Generac Portable Products 1443-0, Owner'S Manual

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Generac Portable Products 2,500 PSI High Pressure Washer
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• Apply a high pressure spray to an small area and then
check the surface for damage. If no damage is found, you
can assume it is okay to continue cleaning.
• Start at the top of the area to be rinsed, working down
with same overlapping strokes used for cleaning.
• The use of a brush may be helpful on some hard to clean
surfaces.
Automatic Cool Down System
(Thermal Relief)
If you run the engine on your pressure washer for
3-5 minutes without pressing the trigger on the spray gun,
circulating water in the pump can reach a temperature
between 140–145°F. When the water reaches this
temperature, the automatic cool down system
engages and cools the pump by discharging the
warm water onto the ground. This system prevents
internal damage to the pump. Once the pump has
cooled, it will stop discharging.
NOTE: This discharge is not a leak. Do Not return the
pressure washer for this reason.
How to Use the Hose Reel
Your pressure washer is equipped with a hose reel that is
designed to store your hose when the unit is not in use.
After each use:
• Disconnect hose from spray gun and high pressure outlet
on pump.
• Drain water from hose.
High Pressure Hose Storage
The factory-recommended way to store the high pressure
hose is to roll it onto the reel in a counter-clockwise
manner, as follows:
• Insert the male end of the hose through the hole in the
hose reel hub, as shown in Figure 15.
• While guiding the hose with your left hand, grasp the
hose reel handle and turn the reel counter-clockwise.
Apply sufficient tension on the hose to force it to coil
tightly against the hose reel hub.
• When the entire hose has been reeled, the loose hose
end is clipped into the hose clip, as shown in Figure 16.
Figure 15 — Coil Hose onto Reel
Figure 16 — Push End of Hose into Clip
Spring
Tension
Knob