OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

CLEARING A BLOCKED TUBE / IMPELLER

WARNING: To avoid serious personal injury, be

sure the unit is off and unplugged before clearing the impeller.

WARNING: To avoid serious personal injury,

always wear gloves to protect yourself from the impeller blades or other sharp objects.

1.Slide the Power/Speed switch down in the OFF position until the unit comes to a complete stop (Fig. 11).

2.Unplug the unit.

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

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 blower/vacuum tube and the vacuum bag.

6.Plug the unit back into the power supply.

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.Unplug the unit.

2.While pressing the latching tabs on both sides of the vacuum bag tube, pull the vacuum bag down off the unit (Fig. 20).

WARNING: Wear eye protection and a dust mask

when emptying the vacuum bag.

3.Detach the vacuum bag from the vacuum bag hook.

Latching tabs

PRESS IN

PRESS IN

Fig. 20

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

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

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

7.Plug the unit back into the power supply.

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