Craftsman 113.170160 Owner's Manual

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Operation WARNINGTo reduce the risk of fire or explosion, do not operate this vac in areas withflammable gases or flammable vapors such as lighter fluid, cleaners, oil-basepaints, gasoline, alcohol or explosive dust such as coal, magnesium, grain orgun powder in the air. Do not vacuum explosive dust, flammable or combusti-ble liquids or hot ashes. Do not use this vac as a sprayer. To reduce the risk ofhealth hazards from vapors or dusts, do not vacuum toxic materials. To reducethe risk of electrical shock do not expose to rain. Store vac indoors. Unplugpower cord before changing or cleaning filter or emptying the dust drum.CAUTION: To reduce the risk of .hear-ing damage wear ear protectorswhen using the vac or blower forextended hours or when using it in anoisy area. The operation of any uUl-ity vac or blower can result in foreignobjects being blown into the eyes,which can result in severe eye dam-age. Always wear safety gogglescomplying with ANSI Z87.1 (shownon Package) before commencingoperation. Safety Goggles are avail-able at Sears retail stores.To reduce the risk of electric shock, thisappliance has a polarized plug (one bladeis wider than the other). This plug will fit ina polarized outlet only one way. If the plugdoes not fit fully in the outlet, reverse theplug. If it still does not fit, contact a quali-fied electrician to install the proper outlet.Do not change the plug in any way.After you plug the power cord into the out-let, turn the unit on by pushing the switchfrom position "O" to position "1".The sym-bols used on the motor cover are interna-tional =On & Off' symbols. "O" is thesymbol for "OFF" and "1" is the symbol for"ON".C) = OFF I = ONVacuuming Dry Materials1. The filter must be in correct position atall times to reduce the dsk of leaks andpossible damage to vac.2. When using your vac to pick up veryfine dust, it will be necessary for you toempty the drum and clean the filter atmore frequent intervals to maintainpeak vac performance.NOTE: A dry filter is necessary to pick updry material. If you use your vac to pick updust when the filter is wet, the filter willclog quickly and be very difficult to clean.3. If your filter is wet but you need to usethe vac to pick up dry material, you canquickly dry the filter by running the vacwithout hose attached for about 10 min-utes. The clean air rushing through thevac will help dry the filter.The optional Craftsman Fine Particle Fil-ter, stock number 9-17916 will do a bet-ter job stopping the very fine particlesthan the 9-17816 filter. This filter will stop99.99% of all particles as small as .75micron.Vacuuming Liquids1. When picking up small amounts of liq-uid the filter may be left in place.2. When picking up large amounts of liq-uid we recommend that the filter beremoved. If the filter is not removed, itwill become saturated and misting mayappear in the exhaust.3. After using the vac to pick up liquids,the filter must be dried to reduce therisk of possible mildew and damage tothe filter.8