Equipment Description; Safety Rules - Briggs & Stratton BPW2700 Manuel D'utilisation

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Safety Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Maintenance/Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION

Read this manual carefully and become familiar
with your pressure washer. Know its applications,
its limitations and any hazards involved.
Briggs & Stratton reserves the right to change, alter or otherwise
improve the product and this document at any time without notice.
SAFETY RULES
This is the safety alert symbol. It is used to alert
you to potential personal injury hazards. Obey all
safety messages that follow this symbol to avoid
possible injury or death.
The safety alert symbol (
(DANGER, CAUTION,WARNING), a pictorial and/or a safety
message to alert you to hazards. DANGER indicates a hazard
which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury.
WARNING indicates a hazard which, if not avoided, could result
in death or serious injury. CAUTION indicates a hazard which, if
not avoided, might result in minor or moderate injury.
CAUTION, when used without the alert symbol, indicates a
situation that could result in equipment damage. Follow safety
messages to avoid or reduce the risk of injury or death.
Warning Label and Location
A warning label (Figure 1) is provided on your unit to inform you
of potential safety hazards. If the label becomes damaged or
illegible, replace it by contacting your local Briggs & Stratton
dealer to obtain a new one.
Figure 1 — Warning Label
The icons on the warning label are shown and described in detail
later in this safety section.
) is used with a signal word
Pressure Washer
Running engine gives off carbon monoxide, an
odorless, colorless, poison gas.
Some chemicals or detergents may be harmful if
inhaled or ingested, causing severe nausea,
fainting or poisoning.
Breathing carbon monoxide will cause nausea,
fainting or death.
• Operate pressure washer ONLY outdoors.
• Use a respirator or mask whenever there is a chance that
vapors may be inhaled.
• Read all instructions with mask so you are certain the mask will
provide the necessary protection against inhaling harmful vapors.
The engine exhaust from this product contains
chemicals known to the State of California to cause
cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm.
Spray contact with electrical wiring can result in
electrocution.
• Keep water spray away from electric wiring or fatal electric
shock may result.
The high pressure spray could also cause you to
fall if you are too close to the cleaning surface.
Pressure in a running washer builds as you
climb.When you press the trigger, the recoil
from the initial spray could cause you to fall.
Use of pressure washer can create puddles and
slippery surfaces.
• Keep spray nozzle between 8 to 24 inches away from cleaning
surface.
• Be extremely careful if you must use the pressure washer from
a ladder, scaffolding or any other relatively unstable location.
• The cleaning area should have adequate slopes and drainage to
reduce the possibility of a fall due to slippery surfaces.
• Operate this unit on a stable surface.
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DANGER
WARNING
WARNING
WARNING