Tabla De Contenido; Table Of Contents; Important Safety Instructions; Safety Signal Words - RIDGID RV2400A Manual Del Usuario

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Table of Contents

Section
Table of Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Safety Signal Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Grounding Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Unpacking and Checking
Carton Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Tools Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Carton Contents List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Replacement Filter Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Drum/Caddy Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
Installing Handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Removing Handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Installing Tool Holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Wet/Dry Vac Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Insert Hose and Accessory Assembly . . . 11
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-14
Vacuuming Dry Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Vacuuming Liquids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Safety is a combination of common sense,
staying alert, and knowing how your
Wet/Dry Vac works. Read and understand
this manual and all labels on the Vac
before operating. Use only as described in
this manual. Never operate unattended.

Safety Signal Words

DANGER: Indicates
hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
will result in death or serious injury.
Indicates
WARNING:
hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
could result in death or serious injury.
Indicates
CAUTION:
hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
may result in minor or moderate injury.
When using your Wet/Dry Vac ("Vac"),
always follow basic safety precautions
including the following:
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.
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Filter Performance Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Emptying the Drum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Moving the Wet/Dry Vac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Blowing Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Accessory and Hose Storage . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Cord Wrap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-16
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Dry Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Wet Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Clean & Disinfecting the Wet/Dry Vac . . . 16
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Casters & Wheels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Frame & Handles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Filter Replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Repair Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-21
Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
• To reduce the risk of personal injury or
damage to Vac, use only Ridgid
recommended accessories.
• Do not leave Vac running while
unattended.
• Sparks inside the motor can ignite
flammable vapors or dust. To reduce the
risk of fire or explosion:
an imminently
- Do not vacuum or use near flammable
or combustible liquids, gases, or
explosive dusts, such as gasoline or
a potentially
other fuels, lighter fluid, cleaners, oil
based paints, natural gas, hydrogen,
coal dust, magnesium dust, aluminum
a potentially
dust, grain dust, or gun powder.
- Do not use as a sprayer.
• Do not vacuum anything that is burning
or smoking,
matches, or hot ashes.
• Do not vacuum fireplace soot or ash
- To reduce the with standard filter. This is a very fine
dust which may be exhausted back into
the air. Use a fine dust filter instead.
• To reduce the risk of health hazards
from vapors or dusts, do not vacuum
toxic materials.
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such as cigarettes,