Craftsman 316.79498 - Manual (Page 11)

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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Fig. 21
OPERATING AS A VACUUM
Check for the following before operating the unit:
• Operator is wearing proper clothing, such as boots, safety
glasses or goggles, ear/hearing protection, gloves, long
pants and long sleeve shirt
• If the conditions are dusty, operator is equipped with a dust
mask or face mask
• The unit is in good working condition-- the vacuum tubes
and vacuum bag are in place and secure.
• The vacuum shoulder strap is in place and correctly adjusted.
Operation Procedure
Use the unit for vacuuming up light debris like leaves and
paper.
Hold the vacuum, tilting the suction tube slightly (2-4 inches or
50-100 mm above the ground), and use a sweeping action to
collect light debris (Fig. 21). The debris will flow into the
vacuum bag. Items such as small leaves and small twigs will
be mulched as they pass through the fan housing, allowing the
vacuum bag to hold more debris.
When the bag is full, suction will noticeably decrease. Turn off
the unit and allow the impeller to stop before you unzip the
bag. Unzip the bag and empty the contents before continuing.
Refer to Emptying the Vacuum Bag.
Emptying the Vacuum Bag
1. Remove the bag from the vacuum bag hook.
2. While wearing eye protection and a dust mask, unzip the
vacuum bag and empty the contents into a garbage bag or
container.
3. Turn the bag inside out after initial emptying and vigorously
WARNING: As a vacuum, the unit is designed to
pick up dry material such as leaves, grass, small twigs
and bits of paper. To avoid serious personal injury, do
not attempt to vacuum wet debris and/or standing
water as this may result in damage to the blower/
vacuum. To avoid severe damage to the impeller, do
not vacuum metal, broken glass or similar items.
WARNING: When the upper and lower vacuum
tubes are removed, make sure the vacuum door is
snapped closed and secured before using the unit, to
avoid injury from the impeller.
WARNING: To prevent serious personal injury or
damage to the unit, always install vacuum tubes,
vacuum bag and make sure the vacuum bag is
completely zipped closed when operating this unit as
a vacuum.
WARNING: To avoid serious personal injury, never
unzip the vacuum bag without stopping the unit
first.
WARNING: To avoid serious personal injury, turn
off the unit and allow the impeller to stop before
opening vacuum door or installing or removing
vacuum bag.
WARNING: Avoid situations that could catch the
vacuum bag on fire. Do not operate near an open
flame. Do not vacuum warm ash from fireplaces,
barbecue pits, brush piles, etc. Do not vacuum
discarded cigars or cigarettes unless the cinders
are completely cool.
WARNING - Hot Surface: After starting the
unit, always stand on the left side of the unit to
operate it as shown in Figure 21.
shake out dust and debris.
4. Zip close and reinstall the vacuum bag.