Filter Assembly - Craftsman 113.177920 Owner's Manual

Float/Cage Assembly
WARNING: For your own safety,
never connect plug to power source
outlet until all assembly steps are
complete and you have read and
understood the safety and operation
instructions. Do not operate vac
with any parts damaged or missing.
1. Place the power assembly of vac
upside down into the drum.
2. Locate the float. Place the float over the
opening in the center of the lid with the
words "This Side Towards Lid" laying
face down over the hole.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of
personal injury or damage to vac be
sure to keep hands, fingers, or any
other foreign objects out of the cen-
ter opening when assembling the
float.
3. Line up filter cage tabs with the slots in
the center ring of the lid.
4. Push on the filter cage until the tabs
snap into the slots for a secure fit.
Filter Assembly
1. Carefully slide the filter over the filter
• cage, sliding it over the center ring cov-
ering the 3 slots until the filter stops
against the lid.
2. Place the hole in the filter plate over
threaded screw of the filter cage.
3. Gently push on the filter plate to seat
the rubber ring of the filter inside the cir-
cular channel of the filter plate.
4. Place filter nut onto threaded screw and
tighten it down. Finger tighten only.
NOTE: Lever of filter nut should be away
from plate as shown•
IMPORTANT: Do not overtighten as this
may deform or crack the filter plate or filter
cage.
NOTE: Your filter has a red stripe that
matches an in-store displayer. When you
visit your local Sears store, just remember the
color of your stripe for the correct size filter.
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NOTE: If filter cage needs to be removed,
because the float is placed in the wrong
way, use a flat blade screwdriver and insert
the blade near one of the tabs between the
filter cage and the center ring of the lid. Pry
the tab out of the slot. Tilt the cage and lift
away from the lid. To replace, follow float/
cage assembly instructions.
Filter
Cage---_
Tabs
Power
Assembly
(3)
Slots (3)
I_;_"'-----Filter Nut
_)"'--Filter Plate
Filter
"_-Red Stripe
Filter Cage