Ryobi 280r Operator's Manual page 14

OPERATING AS A VACUUM (310BVr Only)
WARNING: To prevent serious personal injury
or damage to the unit, always install vacuum
tubes, vacuum bag and make sure the
vacuum bag is completely zipped closed
when operating this unit as a vacuum.
Check for the following before operating the unit:
• Operator is wearing proper clothing, such as boots,
safety glasses or goggles, ear/hearing protection,
gloves, long pants and long sleeve shirt
• If the conditions are dusty, operator is equipped with a
dust mask or face mask
• The unit is in good working condition-- the vacuum
tubes and vacuum bag are in place and secure.
• The vacuum bag harness is in place and correctly
adjusted
Operation Procedure
Use the unit for vacuuming up light debris like leaves
and paper.
Hold the vacuum, tilting the suction tube slightly, and
use a sweeping action to collect light debris (Fig. 20).
The debris will flow into the vacuum bag. Things such as
small leaves and small twigs will be mulched as they
pass through the fan housing, allowing the vacuum bag
to hold more debris.
When the bag is full, suction will noticeably decrease.
Turn off the unit and allow the impeller to stop before
you unzip the bag. Unzip the bag and empty the
contents before continuing. Refer to Emptying the
Vacuum Bag.
WARNING: To avoid serious personal
injury, never unzip the vacuum bag without
stopping the unit first
WARNING: As a vacuum, the unit is
designed to pick up dry material such as
leaves, grass, small twigs and bits of paper.
To avoid serious personal injury, do not
attempt to vacuum wet debris and/or
standing water as this may result in damage
to the blower/ vacuum. To avoid severe
damage to the impeller, do not vacuum metal,
broken glass or similar items.
WARNING: Avoid situations that could
catch the vacuum bag on fire. Do not
operate near an open flame. Do not
vacuum warm ash from fireplaces,
barbecue pits, brush piles, etc. Do not
vacuum discarded cigars or cigarettes
unless the cinders are completely cool.
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING: When the upper and lower
vacuum tubes are removed, make sure the
vacuum door is snapped closed before using
the unit, to avoid injury from the impeller.
Emptying the Vacuum Bag
1. While wearing eye protection and a dust mask, unzip
the vacuum bag and empty the contents into a
garbage bag or container.
WARNING: To avoid serious personal injury,
turn off the unit and allow the impeller to
stop before opening vacuum door or
installing or removing vacuum bag.
2. Turn the bag inside out after initial emptying and
vigorously shake out dust and debris.
3. Zip close and reinstall the vacuum bag.
Fig. 20