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1 GENRAC ]PortableProducts/HighPressureWasherOwne r' (2,400 PSIHighPressureWasher) (12/14/2000) , , , "wheels,axialcampumpwithstainlesssteelpi stons,automaticcooldownsystem,chemicalin jectionsystem, ,heavyduty25'hose, , ,Generacreservestherighttochange, , Readandobservethesafetyrules. Followregularscheduleinmaintaining,carin gforandusingyourhighpressurewasher. Foroff-seasonstorage,review"Preparingthe UnitforStorage" !Whensettingup,transporting,adjustingorm akingrepairstoyourhighpressurewasher, ! ,ifbreathedinsufficientconcentrations, ! ,openflames, ,itslimitations, , , ,causingseverenausea, ,400 PSIHighPressureWasher DoNotwearlooseclothing,jewelryoranything thatmaybecaughtinthestarterorotherrotati ngparts. Beforestartingthepressurewasherincoldwea ther,checkallpartsoftheequipmentandbesur eicehasnotformedthere. Neveruseaspraygunwhichdoesnothaveatrigge rlockortriggerguardinplaceandinworkingor der.

2 Neveroperateunitswithbrokenormissingpart s,orwithoutprotectivehousingorcovers. Operateandstorethisunitonastablesurface. Checkthefuelsystemforleaksorsignsofdeter ioration,suchaschafedorspongyhose,looseo rmissingclamps, DoNotsprayflammableliquids. DoNotsecurethespraygunintheopenposition. Neveraimthespraygunatpeople, ,leadingtoseriousinjuryandpossibleamputa tion. Alwaysweareyeprotectionwhenyouusethisequ ipmentorwhenyouareinthevicinitywherethee quipmentisinuse. Highpressurespraycancausepaintchipsoroth erparticlestobecomeairborne. DoNotoperatethepressurewasherabovetherat edpressure. Alwaysbecertainthespraygun,nozzlesandacc essoriesarecorrectlyattached. , Thecleaningareashouldhaveadequateslopesa nddrainagetoreducethepossibilityofafalld uetoslipperysurfaces. Keepwatersprayawayfromelectricwiringorfa talelectricshockmayresult. DoNotby-passanysafetydeviceonthismachine .

3 Highpressurehosecandevelopleaksfromwear, kinking,abuse, ,leaks,abrasionsorbulgingofcover, , (Section4442oftheCaliforniaPublicResourc esCode). :Ifyouequipthemufflerwithasparkarrester, ,400 PSIHighPressureWasherKNOWYOURPRESSUREWAS HERR eadthisowner' -145 ,400 PSIHighPressureWasherIMPORTANT:Readentir eowner' Removethepartsboxincludedwithpressurewas her. Slicetwocornersattheendofcartonfromtopto bottomsothepanelcanbefoldeddownfiat,then removeallpackingmaterial. :MainUnitPartsBox(whichincludesthefollow ing):GogglesHandleAssemblyHandleFastenin gHardware(whichincludes):CarriageBolts(2 )PlasticKnobs(2)"J"HookChemicalHoseClipN ozzleCleaningKitHighPressureHoseQuickCon nectOwner'sManualEngineManualOwner'sRegi strationCardSprayGunNozzleExtensionOitBo ttleO-RingMaintenanceKitIfanyoftheabovep artsaremissingordamaged, , ,youwillneedtoperformthesetasks: Filloutandsendintheregistrationcard.

4 Attachthehandle. Addoiltotheenginecrankcase. Addfueltothefueltank. Connectthehighpressurehosetothesprayguna ndthepump. :Allassemblyoperationsgiveninthissection willbedescribedfromtheperspectiveofassem blingthepressurewasherfromtherear. (FigureI). ,400 PSIHighPressureWasher (Figure2).G Insertthe"J"hookintothesecondfromtheleft slotintheaccessorytray(Figure3). Pinchthechemicalhosethatcomesoutofaholei ntheunit' :Anyattempttocrankorstarttheenginebefore ithasbeenproperlyservicedwiththerecommen dedoilmayresultinanenginefailure. Placepressurewasheronalevelsurface. ' ! ! Usefresh,cleanunleadedautomotivegasoline andstoreinapproved,clean, "stale"gasolineleftoverfromlastseasonorg asolinestoredforlongperiods. Cleanareaaroundfuelfillcap,removecap. "FuelLevelMark"(Figure6). Aligntheclipdirectlyabovetheholeinthebas eandattachittotheloweraccessorytrayflang e(Figure5).

5 Slidethechemicalhosethroughthemetalclips othatitistightbutnotkinked. ,400 PSIHighPressureWasherNOTE:Yourpressurewa shercomeswithaquickconnectthatyoucanuset oattachthehighpressurehosetoeitherthepum porspraygun. (Figure7). Attachthehosetothebaseofthespraygun(Figu re8).Tightenbyhand. Attachtheotherendofthehighpressurehoseto thehighpressureoutletonthepump(Figure9). Pulldownonthecollarofthequickconnect, Beforeyouconnectyourgardenhosetothewater inlet,inspecttheinletscreen(Figure10).Cl eanthescreenifitcontainsdebris, (Figure10)._ARNING!ThereMUST beatleasttenfeetofunrestrictedgardenhose betweenthepressurewasherinletandanyflows hutoffdevice,suchasa'Y' !Beforestartingthepressurewasher, 'sassemblytoconfirmyouhaveperformedallof thefollowing: Makesurethehandleisinplaceandsecure. Checkthatoilhasbeenaddedtotheproperlevel intheenginecrankcase. Addthepropergasolinetofueltank.

6 Checkforproperlytightenedhoseconnections . Checktomakesurethattherearenokinks,cuts, ordamagetothehighpressurehose. Provideaproperwatersupply(nottoexceed140 F)atanadequateflow. Besuretoread"SafetyRules"and"HowToUseYou rPressureWasher" ,400 PSIHighPressureWasherHOWTOUSEYOURPRESSUR EWASHERI fyouhaveanyproblemsoperatingyourpressure washer, , "PreparingPressureWasherForUse"forillust rations. Makesureunitisinalevelposition. ! Attachnozzleextensiontospraygun(FigureII ).Tightenbyhand. Positionthenozzleinthetowpressuremode(sl idenozzleforward) Engagethesafetylatchtothesprayguntrigger (Figure12).SafetyLatch Rotatethefuelvalvelevertothe"On"position . Movethechokelevertothe"Closed"position(F igure13).ChokeleverinOpenpositionFastpos itionNOTE:Forawarmengine,besurethechokel everisinthe"Open"position. Movethethrottlelevertothe"Fast"position, shownontheengineasarabbit(Figure13).

7 Controlsareshowninthedesiredoperatingcon dition. Placeyourleftfootonthelowerframeandgrasp thehandleasshown(Figure14).Yourunitmayap pearslightlydifferentfromthatshownhere. Pullthestartergriphandlelightlywithyourr ighthanduntilyoufeelsomeresistance, ,400 PSIHighPressureWasher "snapback"againststarter. Whenenginestarts,slowlymovechokelevertot he"Open" ,movechokelevertothe"Closed"position,the ntothe"Open"position. Ifenginefailstostartaftersixpulls,movech okelevertothe"Open" ,butdoesnotcontinuetorun,movechokelevert othe"Closed"position,thentothe"Open" :Iftherecoilstarterishardtopull, Movethrottleleveronengineto"Stop"positio n. Rotatethefuelvalvelevertothe"Off"positio n. , Placethenozzleextensionthroughtheholeont heaccessorytrayasshowninFigure15. Hangyourchemicalsolutionbottleonthe"J"ho okandplacethedetergentsiphoningfilterint helastslotontheleft(Figure15).

8 Hangthehighpressurehoseonthehookattached tothehandleontherightsideoftheunit(Figur e15). ! ,asfollows: Slidethenozzleforwardtoadjustthespraytol owpressuremode(Figure16). ,400 PSIHighPressureWasher Pointthenozzledowntowardsafirmsurfaceand pressthetriggertotestthepattern(Figure17 ). Twistingthenozzleadjuststhespraypatternf romanarrowpatterntoafanpattern(Figure18) .Twistnozzleclockwisecounterclockwisefor fanfornarrowspray Formosteffectivecleaning,keepthespraynoz zlebetween8to24inchesawayfromcleaningsur face. Ifyougetthespraynozzletooclose,especiall yusinghighpressuremode,youmaydamagethesu rfacebeingcleaned. ! ,followthesesteps: Reviewtheuseofadjustablenozzles. Preparedetergentsolutionasrequiredbythem anufacturer. Hangthedetergentsolutiononthe"J"hookatta chedtotheaccessorytray,asshowninFigure19 . !Keepthedetergentsiphoningtubefromcoming incontactwiththehotmuffler.

9 ,400 PSIHighPressureWasher Applythedetergenttoadrysurface,startinga tlowerportionofareatobewashedandworkupwa rd,usinglong,even, (preventsstreaking). Allowthedetergentto"soakin" !Beextremelycarefulifyoumustusethepressu rewasherfromaladder, , : Slidethenozzlebackwardtohighpressure, :Youcanalsostopdetergentfromflowingbysim plyremovingdetergentsiphontubefrombottle . Keepthespraygunasafedistancefromtheareay ouplantospray. Applyahighpressurespraytoasmallarea, ,itisokaytocontinuecleaning. Startatthetopoftheareatoberinsed, (ThermalRelief)Ifyouruntheengineonyourpr essurewasherfor3-5minuteswithoutpressing thetriggeronthespraygun,circulatingwater inthepumpcanreachatemperaturebetween140- 145 EWhenthewaterreachesthistemperature, , (gpm) -145 , (140ml)i_mIIGeneracPortableProducts2, ,theoperatormustmaintainthehighpressurew asherasinstructedinthismanual.

10 Someadjustmentswillneedtobemadeperiodica llytoproperlymaintainyourhighpressurewas her. Allmaintenanceinthismanualandtheengineow ner'smanualshouldbemadeatleastonceeachse ason. Onceayearyoushouldcleanorreplacethespark plug, ' ,kinking, ,leaks,abrasionsorbulgingofcover, , ! ,youmustflushitwithcleanwaterbeforestopp ingtheengine. Placethechemicalinjectionslphon/filterin abucketfullofdeanwater. Attachtheblacklowpressurenozzle. FlushforI-2minutes. , "springsback" ,400 PSIHighPressureWasherCheckIn-LineFilterR efertoFigure20andservicethein-linefilter ifitbecomesclogged, ,spraygun, , , , ,followthesesteps: Setupthepressurewasherasdescribedin"Prep aringPressureWasherForUse".Connectthewat ersupplyandturnwateron. Putlthetriggeronthespraygunandhold. Whenthewatersupplyissteadyandconstant, ,followthesesteps: Setupthepressurewasherasdescribedin"Prep aringPressureWasherForUse".