Tornado Pac-Vac 6 Roam, Operation & Maintenance Manual

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6
Wearing the Backpack Vacuum
The backpack is designed to balance the weight of the vacuum on the hips, not the shoulders.
1.Adjust the Vari-Quick height adjuster to your back length.
2. Loosen all of the straps and place the vacuum on your back.
Fig. 2 Fig. 3 Fig. 4 Fig. 5
3. Place the hip belt over your hip and connect the buckle. Your hip bones should be centered between the top
and bottom of the belt. Pull the straps forward to tighten the hip belt. (Fig. 2)
4. Pull down the shoulder straps to tighten the backpack on your shoulders. (Fig. 3) Do not tighten too tight. The
main weight of the vacuum should be on the hip belt. The anchor points of the shoulder straps should ideally be
between the shoulder blades. Adjust the Vari-Quick height adjuster if necessary to properly place the vacuum to
your back length.
5. Adjust the sternum strap on a comfortable part of your chest and close the strap. (Fig. 4)
6. Loosen or tighten the stabilizer straps as needed, to fit your back. (Fig. 5)
7. Do final adjustments on the shoulder and stabilizer straps as needed to balance the weight of the vacuum on
the hips