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Table of Contents ..................................2
Important Safety Instructions .................2
Safety Signal Words ............................2
Save These Instructions ........................4
Introduction ............................................4
Unpacking and Checking Carton
Contents .............................................5
Carton Contents List ............................5
Getting To Know Your Vac.....................5
Float/Cage Replacement........................6
Filter Assembly/Replacement ................7
Cord and Hose Storage..........................7
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Operation ............................................... 8
Vacuuming Dry Materials .................... 8
Vacuuming Liquids .............................. 8
Emptying Dust Drum ........................... 9
Cord Wrap ........................................... 9
Blowing Feature .................................. 9
Maintenance ........................................10
Cleaning Vac Filter ............................ 10
Wet/Dry Vac ...................................... 10
Repair Parts ........................................ 11
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
Read and understand this owner’s manual
and all labels on the Wet/Dry Vac before
operating. Safety is a combination of com-
mon sense, staying alert and knowing how
your vac works. Use only as described in
this manual. To reduce the risk of personal
injury or damage to your Wet/Dry Vac, use
only RIDGID recommended accessories.
Safety Signal Words
DANGER: means if the safety information
is not followed someone will be seriously
injured or killed.
WARNING: means if the safety information
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.
WARNING - To reduce
the risk of fire, electric shock, or
injury:
• Do not run vac unattended.
• Do not vacuum, or use this Wet/Dry
Vac, near flammable or combustible liq-
uids, gases or explosive vapors like
gasoline or other fuels, lighter fluid,
cleaners, oil- based paints, natural gas,
hydrogen, or explosive dusts like coal
dust, magnesium dust, grain dust, or
gun powder. Sparks inside the motor
can ignite flammable vapors or dust.
• Do not vacuum anything that is burning
or smoking, such as cigarettes,
matches, or hot ashes.
• Keep cord away from heated surfaces.
• Do not expose to rain. Store indoors.
• Do not unplug by pulling on cord. To
unplug, grasp the plug, not the cord.
• Do not use with damaged cord, plug or
other parts.
• If your Wet/Dry Vac is not working as it
should, has missing parts, has been
dropped or damaged, left out-doors, or
dropped into water, return it to an
Authorized Service Center.
• Do not pull or carry by cord, use cord as
handle, close a door on cord, or pull
cord around sharp edges or corners.
• Do not run Wet/Dry Vac over cord.
• Do not handle plug or the Wet/Dry Vac
with wet hands.
• To reduce the risk of health hazards
from vapors or dusts, do not vacuum
toxic materials.
• Do not use or store near hazardous
materials.