OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

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 is 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 inches or 50-100 mm above the ground), and use a sweeping action to collect light debris (Fig. 20). 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.

Emptying the Vacuum Bag

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.

WARNING: When the upper and lower vacuum tubes are removed, make sure the vacuum door is snapped closed and secured before using the unit, to avoid injury from the impeller.

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.

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

4.Zip close and reinstall 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.

Fig. 20

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