Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 1418-2 Briggs & Stratton
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Pressure W asher Owner’ s Manual 3 000 PSI Model No . 1418-2 (3,000 PSI Pressur e W asher) Manual No . 191658GS Revision 1 (03/05/2003) Questions? Help is just a moment a wa y! Call: Generac Pressur e W asher Helpline - 1-800-270-1408 M-F 8-5 CT W eb: www .
2 Generac Portable Pr oducts 3000 PSI Pressur e W asher T ABLE OF CONTENTS Safety Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 Know Y our Pressur e W asher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Assembly . . . .
3 Generac Portable Pr oducts 3000 PSI Pressur e W asher • K eep water spray a way fr om electric wiring or fatal electric shock ma y result. Spra y contact with electrical wiring can r esult in electrocution. W ARNING • Operate pressur e washer ONL Y outdoors.
4 Generac Portable Pr oducts 3000 PSI Pressur e W asher • DO NO T tamper with governed speed. • DO NO T operate pressure washer abov e rated pr essure. Excessivel y high or low operating speeds incr ease risk of injur y and damage to pressur e washer .
5 Generac Portable Pr oducts 3000 PSI Pressur e W asher KNO W Y OUR PRESSURE W ASHER Read this o wner’ s manual and safety rules befor e operating your pr essur e washer . Compare the illustrations with y our pr essure washer to familiarize y ourself with the locations of various contr ols and adjustments.
6 Generac Portable Pr oducts 3000 PSI Pressur e W asher ASSEMBL Y IMPOR T ANT : Read entir e owner’ s manual before y ou attempt to assemble or operate your ne w pressur e washer . Remo ve Pr essur e W asher Fr om Car ton • Remov e the high pressur e hose and parts box included with pressur e washer .
7 Generac Portable Pr oducts 3000 PSI Pressur e W asher 4. Secure handle to pr essur e washer using four pr ovided flange nuts. 5. Slowly tip pr essur e washer back in place and insert multi–color ed spra y tips in spaces pr ovided in handle. Install Oil Dipstick on Pump T o install oil dipstick: 1.
8 Generac Portable Pr oducts 3000 PSI Pressur e W asher 2. Similarly , attach other end of high pressure hose to the high pressur e outlet on pump . Pull down on collar of quick connect, slide onto pump and let go of collar . Pull on hose to be sure of a tight connection.
9 Generac Portable Pr oducts 3000 PSI Pressur e W asher HO W T O USE Y OUR PRESSURE W ASHER If you ha ve any pr oblems operating your pressur e washer , please call the pressur e washer helpline at 1-800-270-1408 .
10 Generac Portable Pr oducts 3000 PSI Pressur e W asher Ho w to Use Spra y Tips The nozzle extension quick–connect allows the use of sev eral differ ent spra y tips. Each spra y tip provides a differ ent spra y pattern (Figur e 7). F ollo w these instructions to change spra y tips: 1.
11 Generac Portable Pr oducts 3000 PSI Pressur e W asher 5. Mak e sure gar den hose is connected to water inlet. Check that high pressur e hose is connected to spra y gun and pump; start engine . 6. Apply detergent to a dry surface , star ting at lower portion of area to be washed and work upwar d, using long, ev en, ov erlapping str ok es.
12 Generac Portable Pr oducts 3000 PSI Pressur e W asher SPECIFICA TIONS Rated Pressur e . . . . . 3,000 PSI Flo w Rate . . . . . . . . . . 3.0 gallons per minute (gpm) Detergent . . . . . . . . . . Use detergent approv ed for pressur e washers W ater Supply T emperatur e .
13 Generac Portable Pr oducts 3000 PSI Pressur e W asher Check Gun and Nozzle Extension Examine the hose connection to the gun and mak e sure it is secure. T est the trigger by pr essing it and making sure it springs back into place when you r elease it.
14 Generac Portable Pr oducts 3000 PSI Pressur e W asher 6. Reinstall spra y tip and in-line filter into nozzle extension. 7. Reconnect nozzle extension to spra y gun. 8. Reconnect water supply , turn on water , and star t engine. 9. T est pressur e washer by operating with each Quick Connect spra y tip .
15 Generac Portable Pr oducts 3000 PSI Pressur e W asher PREP ARING THE UNIT FOR ST ORA GE W ater should not remain in the unit for long periods of time. Sediments or minerals can deposit on pump par ts and “freeze” pump action. If y ou do not plan to use the pressur e washer for mor e than 30 da ys, follow this procedur e: 1.
16 Generac Portable Pr oducts 3000 PSI Pressur e W asher NO TES.
17 Generac Portable Pr oducts 3000 PSI Pressur e W asher TR OUBLESHOO TING Pr oblem Pump has follo wing pr oblems: failure to pr oduce pr essure, erratic pr essure, chattering, loss of pressur e, low water v olume. Detergent fails to mix with spra y .
18 Generac Portable Pr oducts 3000 PSI Pressur e W asher EXPLODED VIEW — UNIT.
19 Generac Portable Pr oducts 3000 PSI Pressur e W asher P AR TS LIST — UNIT Item P art # Qty . Description 1 B190548GS 1 BASE 2 B2043GS 8 BOL T , Car riage 3 B2126A GS 1 ASSY , Pump (see pages 20-2.
20 Generac Portable Pr oducts 3000 PSI Pressur e W asher EXPLODED VIEW — PUMP.
21 Generac Portable Pr oducts 3000 PSI Pressur e W asher P AR TS LIST — PUMP Item Part # Qty Description 1 110B2126GS 1 Cap 2 10887628PGS 1 Circlip 3 112B2126GS 1 Snap Ring 4 113B2126GS 1 Bearing 5 .
22 Generac Portable Pr oducts 3000 PSI Pressur e W asher EXPLODED VIEW — UNLO ADER.
23 Generac Portable Pr oducts 3000 PSI Pressur e W asher P AR TS LIST — UNLO ADER Item Part # Qty Description 1 210B2327GS 1 Hose T ail 2 231B2327GS 3 O-Ring 3 211B2327GS 1 Stainless Ball 4 212B2327.
GENERA C POR T ABLE PR ODUCTS O WNER W ARRANTY POLICY Effectiv e January 1, 2003 W ARRANTY PERIOD* * The warranty period begins on the date of pur chase by the first r etail consumer or commer cial end user , and continues for the period of time stated in the table abov e.
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