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NOTICE Before starting the pressure washer, be sure
you are wearing safety goggles as described below.
NOTICE This unit is equipped with a ReadyStart®
engine. A ReadyStart engine means there is no
priming or choking required.
9. When starting engine, position yourself as
recommended and grasp starter grip handle and
pull slowly until you feel some resistance. Then
pull rapidly to start engine.
10. Return starter grip handle slowly. DO NOT let
rope “snap back” against starter.
WARNING Risk of eye injury.
Spray could splash back or propel objects
resulting in serious injury.
• Always wear indirect vented (chemical splash) safety
goggles marked to comply with ANSI Z87.1 when using
or in vicinity of this equipment.
• NEVER substitute safety glasses or dry-condition
goggles for indirect vented safety goggles.
WARNING Starter cord kickback (rapid
retraction) will pull hand and arm toward
engine faster than you can let go which
could cause broken bones, fractures,
bruises, or sprains resulting in serious injury.
• NEVER pull 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, press
red button and squeeze spray gun trigger to release
high pressure.
• Firmly grasp spray gun with both hands when using
high pressure spray to avoid injury when spray gun
kicks back.
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 CHILDREN to operate pressure
washer.
• Keep high pressure hose connected to pump and
spray gun while system is pressurized.
• NEVER aim spray gun at people, animals, or
plants.
• DO NOT secure spray gun in open position.
• DO NOT leave spray gun unattended while
machine is running.
• NEVER use 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
accessories are correctly attached.
WARNING Exhaust heat/gases could ignite
combustibles, structures or damage
fuel tank causing a fire, resulting in
death or serious injury.
Contact with muffler area could cause burns
resulting in serious injury.
• DO NOT touch hot parts and AVOID hot exhaust
gases.
• Allow equipment to cool before touching.
• Keep at least 5 ft. (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 arrester, as defined in Section 4442,
maintained in effective working order. Other states
or federal jurisdictions may have similar 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 same and installed
in the same position as the original parts.