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TM 3-4230-218-12&P
These procedures consist of the following:
Engine Starting (page 2-24).
Water Pressure Adjustment (page 2-26).
Water Temperature Selection (page 2-26).
Burner Ignition (page 2-26).
Shutdown (page 2-29).
a.
Engine Starting.
WARNING
The engine uses a variety of fuels.
To prevent fire or explosion, follow these
rules:
DO NOT prime a hot engine.
The equipment exhaust opening emits carbon monoxide.
To avoid illness or
injury, DO NOT stand behind exhaust opening for long periods.
Stay upwind
of equipment.
Operate your system on a level surface.
The equipment can get very hot during operation.
To avoid severe burns, DO
NOT touch hot, surfaces.
Always wear protective gloves when operating the
cleaning wand/injector with hot water/steam.
Pressure hose can whip around dangerously when decontaminating apparatus is
first started. To avoid injury, secure the end of hose before starting engine.
To avoid hearing damage wear approved hearing protection as the equip-
ment operates at a very high noise level.
CAUTION
Do not let the water pump or the burner fuel pump operate more than one
minute without liquid flow.If this happens, shut off system. This could
result in damage to the equipment.
Do not pull starter rope all the way against the end stop as this may
damage the starter.
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