
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
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Safety is a combination of using common
sense, staying alert, and knowing how
your Pump Accessory works.
Safety Signal Words
DANGER: Indicates an imminently
hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
will result in death or serious injury.
WARNING: Indicates a potentially
hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
could result in death or serious injury.
CAUTION: Indicates a potentially
hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
may result in minor or moderate injury.
When using your Pump, always follow
basic safety precautions including the
following:
WARNING -Toreduce
the risk of fire, electric shock, or
injury:
Read and understand this operator’s
manual and all labels on the Pump
Accessory before operating. Use only as
described in this manual.
• Do not operate this Pump Accessory
without being installed on a Wet/Dry Vac
or without the strainer installed.
• Do not install pump, motor, or any elec-
trical components below water level. This
pump is not submersible.
• Do not leave pump running while
unattended.
• Do not use this Pump Accessory near,
or for pumping flammable or combustible
liquids, gases, or explosive dusts, such
as gasoline or other fuels, lighter fluid,
cleaners,oil-based paints, natural gas,
hydrogen, coal dust, magnesium dust,
grain dust, or gun powder.
• Keep cord away from heated surfaces.
• Do not expose to rain. For indoors use
only.
• Do not unplug by pulling on cord. To
unplug, grasp the GFCI (Ground Fault
Circuit Interrupt) plug, not the cord.
• Do not use with damaged cord, plug or
other parts.
•WARNING: The power cord on this
product contains lead, a chemical
known in the State of California to cause
birth defects or other reproductive harm.
Wash hands after handling.
•Do not use Pump Accessoryas a
sprayer.
•If your Pump Accessory is not working
as it should, has missing parts, has
been dropped, damaged, left outdoors,
or dropped into water, return it to an
Independent Service Center.
•Do not run pump dry. Damage may
occur to pump.
• Do not pull or carry by cord, use cord
as handle, close a door on cord, or pull
cord around sharp edges or corners.
• Do not run Wet/Dry Vac over cord.
• Do not handle plug, the Wet/Dry Vac,
or the Pump Accessorywith wet
hands.
Table of Contents
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able of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . .2
Safety Signal Words . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Save These Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Grounding Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Unpacking and Checking
Carton Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Getting to Know Your Pump . . . . . . . . . .5
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Pump Accessory Assembly . . . . . . . . . .6
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Using Your Pump Accessory . . . . . . . . .9
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Repair Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
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