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Fig. 4
Impeller
Door
Impeller Door
Lock Tab
Fig. 5
Tabs
Impeller Intake
Fig. 6
Impeller Intake
Upper
Vacuum Tube
ASSEMBLING THE UNIT AS A VACUUM
Removing the Lower Blower Tube
1. Set the unit on a flat, level surface.
2. While holding the upper blower tube, twist the lower blower tube
counterclockwise until it unlocks from the upper blower tube.
3. Remove the lower blower tube from the upper blower tube.
Removing the Upper Blower Tube
1. Set the unit on a flat, level surface.
2. Insert a flat-head screwdriver into the tube lock. Turn the
screwdriver counterclockwise 1/4 turn and hold it in place (Fig. 3).
3. Twist the upper blower tube counterclockwise until it unlocks
from the blower outlet (Fig. 3).
4. Remove the upper blower tube from the blower outlet.
Installing the Upper Vacuum Tube
1. Set the unit on a flat, level surface.
2. Insert a flat-head screwdriver into the hole in the impeller door
and press the impeller door lock tab inward (Fig. 4). Open the
impeller door.
3. While holding the impeller door open, align the slots on the
upper vacuum tube with the tabs in the impeller intake (Fig. 5).
4. Insert the upper vacuum tube into the impeller intake (Fig. 6).
5. Twist the upper vacuum tube clockwise with both hands until it
locks into place (Fig. 6).
Installing the Lower Vacuum Tube
1. Set the unit on a flat, level surface.
2. Align the arrow on the lower vacuum tube with the arrow on the
upper vacuum tube (Fig. 7).
3. Insert the lower vacuum tube into the upper vacuum tube (Fig. 7).
4. Twist the lower vacuum tube clockwise with both hands until it
locks into place (Fig. 7).
NOTE: When properly assembled, the dot on the lower vacuum
tube should align with the dot on the upper vacuum tube (Fig. 7).
Fig. 3
Tube Lock