Table Of Contents; Important Safety Instructions; Safety Signal Words - RIDGID WD1665 Owner's Manual

SP6438 16 Gallon 7/26/06
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Table of Contents

Section
Table of Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . 2
Safety Signal Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Unpacking and Checking
Carton Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Carton Contents List . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Replacement Filter Assembly . . . . . . . . 6
Accessory Caddy/Caster Assembly . . . 7
Caster/Caster Foot Assembly . . . . . . . . 7
To Store Your Accessories . . . . . . . . . . 8
Cord Wrap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Wet/Dry Vac Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Positioning Detachable Blower
(Power Head Assembly) . . . . . . . . . . 9
Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Vacuuming Dry Materials . . . . . . . . 10
Vacuuming Liquids . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Emptying the Drum . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

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.
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- IMPORTANT -
Section
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Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Repair Parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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. 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:
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Moving the Wet/Dry Vac . . . . . . . . . 11
Blowing Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Assemble the Detachable Blower
for "Blowing" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Blower Intake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Filter Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Filter Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Cleaning a Dry Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Cleaning a Wet Filter . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Cleaning and Disinfecting
the Wet/Dry Vac. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Casters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Wet Nozzle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
- To reduce the
• 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.
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