Craftsman 580.76225 Pressure Washer User Manual


 
PROBLEM
Pumphasfollowing problems:
failuretoproducepressure, erratic
pressure,chattering,lossof
pressure,lowwatervolume.
CAUSE
1. Nozzleinlowpressuremode.
2. Waterinletisblocked.
3. Inadequatewatersupply
4. Inlethoseiskinkedorleaking
5. Cloggedinlethosestrainer.
6. Watersupplyisover140°F.
7. Outlethoseisblocked.
CORRECTION
1. Pullnozzlebackwardfor high
pressuremode.
2. Clearinlet
3. Provideadequatewaterflow.
4. Straighteninlethose,patchleak.
5. Chock/ cleaninlethosestrainer.
6. Providecoolerwatersupply.
7. Clearblocksinoutlethose.
8. Outlethoseleaks.
9. Gunleaks.
10. Nozzleisobstructed.
11. Pumpisfaulty.
8. Replaceoutlethoseifleaking.
9. Replacegun.
10. Clearnozzle.
11. ContactSearsServiceDepartment.
Detergentfails to mixwith.
spray.
Enginerunsgoodat no-load
but"bogsdown"whenload is
added
Enginewillnot start; or starts
and runs rough
1. Detergentlineisnotsubmerged.
2. Chemicalfilter is clogged.
3. Nozzleisin high pressuremode.
Enginespeedistooslow.
1. Dirtyaircleaner
2. Outof gasoline.
3. Stalegasoline.
4. Sparkplugwirenotconnected
1. Insertchemicalline intodetergent.
2. Clean orreplacefilter/detergent
line.
3. Pushnozzleforwardfor
lowpressuremode.
ContactSearsService Department.
1. Cleanorreplaceaircleaner.
2. Fillfuel tank.
3. Draingastank;fill withfresh fuel.
4. Connectwiretosparkplug.
tosparkplug
5. Badsparkplug.
6. Wateringasoline.
7. Overchoking.
5. Replacesparkplug.
6. Draingastank; fill withfreshfuel.
7. Set enginethrottlecontrolleverto
fast position.
Engineshuts down during
operation
Enginelackspower.
8. Excessivelyrichfuel mixture.
9. Intakevalvestuckopenor closed.
10. Enginehaslostcompression.
1. Out ofgasoline.
8. ContactSearsServiceDepartment.
9. ContactSearsServiceDepartment.
10. ContactSears ServiceDepartment.
1. Fillfueltank.
Dirtyairfilter.
Replaceairfilter.