SaferProducts incident

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20180611-6F09C-2147387429. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Product: Generac 2800PSI, gas powered power washer Model# G0069220 (Generac 2800PSI gas powered power washer Model#G0069220 Serial #3000756600). Incident: I purchased the Generac 2800PSI power washer from [REDACTED] warehouse store in November, 2016. It has been used to clean my outside deck(approx.10'X40') twice since I purchased it. The length of time I used it is approx 8-10 hours. I cranked it up on or about May 15, 2018 to wash my deck. After about 2 hours the spray started to weaken. I turned it off to check things out and the first thing I checked was for adequate oil in the crankcase. Upon loosening the filler plug to the crankcase, oil started to gush out so I screwed the plug down so I wouldn't get any more oil on my deck. I got a frying pan and put it under the unit and unplugged the oil filler plug. More than one cup of fluid gushed out and into the pan. It had a strong odor of gas and oil. To confirm there was gas in the oil I took a candle lighter and put the flame to the frying pan. The oil/gas mixture flamed confirming there was gas in the oil. I called both the manufacturer and the warranty company to report the problem. I was told to take it to Wainwright Lawn Equipment, 10304 Cathell Road, Berlin, Md. 21811 410-641-2646. [REDACTED] told me the problem is, "the damn gas/ethenal mixture is the problem where it deteriorates the gaskets in the fuel system allowing the gas to leak into the cylinder chamber where the gas will leak past the piston rings into the crankcase. He in essence could not fix it because of the gas but he did "test troubleshoot, cleaned fuel system, cleaned carberator and changed oil" as written on the work order presented to me when I picked it up. Without any definitive repair or correcti