RIDGID RT16000 Owner's Manual page 8

ASSEMBLY
Inserting / Removing the
Professional Locking Hose
1. To Insert Hose: Locate the end of the
Professional Locking Hose and align it
with the Drum Inlet. Position the Hose
Release Button with the Ridges on the
Vac Inlet. Push the Hose end straight
into the Vac Inlet until the Hose Release
Button fully engages the Inlet Ridges.
Hose Release Button
Professional
Locking Hose
PROFESSIONAL
LOCKING HOSE
LOCKING BUTTON
INSERT
HOSE
Drum
Inlet
Ridges
A
PROFESSIONAL
LOCKING HOSE
RELEASE BUTTON
2. To Remove Hose: Rotate the end of
the Professional Locking Hose in either
direction to release the Hose Latch
from the Inlet Ridges (A). Press the
Hose Release Button and pull the Hose
end straight out of the Vac Inlet (B).
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REMOVE
HOSE
Inlet
Ridges
Hose
Release
Button
A
A
B