Transcription of Pressure Washer Owner's Manual
1 /PressureWasherOwner'sManualQuestions?He lpisjustamomentaway!Call:GeneracGenerato rHelpline-1-800-270-1408M-F8-5 (2,400 PSiPressureWasher) (08/27/2002) , ,Generacreservestherighttochange,alteror otherwiseimprovethe)roductandthisdocumen tatanytimewithoutpriornotice. WARNINGT heengineexhaustfromthisproductcontainsch emicalsknowntotheStateofCaliforniatocaus ecancer,birthdefects, ).) (_.)isusedwithasignalword(DANGER,CAUTION ,WARNING), ,ifnotavoided, ,ifnotavoided, ,ifnotavoided, ,whenusedwithoutthealertsymbol, [ ,openflames,pilotlights,heat, 'HENTRANSPORTINGORREPAIRINGEQUIPMENTT ransport/repairwithfueltankEMPTY orwithfuelshutoffvalveOrEeVHENSTORINGGAS OLINEOREQUIPMENTWITHFUELINTANKS toreawayfromfurnaces,stoves,waterheaters , , , [adder, ,_WARNINGD onotwearlooseclothing, ,_WARNINGA lwaysweareyeprotectionwhenyouusethisequi pmentorwhenyouareinthevicinitywheretheeq uipmentisinuse., [[providethenecessaryprotectionagainstin halingharmfulvapors.]]]]
2 , ,_WARNINGD isconnectthesparkplugwirefromthesparkplu gandplacethewirewhereitcannotcontactspar kplug., ' (onfrontofengine)AccessoryTraySprayGunTa nkNozzleExtensionwithQuickConnectFillCap ChemicalInjectionSiphon/FilterAccessoryT ray_Providesconvenientstorageforstandard andoptionalaccessories,suchasbrushes,tur bowands, (notshown) (notshown) , ,0 ,15 ,25 ,and40 :Readentireowner' Removethepartsbagpackedwithpressurewashe r. Slicetwocornersattheendofcartonfromtopto bottomsothepanelcanbefoldeddownfiat,then removeallpackingmaterial. : MainUnitSafetyGogglesHandlePlasticAccess oryTrayHighPressureHoseSprayGunNozzleExt ensionwithQuickConnectFittingOitBottlePa rtsBag(whichincludesthefollowing): owner ' sManualEngineManualEngineWarrantyCardEmi ssionsControlWarrantyCardOwner'sRegistra tionCardBagcontaining5mult_oloredQuickCo nnectNozzlesMaintenanceKitHandleFastenin gHardwareKit(whichincludes):CarriageBott "L"BoltPlasticKnobs(2)"J"HookChemicalHos eClipSelfTappingScrews(5)Ifanyoftheabove partsaremissingordamaged, , ,youwillneedtoperformthesetasks: Fitloutandsendinregistrationcard.
3 Attachaccessorytraytohandle, :AItassemblyoperationsgiveninthissection willbedescribedfromtheperspectiveofassem blingthepressurewasherfromtherear. Slidetheplasticaccessorytrayontothehandl eandaligntheholesintheaccessorytraywitht heholesonthehandle(FigureI).I5 Securetraytohandlewithselftappingscrewsu singa# (Figure2).AtigHandleSupportsNOTE:Itmaybe necessarytomovethehandlesupportsfromside tosideinordertoalignthehandlesoitwillsli deoverthehandlesupports. Insertthe"L"boltthroughtheholeontheright sideofthehandle(viewingfromrearofunit) (Figure3).:.S'- Insertthecarriageboltthroughtheleftsideh olefromtheoutsideoftheunitandattachaplas ticknobfromtheinsideoftheunit(viewinguni tfromtherear).Tightenbyhand(Figure3). Insertthe"J"hookintothesecondfromtheleft slotintheaccessorytray(Figure4). Pinchthechemicalhoseandslideitintothemet alclipasshowninFigure5. Tilttheunitupbythehandleandattachthemeta lcliptotheribonthecenterundersideoftheac cessorytray(Figure6).
4 :Anyattempttocrankorstarttheenginebefore ithasbeenproperlyservicedwiththerecommen dedoilmayresultinanenginefailure. Placepressurewasheronalevelsurface. ' ! ! Usefresh,cleanunleadedautomotivegasoline andstoreinapproved,clean, "stale"gasolineleftoverfromlastseasonorg asolinestoredforlongperiods. Cleanareaaroundfuelflitcap,removecap. "FuelLevelMark", Attachthehighpressurehosetothehighpressu reoutletonthepump(Figure9).Pulldownonthe collarofthequickconnect, []! ,followthesamedirectionstoattachquickcon nectfromguntohose. Attachtheotherendofthehosetothebaseofthe spraygun(Figure10).Tightenbyhand. :Yourpressurewashercomeswithaquickconnec tthatyoucanusetoattachthehighpressurehos etoeitherthepumporspraygun. (Figure8).\\ Beforeyouconnectyourgardenhosetothewater inlet,inspecttheinletscreen(FigureII).Cl eanthescreenifitcontainsdebris, (FigureII)./7 CAUTION!ThereMUST beatleasttenfeetofunrestrictedgardenhose betweenthepressurewasherinletandanyflows hutoffdevice,suchasa'Y' !
5 Beforestartingthepressurewasher, 'sassemblytoconfirmyouhaveperformedaltof thefollowing: Makesurethehandleisinplaceandsecure. Checkthatoithasbeenaddedtotheproperlevel intheenginecrankcase. Addthepropergasolinetofueltank. Checkforproperlyattachedhoseconnections. Checktomakesurethattherearenokinks,cuts, ordamagetothehighpressurehose. Provideaproperwatersupplyatanadequateflo w. Besuretoread"SafetyRules"and"HowToUseYou rPressureWasher" , , "PreparingPressureWasherforUse"forillust rations. Makesureunitisinalevelposition. ! Attachthenozzleextensiontothespraygun(Fi gure12). "HowtoUsetheNozzles"onpageI0. Engagethesafetylatchtothesprayguntrigger (Figure13).SafetyLatch PutltheChokerodtotheCLOSED position(allthewayout,Figure14).ChokeRod //_'/'j_ClosedNOTE:Forawarmengine,besure thechokeisintheOPEN position(nochoke). MovetheThrottleControllevertothe"On"posi tion(Figure15).I8 ThrottleLeverStop "snapback"againststarter. Iftheenginefailstostartrepeatabovestepso rrefertotheengineowner'smanual.
6 IfthechokewaspulledtotheCLOSED positiontostarttheengine, :Iftherecoilstarterishardtopull, MoveThrottleControllevertothe'Stop'posit ion. , Placethenozzleextensionthroughtheholeont heaccessorytray,asshowninFigure16. Hangyourchemicalsolutionbottleonthe"J"ho okandplacethedetergentsiphoningfilterint helastslotontheleft(Figure16). Placethespraygunonthehookattachedtotheac cessorytrayontherightsideoftheunit(Figur e16). ! (Figure17).Followtheseinstructionstochan genozzles: Engagethesafetylatchonthespraygun. :Foramoregentlerinse,selectthewhite40 orgreen25 ,selecttheyellow15 orred0 ,selecttheblacknozzle. Pullbackonthecollar, Formosteffectivecleaning, , ! : Reviewtheuseofthenozzles. Preparethedetergentsolutionasrequiredbyt hemanufacturer. Hangthedetergentsolutiononthe"J"hookatta chedtotheaccessorytray, 25 15 0 /I0 !Keepthechemicalinjectiontubefromcomingi ncontactwiththehotmuffler. :Detergentcannotbeappliedwiththehighpres surenozzles(White,Green,Yellow,orRed).
7 Applythedetergenttoadrysurface,startinga tlowerportionofareatobewashedandworkupwa rd,usinglong,even,overlappingstrokes. (preventsstreaking).IMPORTANT:Youmustflu shthechemicalinjectionsystemaftereachuse byplacingthefilterintoabucketofcleanwate r, !Beextremelycarefulifyoumustusethepressu rewasherfromaladder, , ,scourthesurfaceandrinseitcleanasfollows : Applysafetylatchtospraygun. Removetheblackchemicalnozzlefromthenozzl eextension. Selectandinstallthedesiredhighpressureno zzlefollowingtheinstructions"HowtoUsethe Nozzles"onpage10. Keepthespraygunasafedistancefromtheareay ouplantospray. ,youcanassumeitisokaytocontinuerinsing. Startatthetopoftheareatoberinsed, (ThermalRelief)Ifyouruntheengineonyourpr essurewasherfor3-5minuteswithoutpressing thetriggeronthespraygun,circulatingwater inthepumpcanreachatemperaturebetween125 -155 EAtthistemperature, , (gpm) ,theoperatormustmaint3inthehighpressurew asherasinstructedinthismanual.
8 Allmaintenanceinthismanualandtheengineow ner'smanualshouldbemadeat{eastonceeachse ason. Onceayearyoushouldcleanorreplacethespark plug, ' ,kinking, ,leaks,abrasionsorbulgingofcover, , ! ,youmustflushitwithcleanwaterbeforestopp ingtheengine. Placethechemicalinjectionsiphon/filterin abucketfullofcleanwater. Attachtheblacklowpressurenozzle. FlushforI-2minutes. , "springsback" ,asfollows: ,spraygun, , , , ,followthesesteps: Setupthepressurewasherasdescribedin"Prep aringPressureWasherForUse".Connectthewat ersupplyandturnwateron. Pullthetriggeronthespraygunandhold. Whenthewatersupplyissteadyandconstant, ,followthesesteps: Setupthepressurewasherasdescribedin"Prep aringPressureWasherForUse".Connectthewat ersupplyandturnwateron. Starttheengineaccordingtoinstructionsin" ToStartYourPressureWasher". Removenozzleextensionfromspraygun. Squeezethetriggeronthespraygunandhold. Whenthewatersupplyissteadyandconstant, ,suchasdirt, , (Figure20).}
9 (orasmallpaperclip)tofreeanyforeignmater ialcloggingorrestrictingthenozzle(Figure 20). ,removeadditionaldebrisbybackflushingwat erthroughthenozzleextension(Figure21). ,turnonthewater, ,o-rings,whichkeeptheconnectionsofthehos esandsprayguntightandleak-free, , ' : ' ! ' "freeze" , , , , :GeneracPumpSaver,modelnumber01559, ! ! , :IfPumpSaverisnotavailable,drawRVantifre eze(non-alcohol) ' :failuretoproducepressure,erraticpressur e,chattering,lossofpressure, "bogs" ; "hunts" , "CheckIn-LineFilter" "bogsdown", ; ; _rsEXPLODEDVIEW---UNIT_1olO11515_\\/7_18 _\19_\\20_\_3517\\\28/162 _rsPARTSLIST---UNITItemPaX#I190153GS2AI8 7602GS3AI90156GS430809GS5191413GS7188194 GS8B4966GS9190147GS10191429 GSII187918GS12187916GS13190537GS14187915 GS15190151GS16187952GS17186301GS1823139 DGS1992479GS2023707GS2167989GS2221217GS2 395518GS2495519GS25190249GS2621783GS2719 0862GS2887815GS3097837GS31B4224GS32B3858 GS33190049GS34BB3061 BGS35190164GS36B3294GS900 NSPQ_III522224484 DescriptionDECALS/BILLBOARD,1675-0 HANDLE,PowderCoatRedBASEGROMMET,RubberMO UNT,VibeRIVET,BlindASSY,WheelNUT,PushKIT ,HNDL,FSTNNG,SRVDECAL,QuickReferenceDECA L,StartInstructionsCAP,BlackVinylDECAL,W arning/DangerASSY,Pump(seepages18-19)
10 DECAL,CootDownKIT,NozzleKEYWASHER,LockSC REWNUTMOUNT,RubberShockQUICKCONNECT,Wand /AccQUICKCONNECT,WandEndHOSEVALVE,Therma lReliefKIT,MaintenanceGOGGLES,SafetyO-RI NG,HiPressureSCREEN,GunInletEXTENSIONGUN ,HighPressureOILMANUAL,OwnersMANUAL,Engi neENGINE/172 _rsEXPLODEDVIEW1 PUMPoLC)_@%AEDBA,D(_FH,iii182 _r3 PARTSLIST--PUMPItemPart# ,OUPISTONHOUSINGMANIFOLDO-RINGSCREW,Vent uriCONNECTION,ChemicalInletPINVALVE,Seat PlateBrassVALVE,SeatStainlessCAPBALL,Sta inlessStealO-RINGTHERMALRELIEFOILBOTTLEK IT,WOBBLEPLATEBEARINGFLATBEARINGDISCFLAT BEARINGDISCROLLERBEARINGWOBBLEPLATE,Slee ve&CapBEARINGDISCO-RINGROLLERBEARINGSCRE WSCREWOILBOTTLEKIT,WATERINLETWASHERGARDE NHOSEw/FINGERGRIPNIPPLE,GardenHoseWASHER w/FILTERKIT,PISTONO-RINGSCREWSPRINGPISTO N,StainlessSteelSPRINGPLATESCREWOILBOTTL EKIT,CHECKVALVESO-RINGO-RINGASSY.,CheckV alveO-RINGSCREWSCREWItemPart# ,INLETCHECKVALVE,Non-ReturnSPRINGINJECTI ONNOZZLEO-RINGO-RINGINJECTIONNIPPLEO-RIN GKIT,CHEMICALINJECTIONSPRINGBALLO-RINGCO NNECTION,ChemicalInletO-RINGSCREW,Fixing KIT,UNLOADERBACKRINGO-RINGVALVE,ByPass,B rassPISTONSPRING,EasyStartPISTON,BodyRIN G,BackSPACERSPRING,RegulationPressNUT,Re gulationPressNUTO-RINGO-RINGO-RINGKIT,CH EMICALHOSEO-RINGTUBE,InletSupportTUBE,Ch emicalFILTERKIT,SEALSETO-RINGO-RINGSEALP ILOTSPACER,BrassO-RINGWASHERSEAL, ,HEADBRASSSCREWSCREWHEAD,PumpKIT,BREATHE RTUBEVENTVALVE,OilCapEXTENTION, , ,Generacsereservaelderechoacambiar,alter arodeotramanerameiorar,elproductoyestedo cumentoencualquiermomento, , ,seg0nlaley,elusodeI_pagachispas(Seccibn 4442delCbdigodeRecursosP0blicosde_alifor nia).