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Power Washer

  • Park vehicle away from bay doors and building to allow room to wash and for drainage.
  • Turn on water.
  • Plug in washer.
  • Take washer outside.
  • Pull out entire hose before using washer. This will ensure you have enough hose to wash the vehicle. Once system is pressured it is difficult to remove more hose.
  • Locate soap bucket and insert the feeder tube into it. The mixture for soap if it is low is 1 litre of soap to 20 gallons of water. (Approximate ratio – use eye to measure).
  • Turn temperature level on the washer to 250 degrees.
  • Make sure that the extended yellow nozzle is on the tip of the washer. Any other tip may cause damage.
  • Turn the red knob to β€œon” to start the burner to heat the water.
  • Turn the soap to the preset setting.
  • Wash the vehicle.
  • Turn soap off to rinse vehicle.
  • Turn burner off and let the unit run on pump for at least the last minute during rinsing. This will allow the burner to cool down and will use up any heated water.
  • Do not leave washer running without use for extended periods of time.
  • When finished put unit away, turn off water, put soap away, and rewind hose.

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