Craftsman 138.74899 Operator's Manual page 4

[] Donotunplug by pulling oncord.Tounplug, g rasp the
plug,notthecord.
[] Useonlyidentical manufacturer's replacement partsand
accessories. Useofanyotherpartsmaycreatea hazard
orcauseproduct d amage.
[] Donotusewithdamaged c ordor plug.If appliance is not
working as itshould, h asbeendropped, d amaged,
leftoutdoors, or dropped intowater,returnittoa service
center.
[] Ina double insulated appliance, twosystems o f insulation
areprovided instead of grounding. Nogrounding
means is provided ona double insulated appliance, nor
should a means forgrounding b eadded totheappliance.
Servicing a double insulated appliance r equires extreme
careandknowledge o fthesystem andshouldbedone
onlybyqualified service personnel. Replacement partsfor
a double insulated appliance mustbeidentical totheparts
theyreplace.
[] Notintended f orcommercial use.
[] Toreduce theriskofelectrical shock, t hisappliance hasa
polarized plug(onebladeis wider thantheother). T his
plugwillfit ina polarized o utlet o nlyoneway.Ifthe plug
doesnotfitfullyintheoutlet, r everse the plug.If i tstill
doesnotfit,contact a qualified electrician t o install t he
proper o utlet.Donotchange the pluginanyway.Thisunit
hasa polarized plug(onebladeis wider thantheother)
andwillrequire the useof a polarized e xtension cord.
Thisunitplugwillonlyfit intoa polarized e xtension c ordin
oneorientation. If theplugdoesnotfullyfit intothe
extension c ord,reverse the plug.If theplugstilldoesnot
fit,obtain a correct p olarized e xtension cord.A polarized
extension c ordwillrequire theuseofa polarized w all
outlet. T hisplugwillonlyfit intoa polarized w alloutletina
specific orientation. Ifthe plugdoesnotfit fullyintothewall
outlet, r everse theplug.Ifthe plugstilldoesnotfit,
contact a qualified electrician t oinstall t he proper w all
outlet.Donotchange the unitplug,extension c ord
receptacle, or extension cordpluginanyway.
[] Toprevent s erious personal injury, m akesuretheswitchis
intheOFFposition, it is unplugged, andtheimpellers
havestopped before attaching o r removing t ubes.
[] Toavoid serious personal injury,weargoggles or safety
glasses atalltimeswhenoperating t hisunit.Weara face
maskordustmaskindustylocations.
[] Toprevent s erious personal injury or damage to theunit,
makesuretheblower t ubeor themulcher t ubesandthe
bagareinplacebefore operating t heunit.
[] Toavoidserious personal injury, d onotwearloose
fittingclothing or articles suchas scarves, strings,
chains, t ies,etc.,thatcouldgetdrawn intotheair
vents.Tomakesurelonghairdoesnotgetdrawn into
theairvents, t ie backlonghair.
[] Makesureyourextension cordis in good condition.
Whenusing anextension c ord,besureto useone
heavy enough tocarrythecurrent y ourproduct w ill
draw.Awiregaugesize(A.W.G.) ofat least14is
recommended foranextension c ord50feetor lessin
length. I f indoubt, u sethe nextheavier g auge. T he
smaller t hegaugenumber, theheavier t hecord.An
undersized c ordwillcause a dropinlinevoltage
resulting in lossof power a ndoverheating.
[] Donotpointtheblower n ozzle inthedirection of
people or pets.
[] Never r untheunitwithout t heproper equipment
attached. Always ensure theblower t ubesare
installed.
[] Whennotin use,blowershould bestored indoors ina
dry,locked upplace--out o fthereach of children.
[] Maintain toolwithcare.Keepfanareacleanforbest
andsafestperformance. Follow instructions forproper
maintenance.
[] Donotattempt to clearclogsfromtoolwithout f irst
unplugging i t.
[] Donotpullorcarrybycord,usecordasa handle, o r
pullcordaround sharpedges or corners. K eep cord
awayfromheated surfaces.
[] Donotunplug bypulling oncord.Tounplug, g rasp
the plug,notthecord.
[] Toreduce theriskofelectrical shock, d onotexpose
to rain,donotuseonwetsurfaces. Storeindoors.
[] Ifthe power s upply cordis damaged, it mustbe
replaced onlybythemanufacturer or by anautho-
rizedservice centertoavoidrisk.
[] Savetheseinstructions. Refer t othemfrequently a nd
usethemto instruct otherswhomayusethispower
tool.
[] Ifyouloansomeone thispower t ool,loanthemthese
instructions also.
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