North Star M157593E Owner's Manual

Summary of Important Safety Information60 Never pull by hose. Do not move this machine by pulling on the hose. Hose or connections could fail andresult in catastrophic high-pressure release of fluid as well as hose whipping. Avoid sharp objects. Keep hose away from sharp objects. Bursting hoses may cause injury. No load bearing. Do not use the pump to support other items of equipment that impose unacceptable loads onthe pump. Do not attempt to use this machine as a prop. Hot exhaust/parts. Stay clear of engine and burner exhausts. Never touch hot engine muffler, burner/heatingcoil, or other hot surfaces. All are very hot and will burn you. Hot spray gun metal when using burner. Never touch the metal screw or any metal parts of the spray gunwhen the heater is being used – the metal gets very hot and will burn you. Smoking/sparks. Never smoke near the running engine, and never operate near sources of sparks or flamesas flammable fuel vapors are in the vicinity of the pressure washer. Lock trigger safety latch when not spraying. Spray gun is equipped with a built-in trigger safety latch toguard against accidental trigger release. Rotate safety latch to the locked position when not spraying. Relieve water pressure. Always stop the product and relieve system pressure before leaving the sprayerunattended, or when disconnecting hoses, removing nozzles, or servicing the pump. Refueling. Never add fuel to the engine or fuel to the burner unless unit is off and has cooled. Do not direct spray at this machine. Do not attempt to clean this machine with its own spray. Enginedamage will result. Cleaning should be done with a damp sponge with the engine OFF. Seek medical aid for suspected carbon monoxide poisoning. The running engine gives off carbonmonoxide, a poisonous gas that can kill you. If you start to feel sick, dizzy, or weak while using the pressurewasher, shut off the engine and get to fresh air RIGHT AWAY. See a doctor. You may have carbon monoxidepoisoning. Seek medical aid for suspected injection injury. If injured by high-pressure fluid, no matter how small thewound is, see a doctor at once. A typical injection injury may be a small puncture wound that does not lookserious. However, severe infection or reaction can result if proper medical treatment is not administeredimmediately by a doctor who is familiar with injection injuries. Other exhaust dangers. This product contains or emits chemicals known to the State of California to causecancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. Avoid inhalation of exhaust.After use Cool engine before storing. Let engine cool for at least five minutes before storing. A hot engine is a firehazard. Prevent accidental starting. When pressure washer is not in use, remove spark plug or spark plug wire inorder to ensure that pressure washer cannot be started in a storage location or by untrained persons. Storage location. Store the pressure washer in a dry location away from sources of heat, open flames, sparksor pilot lights – such as water heaters, space heaters, furnaces, clothes dryers, or other gas appliances – EVENIF the pressure washer's gas tank is empty, residual vapors or fuel could ignite. Periodic maintenance. Perform periodic maintenance as directed in this manual to keep the pressure washerin safe working condition.Safety - Inspection/MaintenanceInspect and maintain your pressure washer on a regular basis and repair as needed to keep it in safe workingcondition: Turn off / relieve pressure first. Turn off pressure washer and relieve system pressure before inspection ormaintenance. Remove spark plug or spark plug wire before working on the engine or pressure washer toprevent accidental starting. Follow maintenance schedule. Follow all maintenance instructions in this power washer manual and theengine manual. Replace guards / shields. Make sure all guards and shields are replaced after servicing the pressure washer. Replacement parts. If a part needs replacement, only use factory approved repair parts. Replacementparts that do not meet specifications may result in a safety hazard or poor operation of the pressure washer andwill void the warranty.

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