Double Insulation - Craftsman 358.799370 Operator's Manual

damporwatlocationsoraroundswim-
• Avoid any body contactwith any
ruing pools, hot tube, etc. Do not ex- grounded conductor, such as metal
pose to bnow, rain, or water. Do not fences, or pipes, to avoidthe poesibil-
handle extension cord plugorunitwith ityof electricshock. Don't handle plug
wet hands, or unitwith wet hands.
• To reduce the risk of elfictrioalshock, - Do notusewith damagedcord or plug.
use extension cords specifically , If unit is not working as it should, has
marked as suitable for outdoor ap- been dropped, damaged, left out-
pliancas having electrical rating not doors, or dropped into water, return it
less than the rating of the unit. The to )/our Sears Service Center for re-
cord must be marked with the suffix pair.
"W-A" (in Canada, "W"). Use a polar- Ground Fault Cimuit Interrupter
ized cord. Make sure your extension (GFCI) protectionshould be provided
cord Is in good condition. If damaged, on the circuit or outlet to be used for
have the co.rd replaced. An under- this unit. Receptacles are available
sized extension cord willcause a drop having built-in GFCI protection and
in line voltage r..asuiting in lossof pow- may be usedfor this measure of safe-
er and overheating. Ifin doubt, use the
next heavier gauge. The smaller the
gauge number, the heavier the cord.
(NOTE: The correct size to be used
depending onthe cord length isshown
in this manual).
• To reduce the risk of electricalshock,
this equ'_ment has a polarized plug
(one bisde iswider t han theother). Th_
plug willfit only one way in a polarized
ouUetof the extensionco.rd.Ensureyou
have a polarized exten_on cord. The
plugofthe polarized extensioncord will
fd intotheoutletonlyone wayo Ifthe plug
does notfit fullyinthe o_et, reversethe
plug.If itstilldoes notfit, contacta quali-
fiedelectrician to install p roperoutlet.Do
not changethe plug in any way.
• Inspectthe insulation and connectors
on the unit and extension cord before
each use. If there is any damage, do
not use until damage is repaired by
your Sears Service Center. Do not
pull or carry by cord; do not use cord
as a handle, close a door on cord, or
pull cord around sharp edges or cor-
ners..,_eep cord away from heated
surfaces. Do not unplug by pulling on
cord. To unplug, grasp_the.plug, not
the cord.
• To reduce the possibility of the exten-
sion cord disconnecting from the unit
dudng operation, tie the extension
cord to the unitand connect as shown
in this manual.
• Don't usethe unitifthe switchdoss not
turn the uniton and off properly. Have
the unit repaired by your Sears Ser-
vice Center.
• Keep the extension cord clear of oper-
ator and obstacles at all times. Do not
e_-eords to heat, oil, 'water, or
sharp edges.
ty.
• Keep others including children, ani-
mals, bystanders, and helpers a mini-
mumof 50 feet (15 meters)away. Stop
the motor immediately if you are ap-
proached. Do not allow the unitto be
used as a toy.
DOUBLE INSULATION
CONSTRUCTIONThis unit is Double
Insulatedto help protect against elec-
tdcshock. Double insulation construc-
tion consists of two separate "layers"
of electrical insulation instead of
grounding.Tools and appliances built
with a double insulationsystem are
not intended to he grounded. No
grounding means is provided on th_s
unit,norshould a means ofgrounding
be added to this unit. As a result, the
extension.c?rdusedwith your unitcan
be plugged into any standard 120 volt
eleotdc_ outleL Safety precautions
must .beobservedwhen operatingany
electrical tool. The double insulation
system only I?rOvidesadded protec-
tion againstinjuryresultingfrom an in.
temal electrical insulation failure.
All electrical rep.airs to this unit,includ-
ing hous,ng,switch, motor, etc., must
be diagno._l and rep_,red by quail-
tied service personnel. Repis_.ment
parts for a double insulated appliance
must be identical to the paris they re-
place. A double insulated appliance is
marked with the words DOUBLEINSU-
LATIONor DOUBLEINSULATED.The
symbol [] (square within a _uare)
may alsobe marked on .._eappl_mce.
Failure to have the unit repaired by
Sears sense personnel can cause
the double insulation constructionto
become ineffective and result in sed-
ous injury.