Table Of Contents; Important Safety Instructions; Safety Signal Words - RIDGID VP2000 Operator's Manual

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Table of Contents

Section
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . .2
Safety Signal Words
Save These Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Grounding Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Unpacking and Checking
Carton Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Getting to Know Your Pump . . . . . . . . . .5

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Safety is a combination of using common
sense, staying alert, and knowing how
your Pump Accessory works.

Safety Signal Words

!
DANGER: Indicates an imminently
hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
will result in death or serious injury.
!
WARNING: Indicates a potentially
hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
could result in death or serious injury.
!
CAUTION: Indicates a potentially
hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
may result in minor or moderate injury.
When using your Pump, always follow
basic safety precautions including the
following:
!
WARNING
the risk of fire, electric shock, or
injury:
Read and understand this operator's
manual and all labels on the Pump
Accessory before operating. Use only as
described in this manual.
• Do not operate this Pump Accessory
without being installed on a Wet/Dry Vac
or without the strainer installed.
• Do not install pump, motor, or any elec-
trical components below water level. This
pump is not submersible.
• Do not leave pump running while
unattended.
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Section
Pump Accessory Assembly . . . . . . . . . .6
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Using Your Pump Accessory . . . . . . . . .9
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Repair Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
• Do not use this Pump Accessory near,
or for pumping 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,
grain dust, or gun powder.
• Keep cord away from heated surfaces.
• Do not expose to rain. For indoors use
only.
• Do not unplug by pulling on cord. To
unplug, grasp the GFCI (Ground Fault
Circuit Interrupt) plug, not the cord.
• Do not use with damaged cord, plug or
other parts.
• WARNING: The power cord on this
product contains lead, a chemical
known in the State of California to cause
birth defects or other reproductive harm.
Wash hands after handling.
• Do not use Pump Accessory as a
sprayer.
• If your Pump Accessory is not working
as it should, has missing parts, has
been dropped, damaged, left outdoors,
or dropped into water, return it to an
Independent Service Center.
• Do not run pump dry. Damage may
occur to pump.
• Do not pull or carry by cord, use cord
as handle, close a door on cord, or pull
cord around sharp edges or corners.
• Do not run Wet/Dry Vac over cord.
• Do not handle plug, the Wet/Dry Vac,
or the Pump Accessory with wet
hands.
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