Craftsman 16225 Owners Manual - Page 9

DEGREASING

WITH

THE

POWER

WASHER

The Power Washer works best using

Sears

specially

_rmulated

concentrateddegrease_,9.16421, which can

be purchased in the

Sears hardware

department or

from

the Sears general cata!og. Follow the directions

supplied

with

the

degreaser

for

the

proper

watertdegreaser

mix

ratio.

Most

common

householddegreasers,are

not formu_atecl

and

concentrated

for use

in

your

Power

Washer. They

are too

heavy or

thick

to

pass

through your Power

Washer

and

if they are dilutedwith water,

they lose

their

degreasing

efficiency,

NOTE:

If you do not

use Sears degreaseE;9-16421, be

sure thedegreaser you

do

use is

specially

formulated

and

concentrated

for

use with this type of

equipment,

Mix the chosendegreaser with water (1 part degreaser

to 4 parts

water)

to

reduce the viscosity (consistency

or thickness) of the mixture.

Do not clean a hot engine. Engine block can

crack or other damage

can

occur. Wait unlil

lhe

engine

has

=ooled

at least

one hour.

Cover

the

battery

and

carburetor

throat

when you clean the

engine,

!,

Prepare

a

mixture

of

degreaser

in

a

1.gallon

plastic

buoket

or suitable container.

2.

Atta(_h the garden hose (cold or warm water), air

hose, and chemical

draw

hose to the Power Washer.

Place the

free end

of the

chemioal

draw hose into

the

degreaser/water

mixture.

3. For

best degreasing

performance, set your air

com-

pressor to

the maximum

pressure

available

from

your compressor not

to

exceed

175 psig. Be sure

the air

and

water controls

on

the power

washer

are

in

the "Off"

position.

4. Turn

on your

air

oompressor.

5.

Begin

the

degreasing

procedure

by adjusting

the

air control

Imob

and

the

soap/chemical

controJknob

until they

begin

spraying

the

solution. The water

knob

should be

OFF. Continue

spraying

unlilthe sur-

face

is completely

_overed

with

the solution.

6.

To stop

spraying,

turn

the soap/nhemical

control

knob and

the air control

knob

to the

"Off"

position,

7.

Let the degreaser solution

remain on the

surfacefor

about 30 seconds. A certain amount of wiping will

be required

for

most types of

foreign matter.

8.

Fully open both the

air' and

water

control

knobs.

9, R_se

the degreaser

solution

and dirt from the

sur-

face

you are

degreasing.

CLEANING

AND STORAGE

Clean the

exterior of the power

washer and

draw

hose

with

a damp cloth, soap and water.

Fill a container

with clean

water, insert

the free end

of

the

chemical

draw hose into

the water &

rinse

the

internal system.

Disconnect all hoses from the power washer. Store

the

power washer away

from

open flames and

heat,

To preve_ freezing in cordweather,

make

sureaJlliquids

are

drained

from

your power

washer

before storage.

Store with the air, water and chemical control

knobs

in

the open or

"ON"

position. Hang verticalJywith the

foliage

nozzle

down,

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