Craftsman 17925 Owners Manual - Page 12

Operation

(continued)

Vacuuming

Dry

Materials

1.

The

filter must

always

be in correct

position

to reduce the risk of leaks and

possible

damage

to the vac.

2. When

using your vac to pick up very

fine dust, it will be necessary

for you to

empty the vac canister

and clean the

filter at more frequent

intervals

to main-

tain peak vac performance.

NOTE:

A dry

filter

is necessary

to pick up

dry material.

If you use your vac

to

pick

up dust when

the filter is wet, the filter will

clog quickly

and be very difficult

to clean.

3.

ff your filter is

wet

but you need to use

the

vac

to pick up dry material,

you can

quickly dry the filter by running the vac

without

hose attached

for about

10 minutes. The clean air rushing

through

the vac will help dry the filter.

The optional

Craftsman

HEPA Rated

Material

Filter, stock number

9-17912

will

do a better job stopping

very fine parti-

cles than the 9-17816 filter.

Vacuuming

Liquids

1.

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

removing

the vacu-

um

from

the storage

rack and

placing it

on the

floor.

When

full

of water the vac

will

weigh

approximately

40

pounds

and may be difficult

to remove from the

storage

rack. Always

empty vac and

dry filter immediately

after picking

up

liquids.

3. After using

the vac to pick

up liquids,

the filter must be dried to reduce the

risk

of

possible

mildew

and

damage to

the

filter.

4.

When

the liquid in the vac canister

reaches

a predetermined

level, the

float mechanism

will rise automatically

to

cut

off airflow.

When this

happens,

turn off the vac, unplug the power cord,

and empty the vac canister. You will

know that the float has risen because

vac airflow ceases

and the motor noise

will become

higher in pitch, due to

increased

motor speed.

IMPORTANT:

To reduce

the

risk

of dam-

age

to the vac do not

run

motor with

float

in

raised

position.

Emptying

the Vac

Canister

WARNING:

To reduce

the

risk

of

injury from accidental

starting,

unplug

power cord

before

emptying the vac

canister.

f. With

the

vacuum

removed

from

the

storage

rack

(see Removing

Vac

from

Storage

Rack section),

remove the vac

motor assembly

from

the

vac canister

assembly.

2. Lay vac motor assembly

upside down

on a clean

area

while

emptying

vac

canister.

3.

Dump the

vac

canister

contents

into

the proper

waste disposal container.

Sears recommended

accessories

are

available

at Sears

retail stores.

WARNING:

To reduce

the

risk

of

back injury

or

falls, do

not

lift

a vac

heavy with liquid or debris.

Scoop or

drain enough

contents

out to make the

vac light enough to lift comfortably.

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