OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

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WARNING: To avoid serious personal injury, never unzip the vacuum bag without stopping the unit first.

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 or similar items.

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.

When the bag is full, suction will noticeably decrease. Turn off the unit before removing the bag. Remove and unzip the bag and empty the contents before continuing.

NOTE: Empty the bag after each use to avoid deterioration and obstructing air flow, which will reduce the performance of the vacuum.

CLEARING A BLOCKED TUBE / IMPELLER

WARNING: To avoid serious personal injury, be sure the unit is off before cleaning or performing any maintenance on it.

WARNING: To avoid serious personal injury, always wear gloves to protect yourself from the impeller blades or other sharp objects.

1.Press the On/Off Stop control down in the STOP (O) position until the engine comes to a complete stop (Fig. 9).

2.Disconnect the spark plug wire to prevent the unit from starting.

3.Remove the blower/vacuum tube and the vacuum bag.

4.Carefully remove material blocking the tube or impeller. Inspect the blades to assure no damage has occurred. Rotate the impeller blades by hand to assure the blockage is completely cleared.

5.Reinstall the vacuum bag and blower/vacuum tube.

6.Reconnect the spark plug wire.

EMPTYING THE VACUUM BAG

WARNING: To avoid serious personal injury, never unzip or remove the vacuum bag without first turning the unit off.

NOTE: Empty the bag after each use to avoid deterioration and obstructing air flow, which will reduce the performance of the vacuum.

1.While pressing the latching tabs on both sides of the vacuum bag tube, pull the vacuum bag down off the unit (Fig. 19).

WARNING: Wear eye protection and a dust mask when emptying the vacuum bag.

2.Detach the vacuum bag from the vacuum bag hook.

Latching tabs

PRESS IN PRESS IN

Fig. 19

3.Unzip the bag and empty the contents into a garbage bag or container.

4.Turn the bag inside out after initial emptying and vigorously shake out dust and debris.

5.Return the bag to outside in, zip the bag closed and reinstall vacuum bag.

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