Craftsman 580.7523 User Manual page 11

WARHJHG
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 spraygunwhich doesnot havea triggerlock or
trigger guardin placeandin workingorder.
. Alwaysbecertainspraygun,nozzles and accessories are
correctlyattached.
WARHIHG
s_ Oontact with muffler area can result in serious
burns.
f,_ Exhaustheat/gases can ignite combustibles,
structures or damage fuel tank causing a fire.
. DONOT touch hot partsandAVOIDhot 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, a nd
PublicPropertyrequireequipment p oweredby an internal
combustion engineto havea sparkarrester,maintained in
effectiveworkingorder,complyingto USDA Forestservice
standard 5100-1Cor later revision.Inthe Stateof California a
sparkarresteris required undersection4442 of the California
Publicresources code.Otherstatesmay havesimilar laws.
How to Stop Your Pressure Washer
1. Releasespray gun trigger and let engine idle for two
minutes.
2. Move throttle lever to "Slow" position, shown as a turtle.
WARNING
_ Backfire, fire or engine damagecould occur.
• DONOT stop enginebymovingchokeleverto "Clesed"position.
3. Move engine switch to "Off" position.
4. Move fuel valve lever to "Off" position.
5. ALWAYS point spray gun in a safe direction, push red
button and squeezespray gun trigger to release retained
high water pressure.
IMPORTANT:Spray gun traps high water pressure, even
when engine is stopped and water is disconnected.
WARHIHG
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 pressurehoseconnected to pumpand spraygun
whilesystemis pressurized.
. ALWAYS pointspraygun in safedirection,pressred button
and squeeze spraygun trigger,to releasehigh pressure, e very
time youstop engine.
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