Westinghouse WP2300 Owner's Manual

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ASSEMBLY
 ASSEMBLY
Before assembling the pressure 
washer, review Safety on
 page 7 
and the following safety messages. 
!
 CAUTION
Never lift the pressure washer without 
assistance. The pressure washer is 
heavy and lifting without assistance 
could result in personal injury.
!
Never use the handles as a lifting point 
to support the entire weight of the 
pressure washer. Only use the handles 
to move the pressure washer by lifting 
the handles and using the wheels to 
move the pressure washer.
Use caution when collapsing the 
handles. Hands and fi ngers could get 
caught and pinched.
NOTICE
Assembling the pressure washer will require tipping 
the unit. Make sure all engine oil and fuel are drained 
from the unit prior to assembling.
Once assembled, the wheels are not intended for 
on-road use. The wheels are designed for use on this 
pressure washer only.
Never tip the pressure washer after it has been fully 
assembled and fi lled with oil and fuel.
1. Place 
pressure washer
 on a fl at surface.
2.  Place a piece of cardboard or other soft material to 
tip the 
pressure washer
 onto, to protect the frame 
paint and prevent the 
pressure washer
 from sliding. 
Tip the 
pressure washer
 onto the front as shown in 
Figure 5.
Figure 5 –  Tip the Pressure Washer onto the Front
3.  Install the M12 x 105 mm wheel axle fl ange bolt 
through the wheel (see Figure 6).
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2
Figure 6 –  Installing Outside Serrated Flange Nut
  1 -   Wheel Axle 
Flange Bolt
  2 -    Serrated Flange 
Nut
4.  Thread the M12 serrated fl ange nut onto the bolt 
with serrated edges facing away from the wheel. 
Tighten the nut (see Figure 6).