RIDGID WD0625 - English; Table of Contents; Important Safety Instructions; Safety Signal Words

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Table of Contents
Table of Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Important Safety Instructions. . . . . . . . . 2
Safety Signal Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Save These Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Unpacking and Checking
Carton Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Carton Contents List . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Caster/Caster Foot Assembly . . . . . . . . 5
Replacement Filter Assembly . . . . . . . . 5
Wet/Dry Vac Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Insert Hose. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Cord Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
To Store Your Accessories. . . . . . . . . . . 7
Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Vacuuming Dry Materials . . . . . . . . . . 8
Vacuuming Liquids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Emptying the Drum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Cord Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Moving the Wet/Dry Vac . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Blowing Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Filter Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Filter Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Cleaning a Dry Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Cleaning a Wet Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Cleaning and Disinfecting
the Wet/Dry Vac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Casters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Wet Nozzle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Repair Parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Safety is a combination of common sense,
staying alert, and knowing how your
Wet/Dry vac works. Read and understand
this manual and all labels on the vac
before operating. Use only as described in
this manual. Never operate unattended.
Safety Signal Words
DANGER: Indicates an imminently
hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
will result in death or serious injury.
WARNING: Indicates a potentially
hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
could result in death or serious injury.
CAUTION: Indicates a potentially
hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
may result in minor or moderate injury.
When using your Wet/Dry Vac (“Vac”),
always follow basic safety precautions
including the following:
WARNING - To reduce the
risk of fire, electric shoc
k,
or injur
y:
• Read and understand this owner's
manual and all labels on the Wet/Dry
Vac before operating.
• Use only as described in this manual.
• Do not leave Vac running while
unattended.
• Sparks inside the motor can ignite
flammable vapors or dust. To reduce the
risk of fire or explosion:
- Do not vacuum or use near
flammable or combustible liquids,
gases, or explosive dusts, such as
gasoline or other fuels, lighter fluid,
cleaners, oil-based paints, natural
gas, hydrogen, coal dust, magnesium
dust, aluminum dust, grain dust, or
gun powder.
-
Do not use as a spr
ayer.
•
Do not v
acuum anything that is b
ur
ning
or smoking, such as cigarettes,
matches, or hot ashes.
•
Do not v
acuum fireplace soot or ash.
This is a v
er
y fine dust which may not be
captured by the standard filter and may
be e
xhausted bac
k into the air
.
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