OPERATING
AS A VACUUM
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 shoulder strap 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 (2-4 in
or 50-100 mm above the ground), and use a sweeping
action to collect light debris (Fig. 15). The debris will flow
into the vacuum bag. Items 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 avacuum,
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:
When the upper and
lower vacuum tubes
are removed, make sure the vacuum door is
snapped closed and secured before using
unit, to avoid injury from the impeller.
Emptying
the Vacuum
Bag
1.
Remove the bag from the vacuum bag hook.
2. While wearing eye protection and a dust mask, unzip
the vacuum bag and empty the contents into a
garbage bag or container.
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To avoid serious
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personal injury, turn I
off the unit and allow the impeller to stop
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before opening vacuum
door or installing or
remov ng vacuum bag.
3.
Turn the bag inside out after initial emptying and
vigorously shake out dust and debris.
4.
Zip close and reinstall the vacuum bag.
Fig. 15
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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