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OPERATING
AS A VACUUM
A
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, a dust mask or face mask is
being worn.
• 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
adiusted.
1. Use the unit for vacuuming up light debris, leaves,
paper, etc.
Hold the vacuum, tilting the vacuum tube slightly, and
use a sweeping action to collect light debris (Fig. 16).
The debris will flow into the vacuum bag. Things such as
sma_l leaves and small twigs wilt be mulched as they
pass through the fan housing, allowing the vacuum bag
to hold a lot of debris. See Emptying the Vacuum Bag.
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.
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WARNING:
To avoid serious personal injury,
never unzip the vacuum bag without first
stopping the unit.
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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, etc.
Emptying the Vacuum Bag
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,
1. Remove the vacuum bag by pressing the tabs on the
elbow tube and pulling it out of the unit, See
Assembling Unit as A Vacuum.
2. Wearing eye protection and a dust mask, unzlp the
vacuum bag and empty the contents into a garbage
bag or container.
3. Turn the bag inside out after initial emptying and
vigorously shake out dust and debris.
NOTE: If addition cleaning of the bag is required, see
Cleaning the Vacuum Bag in Maintenance.
4.
Zip close and reinstall the vacuum bag.
Fig. 16
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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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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.
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