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Pressing A Fitting With Typical Scissor Jaws ......................22 Pressing A Fitting With Typical Actuator And Press Ring Set ..................23 Inspecting The Pressed Connection ...........................24 Maintenance Instructions Cleaning And Lubrication.............................24 Required Maintenance At RIDGID Authorized Service Center ...................24 Accessories..................................24 Storage....................................24 Service And Repair................................ 25 Machine Disposal................................25 Troubleshooting................................26...
RP318 Press Tool RP318 Press Tool Safety Symbols Personal Safety • Store idle power tools out of the reach of children In this operator’s manual and on the product, safety symbols and signal words are used to communicate important safe- and do not allow persons unfamiliar with the pow- •...
WARNING – Visit www.RIDGID.com. c n to find your local Ridge The RP318, if ordered with batteries, comes with 2.0Ah positions (Figure 3 and 4). This section contains important safety information Tool contact point.
Do not attempt to hang the jaws connections. For a complete listing of RIDGID attach- and tool from fitting. Tool could unexpectedly drop and Figure 4 – Fully Open/Unlocked Mounting Pin ments available for this tool, see the Ridge Tool cause serious injury or death.
For a complete listing in fitting, as specified in the appropriate fitting system’s of RIDGID attachments available for this tool, see operator's manual. • Incorrect jaw or ring alignment with the fitting con- the Ridge Tool Catalog online at www.RIDGID.com.cn tour, distorted or deformed fitting.
Service and repair on this RP318 Press Tool must be performed between 15°F (-10°C) to 122°F (50°C) by allow- times then pauses by a RIDGID Authorized Press Tool Service Center. The ing the tool to sit in a conditioned room. repeatedly. (The tool will Tool or battery is too cold or too hot.
RP318 Press Tool RP318 Press Tool RP318 Diagnostic Codes RIDGID ® Tool Warranty Description Meaning Icon Icon What Is Covered How To Obtain Service Solidly Lit. Machine ON. RIDGID ® tools are warranted to be free of defects in To obtain the benefit of this warranty, deliver the com- workmanship and material.