RIDGID WD1230 manual

P ar t No. SP6407 WD1 200/WD1 230 OWNERS MANUAL 12 U.S./10 CDN. GALLONS WET/DR Y V AC • Assembly • Operation • Repair Par ts QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? CALL 1-800-4-RIDGID www .ridgidwoodworking.com For Y our Safety: Read all instructions carefully Printed in Canada (WD1200 SHOWN) WD1200/30 RIDGID MANUAL (12001 3/16/01 4:23 PM Page 1[...]

2 T able of Contents Section P age Importan t Safety Instru ctions ................. 2 Saf ety Signal W ord s ................ ........... 2 Save The se Instructi ons ............. ........... 3 Introduc tion ................ ................. ........... 4 Unpac king and C hecking C arton Contents ..... ................ ................. ...... 4 [...]

3 bef ore servicing. T urn off W et/D r y V ac bef ore unpluggi ng. T o reduce the risk o f injury from acciden- tal starting, unplug powe r cord bef ore changing or cleani ng filter . Do not un plug b y pulling on cord. T o unplug, g rasp t he plug, not t he cord. Do not use with damag ed cord, pl ug or other parts. If your W et/ Dr y V ac is not [...]

4 Introduction This W et/Dr y V ac is intended for house- hold u se. IMPOR T ANT NO TE Please Read Carefull y Static Shoc ks Are Common - I n dr y areas or wh en the rel ative humidity of the air is lo w . T o reduce the frequ ency of static s hock s in y our home t he best re m- edy is to add moistu re to the air with a con s ole h umi difie r . U[...]

5 Float/Cage Assembl y W ARNING: For your o wn safe ty , neve r connect plug to po wer sour ce outlet until all assemb ly steps are complete and y ou hav e read and under stood the safet y and operation instructions . Do not operate vac with an y parts dama ged or missing. 1. Place the l id assemb ly of vac up side dow n into th e drum or on a cle [...]

6 V ac Assembly 1. Line up v acuu m port in top as semb ly with dra in cap lo cated on the front of the drum. 2. Place lid on to p of drum with the han- dles s nug aga inst the drum ch annel. 3. Be su re lid co mplet ely cov ers the top of the drum so leakage does not occur . 4. Push do wn on top of the handl es to cause the fle xib le loc king ta [...]

7 Insert the fle xib le plast ic end of the hose, which is opposite the s wiv el end, into the va cuum po r t directly ab ov e the dr ain. Place the utility nozzle s ecurely on the s wiv el end of t he hose a nd the v ac is ready f or us e. NO TE: The s wiv el en d of the hose fo r your vac is remo v abl e if more hose s need to be atta ched f or m[...]

8 Operation W ARNING T o reduce t he risk of fire o r explosi on, do not ope rate this v ac in areas w ith flammab le gases, vapor s or e xplosive du st in the air . Flammable gases or vap ors inc lude b ut are not limi ted to; lighter flu id, solvent ty pe clean ers, oil- base pai nts, gasoline, a lcohol or aer osol sp rays. Ex plosive dusts i ncl[...]

9 Operation (con tinued) V acuuming Liquids 1.Whe n pickin g up small amoun ts of liquid the filte r ma y be left in place. 2.Wh en pi cking up larg e amoun ts of li qui d we r ecommen d that the filter be remo ve d. If the fil ter is not rem ov ed, it will be come sa turate d and mi sting may appear i n the e xhaust. 3.After usi ng the vac to pi c[...]

10 Maintenance Filter W ARNIN G: T o reduce the risk of injury from accidental starting, unplug power cord bef or e changing or cleaning filter . NO TE: This fi lter is made of high qual ity paper de signed to stop v ery small p ar ti- cles of dus t. The filt er can be used f o r wet or dr y p ick up. Hand l e th e filt er car ef u lly when re movi[...]

11 We t N o z z l e (WD1200 only) T o pick up liquid s off a smoo th surf ace , use the 2-1/2" w et nozzle access or y sup- plie d with y our w et/dry v ac. T o use , si mply attach t he nozzle to the end o f an e xten- sion wa nd . Conne ct a second ex tension wand to the first, an d connec t the 2-1/2" x 7' hose to the e xtens ion [...]

12 Repair P ar ts 12 U.S. /10 CDN. Gallons W et/Dry V ac Model Number WD12001 or WD12300 RIDGID par ts are av ailable on-line at www .ridgidparts.c om Alwa ys order by P ar t Number - Not b y K ey Number W ARNING SER VICING OF DOUBLE-INSULA TED WET/DR Y V A C In a doub le-insulated W et/Dry V ac, tw o system s of insulat ion are pr ovide d instead [...]

13 Repair P ar ts Model Number WD12001 or WD12300 RIDGID par ts are available on-line at www .ridgidpart s.com 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 21 22 14 5 5 5 25 26 29 27 28 23 19 24 20 WD1200/30 RIDGID MANUAL (12001 3/16/01 4:23 PM Page 13[...]

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