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Briggs & Stratton 1418-2 manual

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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 .generac-portables.com Generac Portable Pr oducts is a licensed trademark of Briggs & St[...]

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    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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8 Operation . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    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. • Use a respirator or mask whene ver ther e is a chance that vapors ma y be inhaled[...]

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    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 . CA UTION WHEN ADJUSTING OR MAKING REP AIRS T O Y OUR PRESSURE W ASHER • Disconnect spark pl[...]

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    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. Sa ve this man ual for futur e ref erenc[...]

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    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 . • Slice two corners at the end of carton [...]

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    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. Mak e sure unit is on a le vel surface. 2. Remo[...]

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    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. 3. Befor e connecting garden hose to water inlet, inspect inlet screen (Figur[...]

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    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 . Ho w to Star t Engine The best wa y to start your pr essure washer f or the first time is to follow these instructions step–b y–ste[...]

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    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. Engage safety latch on spra y gun. 2. Pull back collar on qui[...]

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    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. DO NO T[...]

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    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 . . . . . . . Not to Exceed 100°F Automatic Cool . . . . Will cycle when wat[...]

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    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. Put the safety latch in the on position and test the trigger . Y ou should not be able to press[...]

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    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 . O–Ring Maintenance Through the normal ope[...]

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    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. Flush chemical in[...]

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    16 Generac Portable Pr oducts 3000 PSI Pressur e W asher NO TES[...]

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    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 . Engine shuts do wn during operation. Cause 1. Low pr essure spra y tip installed. 2. W ater inlet [...]

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    18 Generac Portable Pr oducts 3000 PSI Pressur e W asher EXPLODED VIEW — UNIT[...]

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    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 20-23) 4 CB3861CGS 1 HANDLE 5 B4160GS 1 DECAL, Instructions 6 99583GS 9 NUT 7 B2150GS 1 HOOK, Square Neck 8 B2516GS 2 CAP , Vinyl 9 CB4105GS 1 BUMPER 10 3[...]

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    20 Generac Portable Pr oducts 3000 PSI Pressur e W asher EXPLODED VIEW — PUMP[...]

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    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 11287628PGS 1 Oil Cap 6 11187822PGS 3 Nut 7 11187822PGS 3 Piston W asher 8 123B2126GS 3 Piston 9 11687628PGS 3 Spacer Disc 10 11587628PGS 3 O-Ring 11 [...]

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    22 Generac Portable Pr oducts 3000 PSI Pressur e W asher EXPLODED VIEW — UNLO ADER[...]

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    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 212B2327GS 1 Spring 5 213B2126GS 1 Injector Body 7 215B2327GS 1 Injector Nut 8 137B2327GS 1 O-Ring 9 216B2327GS 1 Spring 10 217B2327GS 1 Plunger 11 218B2327GS[...]

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    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. "Consumer use" means personal residential household use by a r eta[...]