Remington BV12199A owner manual Vacuum Operation

REMINGTON® ELECTRIC BLOWER/VAC 9

Vacuum Operation

WARNING: The vacuum can throw debris, causing injury to those nearby.

•Donotoperatevacuumwithout the vacuum bag attached or with the bag zipper opened.

•Do not vacuum nails, glass, rocks, wire, staples, or other sharp,pointed,orhardobjects. These items could be thrown through the cloth bag.

CAUTION: Vacuum only soft items such as leaves and cut grass. Hard items such as sticks, rocks, and acorns will damage the impeller.

CAUTION: Do not force the vacuum tube into a pile of debris. Do not hold the tube upright and force-feed debris into the tube. These actions may clog and dam- age the impeller. If the vacuum vibrates excessively or makes abnormalnoises,turnvacuumoff, unplug power cord, and check for clogging.Clearanycloggeddebris from the blower/vac.

CAUTION: Normal vacuum usage causes the vacuum bag to wear and deteriorate. A worn or deteriorated bag allows vacuum to throw debris through the bag, possibly hitting and injuring the operator. Check vacuum bag fre- quently.Ifitisworn,deteriorated, or damaged, replace with a genu- ine vacuum bag.

Properly assemble the blower/vac for vacuum operation (see page 5, Converting

from Blower to Vacuum). Follow the steps

below to operate the vacuum.

1.Hang vacuum bag from your shoulder

using the attached strap. Hold blow- Figure 4-7: Holding blower/vac for vacuum operation er/vac using the handles on housing

and vacuum tube adapter assembly (see Figure 4-7).

2.When ready to start the vacuum, toggle the on/off switch to either the low “I” or high “II” setting (see Figure 4-4).

3.Move end of vacuum tube over soft debris. Vacuum will pick up debris, chop it up, and deposit it into vacuum bag (see Figure 4-8).

4.To stop the vacuum, toggle the on/off switch to the off “O” setting.

Figure 4-8: Picking up debris with vacuum

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