Table Of Contents; Important Safety Instructions; Safety Signal Words - RIDGID WD1245 Owner's Manual

SP6439-3 E S 8/29/06

Table of Contents

Section
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

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Safety is a combination of common sense,
staying alert, and knowing how your
Wet/Dry vac works.
Indicates an imminently

Safety Signal Words

hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
DANGER:
will result in death or serious injury.
hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
WARNING:
could result in death or serious injury.
Indicates
hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
CAUTION:
may result in minor or moderate injury.
When using your Wet/Dry Vac ("Vac"),
always follow basic safety precautions
including the following:
WARNING
risk of fire, electric shock, or injury: • Read and understand this owner's
manual and all labels on the Wet/Dry
Vac before operating.
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Indicates a potentially
a potentially
- To reduce the
Section 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
• 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
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
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.
• To reduce the risk of health hazards
from vapors or dust, do not vacuum
toxic materials.
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or use near
as cigarettes,