Craftsman 580.768040 - Manual (Page 7)

Connect garden hose to water inlet (see TO
START CLEANING SYSTEM on page
8), check
that high pressure hose is connected to spray gun
and pump (see ASSEMBLY on page 4), and start
engine.
Connect Garden
Hose Here
A
CAUTION! Before starting your Cleaning
System, make sure you have read and followed
the instructions in the sections “Before Starting
the Cleaning System" on page
8 and “To Start
the Cleaning System" on page 8.
A WARNING! Be extremely careful if you must
use the cleaning system from a ladder,
scaffolding or any other relatively unstable
location. When you press the trigger, the recoil
from the initial spray could force you to fall, or if
you are too close to the cleaning surface, high
pressure could force you off a climbing
apparatus.
• Start at lower portion of area to be washed and
work upward, using long, even overlapping strokes.
• Allow detergent to ‘soak in’ between 3-5 minutes)
before washing and rinsing. Reappiy as needed to
prevent surface from drying.
Wash and Rinse Surface
This Craftsman Cleaning System permits regulation of
output water pressure by varying the engine speed.
The Pressure Command™ found on the front pane!
may be set, as followsi
Pressure Low to High
Duty Light Medium Heavy
Application Auto Concrete Paint removal
Boat Driveway Degreasing
Furniture Deck
After you have applied detergent, scour the surface
with the high pressure water stream and then rinse it
clean, as follows:
• Pull adjustable nozzle backward until it snaps to get
high pressure mode. Chemical will not flow when in
the high pressure mode.
• Adjust Pressure Command™ control to obtain
desired water pressure.
• Expand the spray pattern for a more gerrtle rinsing
action. Start at top of area to be rinsed, working
down with same action as for cleaning.
CAUTION! Test a small area of the surface to
be cleaned. Make sure there is no damage
caused by the high pressure spray.
RINSE SYSTEM AFTER EVERY USE
It is imperative that the chemical selector system be
rinsed aftefeach use to prevent clogging or leaks:
• Fill the System Rinse reservoir with clean water.
• Before disconnecting the water supply, start your
cleaning system.
A
CAUTION! Before starting your Cleaning
System, make sure you have read and followed
the instructions in the sections “Before Starting
the Cleaning System” on page
8 and To Start
the Cleaning System" on page 8.
Push adjustable nozzle fonward to get low pressure
mode.
Rotate the Dial-A-Cleaner™ selector knob to the
letter corresponding to the System Rinse tank. As
clean rinse water is drawn through the system,
continue the flow until no detergent foam is
observed.
Rotate the Dial-A-Cleaner™ selector knob to the
OFF position.