RIDGID WD4550 - Manual (Page 2)

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Table of Contents
Section Page
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Important Safety Instructions. . . . . . . . . 2
Safety Signal Words. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Save These Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Unpacking and Checking
Carton Contents List . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Getting to Know Your Vac . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Float/Cage Replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Filter Assembly/Replacement . . . . . . . . 8
Cord, Hose & Accessory Storage . . . . . 9
Section Page
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Vacuuming Dry Materials . . . . . . . . . 11
Vacuuming Liquids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Emptying the Dust Drum . . . . . . . . . 11
Cord Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Blowing Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Cleaning Vac Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Cleaning A Dry Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Cleaning A Wet Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Cleaning and Disinfecting
the Wet/Dry Vac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Repair Parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Safety is a combination of common sense,
staying alert and knowing how your vac
works. Read this manual to understand
the vac.
Safety Signal Words
DANGER: means if the safety information
is not followed someone will be seriously
injured or killed.
WARNING: means if the safety inform-
ation is not followed someone could be
seriously injured or killed.
CAUTION: means if the safety information
is not followed someone may be injured.
When using your Wet/Dry Vac, follow
basic safety precautions including the
following.
WARNING
- To reduce the
risk of fire, electric shock, or injury:
Read and understand this owner's manual
and all labels on the Wet/Dry Vac before
operating. Use only as described in this
manual. To reduce the risk of personal
injury or damage to Wet/Dry Vac, use only
RIDGID recommended accessories.
Sparks inside the motor can ignite
flammable vapors or dust. To reduce the
risk of fire or explosion:
• Do not vacuum, or use this Wet/Dry
Vac, near flammable or combustible
liquids, gases, or explosive dusts,
like gasoline or other fuels, lighter
fluid, cleaners, oil-based paints,
natural gas, hydrogen, coal dust,
magnesium dust, grain dust, or gun
powder.
• Do not use Wet/Dry Vac as a sprayer.
• Do not vacuum anything that is
burning or smoking, such as
cigarettes, matches, or hot ashes.
• Do not vacuum drywall dust or cold
fireplace soot or ash with standard
wet/dry filter. This is a very fine dust
which will not be captured by the filter
and may cause damage.
• To reduce the risk of health hazards
from vapors or dusts, do not vacuum
toxic materials.
• Do not use or store near hazardous
materials.
• To reduce the risk of electric shock, do
not expose to rain. Store indoors.
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