Briggs & Stratton Water Transfer Pump - Manual (Page 13)

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Starting the Water Pump
Use the following start instructions:
1. Make sure unit is on a flat, level surface and pump
chamber is primed.
2. Turn fuel valve (A) to “On” position. The fuel valve
handle will be vertical (pointing toward the ground).
3. Push on/off switch (B) to “On” position.
4. Move engine speed lever (C) to “Fast” ( ) position.
5. Move choke lever (D) to “Choke” ( ) position.
6. Grasp recoil handle and pull slowly until slight
resistance is felt. Then pull handle rapidly to overcome
compression, prevent kickback and start engine.
IMPORTANT: If excessive fuel is present in the air/fuel
mixture causing a “flooded” condition, move choke lever to
“Run” (
) position and pull handle repeatedly until engine
starts.
7. Move choke lever to “Run” ( ) position a short
distance at a time over several seconds in warm weather
or minutes in cold weather. Let engine run smoothly
before each change. Operate with choke in “Run” (
)
position.
IMPORTANT: It may take a few minutes for water pump to
begin pumping water.
Pump output is controlled by adjusting engine speed.
Moving the engine speed lever in the “Fast” (
) direction
will increase pump output, and moving the engine speed
lever in the “Slow” (
) direction will decrease pump output.
WARNING
Contact with muffler area can result in serious
burns.
Exhaust heat / gases can ignite combustibles,
structures or damage fuel tank causing a fire.
• DO NOT touch hot parts and AVOID hot exhaust gases.
• Allow equipment to cool before touching.
• Keep at least 5 feet (1.5 m) of clearance on all sides of water
transfer pump including overhead.
• Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) Title 36 Parks, Forests, and
Public Property require equipment powered by an internal
combustion engine to have a spark arrester, maintained in
effective working order, complying to USDA Forest service
standard 5100-1C or later revision. In the State of California a
spark arrester is required under section 4442 of the California
Public resources code. Other states may have similar laws.
WARNING
Starter cord kickback (rapid retraction) can result
in bodily injury. Kickback will pull hand and arm
toward engine faster than you can let go.
Broken bones, fractures, bruises, or sprains
could result.
• When starting engine, pull cord slowly until resistance is felt and
then pull rapidly to avoid kickback.
A
B C
D