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WARNING: To avoid personal
injury or damage to vac be sure to
keep hands, fingers, or any other
foreign objects out of the center
opening when assembling the float.
Filter
Cage
Float
Labeled
End
Tabs (3)
Slots (3)
THIS SIDE
TOWARD LID
4. Place the float over the opening in the
center of the lid with the words “This
side toward lid” laying face down over
the hole.
5. Line up filter cage tabs with the slots in
the center ring of the lid assembly.
Push on the filter cage until the tabs
snap into the slots for a secure fit.
1. Carefully slide the filter over the filter
cage, sliding filter down until the filter
stops against the lid.
2. Place the hole in the filter plate over
the threaded screw of the filter cage.
3. Gently push on the filter plate to seat
the rubber ring of the filter inside the
circular channel of the filter plate.
4. Place filter nut onto threaded screw
and tighten it down. Finger tighten only.
NOTE:
Lever of filter nut should be away
from plate as shown.
IMPORTANT:
Do not overtighten as this
may deform or crack the filter plate, filter
cage or filter.
5. To assemble the power head to the
drum, position power head over drum,
with drum latches lined up with recess
in drum. (The power head will only fit
on the drum one way).
6. Rotate the latches into the drum
recesses and press inward to secure
lid to drum.
7. Your vac is now ready to use. Read the
instructions on the following pages to
operate your vac safely.
Filter Assembly/Replacement
Filter Nut
Filter
Plate
Filter
Threaded
Screw
Filter
Cage
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