Toro 51618 - Using the Appliance as a Vacuum; Vacuum Safety Warnings

UsingtheApplianceasa
Vacuum
Usingtheapplianceasavacuumisintendedforresidentialuse
only.Useitoutdoorstocollectdebrisasneeded.
WARNING
Usingtheapplianceasavacuumcanthrowdebris,
possiblycausingseriouspersonalinjurytoyouor
bystanders.
•Donotoperatethevacuumwithoutthebaginstalled
orwiththebagzipperopen.
•Donotvacuumsharp,pointed,orhardobjectsthat
couldbethrownthroughthefabricofthebag,such
aswires,staples,nails,orrocks.
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Important:Vacuumonlyleavesandsoftitems.Hard
itemssuchassticks,rocks,acorns,andpineconeswill
damagetheimpeller.
Important:Donotforcethevacuumtubeintoapileof
debrisorholdthetubeuprightwhileforcefeedingdebrisinto
thetube.Eitheractionmaycloganddamagetheimpeller.If
thevacuumstartstovibrateormakeabnormalnoise,stopit,
unplugthecord,andcheckforthecause.
EmptyingtheBag
1.Turnoffandunplugthevacuumfromthepowersource.
2.Emptyanydebrisfromthebag.
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Donotstoredebrisinthebag.Tocleanthebag,turnit
insideoutandshakeoutanyexcessdebris.Onceayear,
handwashthebaginsoapywaterandallowittoairdry.
DANGER
Normalusageofthebagcausesittowearand
deteriorateovertime.Awornordeterioratedbag
allowssmallobjectstobethrownthroughthebag,
possiblyinjuringyouorbystanders.
Checkthebagfrequently.Ifitiswornor
deteriorated,replaceitwithagenuineToro
vacuumbag.
SeparatingtheVacuumTube
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RemovingCloggedDebris
fromtheImpeller
1.Turnoffandunplugtheappliancefromthepowersource
andwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
2.Removethevacuumtubethenremovethedebrisfrom
impellerblades.
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3.Checktheimpellerforanysignsofdamage.Ifitisdamaged,
contactyourAuthorizedServiceDealer.
4.Installthevacuumtube,or,ifyouwanttoswitchtoblower
mode,thebottominletcover.RefertoConvertingfrom
BlowertoVacuum(page3)orConvertingfromVacuumto
Blower(page4)formoreinformation.
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