RIDGID WD1245 - 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Carton Contents List . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Caster/Caster Foot Assembly . . . . . . . . 5
Replacement Filter Assembly . . . . . . . . 6
Wet/Dry Vac Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Cord Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Insert Hose. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
To Store Your Accessories. . . . . . . . . . . 8
Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Vacuuming Dry Materials . . . . . . . . . . 9
Vacuuming Liquids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Emptying the Drum . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Cord Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Moving the Wet/Dry Vac. . . . . . . . . . 10
Blowing Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Filter Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Filter Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Cleaning a Dry Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Cleaning a Wet Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Cleaning and Disinfecting
the Wet/Dry Vac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Casters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Wet Nozzle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Repair Parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Safety is a combination of common sense,
staying alert, and knowing how your
Wet/Dry vac works.
Saf
ety Signal
Wor
ds
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 shock, or injury:
• Read and understand this owner's
man
ual 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 sprayer.
• Do not vacuum anything that is burning
or smoking, such as cigarettes,
matches
, or hot ashes
.
• Do not vacuum fireplace soot or ash.
This is a very fine dust which may not be
captured by the standard filter and may
be exhausted back into the air.
•
T
o reduce the r
isk of health hazards
from vapors or dust, do not vacuum
toxic materials.
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