Craftsman 316.794970 Operator's Manual page 9

4. Insert a flat head screwdriver under locking clip, lift
upward and open vacuum door (Fig. 4).
Locking
Clip
5. While holding the vacuum door open, insert the
assembled vacuum tube (put together in Step 2).
Arrange the tube so the flat area faces the vacuum
door. The grooves on the side of the tube will line up
with the small tabs in the impeller intake (Fig. 4).
From the exterior, align the small arrow on the
vacuum tube with the arrow on the impeller intake.
6. Push the vacuum tube in firmly and grip it with both
hands. Turn the tube clockwise as far as possible
until it snaps into place and locks. When properly
assembled, the dot on the vacuum tube will align
with the dot on the impeller intake.
Vacuum Tube
Groove
Tabs
Impeller Intake
ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
Vacuum
Door Slot
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Installing the Vacuum Bag
7. Install the vacuum bag adapter over the blower outlet
and push on it until both tabs snap into place (Fig. 5).
Position the bag so it hangs below the unit.
8. Attach the vacuum bag to the vacuum bag hook
located at the underside of the unit.
9. Keep the bag zipped and shut.
Removing the Vacuum Bag
1. Unhook the bag.
2. Remove the vacuum bag by pressing both tabs on
the vacuum bag elbow at the same time and pulling
the bag off the blower (Fig. 5).
3. Install the blower tube in order to assemble the unit
as a blower.
4. Make sure the vacuum door is securely latched shut.
Flat
Area
Emptying the Vacuum Bag
1. Refer to Emptying the Vacuum Bag in Operating
Instructions.
Align
Arrows
9
Elbow
Tabs
Fig. 5
WARNING:
configuration without the vacuum door
secured and latched shut.
Vacuum Bag Hook
Never operate the
unit in the blower