. ALWAYS point spray gun in a safe direction and squeeze
spray gun trigger to relieve built up pressure in the unit.
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 motor is
stopped and water is disconnected, which could result in
serious injury.
• Keep high pressure hose connected to pump and spray
gun while system is pressurized.
• ALWAYS point spray gun in safe direction, squeeze
spray gun trigger to releasehigh pressure, every time
you turn off pressure washer.
5. Disconnect GFCIplug from outlet and coil power cord.
6. Wrap high pressure hose on hose reel.
7. Flush detergent bottle (if used) by removing it from the
foam lance and pouring out all remaining solution.
8. Rinse detergent bottle out with fresh clean water and
reinstall onto foam lance.
9. Coil and store power cord, spray gun and accessories on
the accessory tray.
Howto Usethe Wands
You should now be familiar with how to STARTand STOP
your electric pressure washer. If not, please refer to the
previous section to familiarize yourself with STARTINGand
STOPPINGthe system before continuing.
There are two wands supplied with the pressure washer.
The turbo wand whirls a powerful pin-point jet of water
for intense cleaning. The adjustable fan jet wand allows
you to adjust the spray pattern for various high pressure
applications.
Usage Tips
* For most effective cleaning, keep nozzlefrom 8 to 24
inches away from cleaning surface.
* If you get nozzle too close, especially using a high
pressure setting, you may damage surface being
cleaned.
* Do Not get closer than 6 inches when cleaning tires.
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