Safety
Before using WeedErase'"
weed-control
tool
please read
and
understand this guide.
Included are instructions
for
safely operating
and
maintaining this lawn and garden
tool. Also included are signal
words
that
indicate a
level
of
danger
or
concern. A
CAUTION indicates a hazard
or
unsafe practice that
could
result
in
injury, death,
or
damage
to
the
tool
A NOTE indicates important information unrelated
to
safety.
BASIC SAFETY PRECAUTIONS:
To
protect
against
electrical
shock
when
using this tool, basic
safety
precautions
should
be
followed,
including:
• DO NOT USE THE TOOL FOR OTHER
THAN
INTENDED USE.
• DO NOT OPERATE THIS TOOL
WITH
A DAMAGED CORD.
• DO
NOT
PLUG IN AFTER
THIS
TOOL
MALFUNCTIONS
OR
HAS
BEEN
DAMAGED
IN
ANY
MANNER.
RETURN
THIS
TOOL
DIRECTLY TO
VIATEK
CONSUMER
PRODUCTS GROUP INC. FOR
EXAMINATION,
REPAIR, OR
ADJUSTMENT.
• ONLY USE
AN
OUTDOOR EXTENSION CORD MARKED
WITH
THE SUFFIX
LETTER
"W"
AND
WITH
A TAG STATING "SUITABLE FOR USE
WITH
OUTDOOR APPLIANCES."
• THE MARKED RATING OF THE EXTENSION CORD SHOULD
BE
AT LEAST
AS GREAT AS THE ELECTRICAL RATING OF THIS
TOOL
• THE EXTENSION CORD SHOULD
BE
A GROUNDING TYPE 3-WIRE CORD.
• TO PROVIDE CONTINUED PROTECTION AGAINST ELECTRICAL SHOCK,
ALWAYS ATTACH THE EXTENSION CORD TO THIS TOOL FIRST THEN
PLUG THE EXTENSION CORD INTO A GROUNDED
WALL
OUTLET. TO
DISCONNECT REMOVE THE PLUG FROM THE GROUNDED
WALL
OUTLET.
• TO REDUCE
THE
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, KEEP THE EXTENSION
CORD CONNECTION
DRY.
• THE EXTENSION CORD SHOULD
BE
ARRANGED TO PREVENT TRIPPING,
SNAGGING, OR PULLING.
CAUTION:
General
Hazards
To
reduce
the
risk
of
personal
injury
or
damage
to
the
tool:
•
DO
NOT
ALLOW
CHILDREN
TO
USE
OR
PLAY
WITH
THIS
TOOL.
IT
IS
NOT
A TOY.
• DO
NOT
OPERATE
THIS
TOOL
WITH
BARE FEET OR OPEN SANDALS.
•
DO
NOT
STORE
THIS
TOOL
IN
A
LOCATION
WHERE
IT
COULD
GET
DAMP/WET.
CAUTION: HAZARD
OF
BURN
To
reduce
the
risk
of
injury, burns,
or
fire:
• DO NOT TOUCH THE HEATED SURFACE OF THIS TOOL TO BARE SKIN. IT
CAN REACH TEMPERATURES UP TO 4oo"F (2oo"C),
• DO NOT TOUCH THE HEATED SURFACE OF THIS TOOL TO FABRICS. IT
CAN CAUSE CERTAIN FABRICS TO CATCH ON FIRE OR MELT.
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