- Craftsman Electric Blower Operator's Manual

damporwatlocationsoraroundswim- • Avoid any body contactwith any
ruing pools, hot tube, etc. Do not ex- grounded conductor, such as metal
pose to bnow, rain, or water. Do not fences, or pipes,to avoidthe poesibil-
handle extensioncordplugorunitwith ityofelectricshock. Don't handleplug
wet hands, or unitwith wet hands.
• To reducethe risk of elfictrioalshock, - Do notusewith damagedcord or plug.
use extension cords specifically , If unitis not workingas it should, has
marked as suitable for outdoor ap- been dropped, damaged, left out-
pliancas having electrical rating not doors,or dropped intowater, return it
less than the rating of the unit. The to )/our Sears Service Center for re-
cord must be marked with the suffix pair.
"W-A" (in Canada, "W"). Use a polar- Ground Fault Cimuit Interrupter
ized cord. Make sure your extension (GFCI) protectionshould be provided
cord Is in goodcondition. If damaged, on the circuit or outlet to be used for
have the co.rd replaced. An under- this unit. Receptacles are available
sized extensioncord willcause a drop having built-in GFCI protection and
inline voltage r..asuitingin lossof pow- may be usedfor this measure of safe-
erand overheating. Ifindoubt,use the
next heavier gauge. The smaller the
gauge number, the heavier the cord.
(NOTE: The correct size to be used
dependingonthe cordlength isshown
inthis manual).
• To reduce the risk of electricalshock,
this equ'_ment has a polarized plug
(onebisdeiswiderthantheother).Th_
plug willfitonlyone way in a polarized
ouUetof the extensionco.rd.Ensureyou
have a polarized exten_on cord. The
plugofthe polarizedextensioncord will
fd intotheoutletonlyonewayoIfthe plug
doesnotfit fullyinthe o_et, reversethe
plug.If itstilldoesnotfit, contacta quali-
fiedelectriciantoinstallproperoutlet.Do
notchangethe plug inany way.
• Inspectthe insulationand connectors
on the unitand extension cord before
each use. If there is any damage, do
not use until damage is repaired by
your Sears Service Center. Do not
pullor carry by cord; do not use cord
as a handle, close a door on cord, or
pull cord around sharp edges or cor-
ners..,_eep cord away from heated
surfaces. Do not unplugby pullingon
cord. To unplug, grasp_the.plug, not
the cord.
• To reduce the possibility of the exten-
sion cord disconnectingfrom the unit
dudng operation, tie the extension
cord to the unitand connect as shown
in this manual.
• Don't usethe unitifthe switchdoss not
turn the uniton and off properly.Have
the unit repaired by your Sears Ser-
vice Center.
• Keep the extensioncord clearof oper-
ator and obstacles at all times. Do not
e_-eords to heat, oil, 'water, or
sharp edges.
ty.
• Keep others includingchildren, ani-
mals,bystanders, and helpersa mini-
mumof50 feet(15 meters)away. Stop
the motor immediately if you are ap-
proached. Do notallow the unitto be
used as a toy.
DOUBLE INSULATION
CONSTRUCTIONThis unit is Double
Insulatedto helpprotectagainst elec-
tdcshock.Doubleinsulation construc-
tionconsistsof two separate "layers"
of electrical insulation instead of
grounding.Toolsand appliances built
with a double insulationsystem are
not intended to he grounded. No
groundingmeans is provided on th_s
unit,norshoulda means ofgrounding
be added to this unit. As a result, the
extension.c?rdusedwithyourunitcan
be pluggedinto any standard 120 volt
eleotdc_ outleL Safety precautions
must.beobservedwhenoperatingany
electrical tool. The double insulation
system only I?rOvidesadded protec-
tion againstinjuryresultingfrom an in.
temal electricalinsulation failure.
Allelectrical rep.airstothisunit,includ-
ing hous,ng,switch, motor, etc., must
be diagno._l and rep_,red by quail-
tied service personnel. Repis_.ment
partsfor a double insulatedappliance
must be identicalto the paris they re-
place.A doubleinsulatedappliance is
marked withthe words DOUBLEINSU-
LATIONor DOUBLEINSULATED.The
symbol [] (square within a _uare)
may alsobe marked on .._eappl_mce.
Failure to have the unit repaired by
Sears sense personnel can cause
the double insulation constructionto
become ineffective and result in sed-
ous injury.