Craftsman 580.768030 - Manual (Page 7)

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. Reapply 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 panel
may be set, as follows:
Pressure Low to , High
Duty Light Medium Heavy
Application Auto Concrete Pairrt removal
Boat Driveway Degreasing
Furniture Deck
A 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 after each use to prevent ciogging or leaks:
• Fill the System Rinse reservoir with clean water.
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• 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 7 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 DiaPA-Cleaner™ selector knob to the
OFF position.
BEFORE STARTING THE CLEANING
SYSTEM
To operate the engine you will need to do the following:
Add Engine Oil
Only use high quality detergent oil rated with API
service classification SF or SG. Select the oil’s SAE
viscosity grade according to your expected OF>erating
temperature:
colder m ■— 32“F > warmer
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5W30 SAE 30
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 gentle rinsing
action. Start at top of area to be rinsed, working
down with same action as for cleaning.
Although multi-viscosity oils (5W30,10W30, etc.)
improve starting in cold weaker, these multi-viscosity
oils will result in increased oil consumption when used
above 32“F. Check your engine oil level more
frequently to avoid possible damage from running low
on oil.
• Place pressure washer system on a level surface
• Clean area around oil fill and remove oil dipstick.
• Pour oil from enclosed bottle into the oil fill opening
until oil reaches the full mark on the oil dipstick.
Stop and check the oil level periodically. Do not
overfill,
• Install oil dipstick, hand tighten securely.
Add Gasoline
• Use regular unleaded gasoline with the cleaning
system engine. Fuel tank capacity is 3 U.S. quarts.
DANGER: Never fill fuel tank indoors. Never fill
fuel tank when engine is running or hot. Do not
smoke when filling fuel tank.
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A CAUTION: Do not overfill the fuel tank. Always
leave room for expansion.
CAUTION: Experience indicates that alcohol
blended fuels (called gasohol or using ethanol
or methanol) can attract moisture which leads to
separation and formation of acids during
storage. Acidic gas can damage the fuel system
of an engine while in storage.