Craftsman 580.7471 owner manual HOW to USE Your Washer

OPERATION

HOW TO USE YOUR WASHER

tF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS OPERATING YOUR PRESSURE WASHER, PLEASE CALL THE PRESSURE WASHER CUSTOMER HELPLINE AT 1-800-222-3136.

STOPPING YOUR PRESSURE WASHER

•First, move engine throt-

tle lever to "STOP" po_	nun
sition (Fig. 6)°

°Simply shutting OFF engine will not re- lease pressure in the system. Pull the trig;

ger on the spray wan(]		STOP
assembly	to relieve the
pressure	in the hose.	FIG. 6

NOTE: A small amount of water will squirt out when you release the pressure.

SP RAY NOZZLES

Your'high pressure washer comes equipped with a choice of two spray nozzle attachments -- an adjustable nozzle (Fig. 7) and a turbo nozzle (Fig. 8). Attach either nozzle as shown in Fig. 7 and HAND TIGHTEN the plastic knob_

HOW TO USE ADJUSTABLE NOZZLE

ADJUSTABLE NOZZLE	TURBO NOZZLE
FIG. 7	FIG. 8

WARNING: NEVER ADJUST SPRAY PATTERN WHEN SPRAYING. NEVER PUT HANDS IN FRONT OF SPRAY NOZZLE TO ADJUST SPRAY PAT- TERN.

With the adjustable nozile you can adjust the spray pattern to be either high pressure or tow pressure. You can also adjust the spray so it is concentrated in a stream pattern or expanded into a fan pattern. Use this nozzle to apply detergent

*Push the nozzle attachment forward when you wish to

adjust the spray to low pressure mode (Fig. 9) Push the nozzle bacl_ward to achieve high pressure.

LOW PRESSURE	DECREASE PRESSURE
FAN pATTERN

HiGH PRESSURE	INCREASE PR'ESSURE
£IG.9	FIG. 10

•Twisting the nozzle adjusts the .spray pattern from a narrow stream to an expanded stream.

•You can also adjust the pressure by turninq the pres-

sure control knob (Fig. 10) to the desired pressure setting. /urning this _nob all the way clockwise pro-

duces the highest pressure, Do not unscrew the pres- sure comrot vazve too rat, It will come off.

DETERGENT APPUCATION WiTH ADJUSTABLE NOZZLE

IMPORTANT: USE SOAPS DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR PRESSURE WASHERS, HOUSEHOLD DETER- GENTS COULD DAMAGE THE PUMP.

IMPORTANT: YOU MUST ATTACH ALL HOSES BE- FORE YOU START THE ENGINE. STARTING THE EN- GINE WITHOUT ALL THE HOSES CONNECTED WILL DAMAGE THE PUMR

Pressure washers are useful cleaning tools designed to clean almost any surface in two easy steps.

•The !irs.t step involves applying an appropriate deter-

gem/solyent solution to penetrate anu loosen grime: The oetergent is applied at low pressure to avoia splashing, overspraying and waste° Leave the solution on the surface for 3 to 5 minutes to allow the solution to work°

•The second step involves cleaning the surface you have prepared with the pressure washer and then rinsing it clean.

To apply detergent follow these steps:

°P!epare your detergent solution as required by your'

IOD,,

°Place the small filter of the clear', detergent syphoning tube into the detergenfcontainer (Fig

11),

•Set nozzle to low pres-:i sure. Deter.qent is not si-i phoned in tile high pres- sure mode (Fig. 9)_

•Start washer' and apply detergent to a dry sur- face, starting from the

bottom and working up \\ \

FIGo11

NOTE:Detergentsare mosteffectivewhenappliedtoad_ surface

HOW TO USE TURBO NOZZLE

•The rotatinq turbo nozzle, in essence, expands the area of the }Sighpressure stream.

°You cannot adjust the spray pattern with this nozzle.

• You cannot apply detergent with this nozzle.

STORING NOZZLES

A holder for the nozzles is included on the base. You can keep the nozzle not in use in this holder. See Fig. 5 on Page 7 to see the turbo nozzle storage position.

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