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• Avoiddangeroussituations.Donot
useinpresenceofflammableliquids
orgasestoavoidcreatingafireor
explosionand/orcausingdamageto
unit.
• Avoiddangerousenvironments.Do
notuseinunventilatedareasor
wheredustorexplosivevaporscan
buildup.
• Toreducetheriskofelectricshock,
thepowerheadmayhaveapolarized
plug(onebladeiswiderthantheoth-
er);ifso,itwillrequiretheuseofapo-
larizedextensioncord.Theappliance
plugwillfitintoapolarizedextension
cordonlyoneway.Iftheplugdoes
notfitfullyintotheextensioncord,re-
versetheplug.Iftheplugstilldoes
notfit,obtainacorrectpolarizedex-
tensioncord.Apolarizedextension
cordwillrequiretheuseofapolarized
walloutlet.Thisplugwillfitintothepo-
larizedwalloutletonlyoneway.Ifplug
doesnotfitfullyintothewalloutlet,
reversetheplug.Ifitstilldoesnotfit,
contactaqualifiedelectriciantoinstall
theproperwalloutlet.Donotchange
theequipmentplug,extensioncord
receptacle,orextensioncordplugin
anyway.
• Toreduceriskofelectricalshock,use
extensioncordsspecificallymarked
assuitableforoutdoorappliances
havingelectricalratingnotlessthan
theratingofunit.Cordmustbe
markedwithsuffixWV-A"(inCanada
WV").Makesureyourextensioncord
isingoodcondition.Inspectextension
cordbeforeuseandreplaceifdam-
aged.Donotuseadamagedcord.
Cordinsulationmustbeintactwithno
cracksordeterioration.Plugconnec-
torsmustbeundamaged.Theexten-
sioncordusedtoreachthepower
sourcemustbeheavyenoughto
carrycurrentfromthepowersource
thefulllengthoftheextensioncordto
theunit.Anundersizedextension
cordwillcauseadropinlinevoltage
resultinginlossofpowerandover-
heating.Ifindoubt,usethenext
heaviergauge.Thelowerthegauge
number,theheavierthecord.
• Donotusemultiplecords.
• Donotabusecord.Nevercarrythe
unitbytheextensioncordoryank
extensioncordtodisconnectunit.To
unplug,grasptheplug,notthecord.
Donotusecordasahandle,closea
dooroncord,orpullcordaround
sharpedgesorcorners.Donotex-
posecordstoheat,oil,orwater.
• Keeptheextensioncordclearofop-
eratorandobstaclesatalltimes.
• Tiecordtocordretainerandcon-
necttorecessedplugasshownin
thismanualtopreventdamageto
unitand/orextensioncordandtore-
ducethepossibilityoftheextension
corddisconnectingfromtheunitdur-
ingoperation.
• Donotattempttorepairunit.Inspect
theinsulationandconnectorsonthe
powerheadandextensioncordbefore
eachuse.Ifthereisanydamage,do
notuseuntildamageisrepairedby
yourauthorizedservicedealer.
• Donotusethepowerheadifthe
switchdoesnotturntheunitonand
offproperly.Havetheunitrepaired
byyourauthorizedservicedealer.
• Donotusewithdamagedcordor
plug.Ifpowerheadisnotworkingas
itshould,hasbeendropped,dam-
aged,leftoutdoors,ordroppedinto
water,returnittoyourauthorizedser-
vicedealerforrepair.
• Avoidunintentionalstartingofthe
unit.Nevercarryunitwithyourfinger
ontheswitch.Besuretheswitchis
intheOFFpositionandnevertouch
theswitchwhenconnectingexten-
sioncord.
• Unplugtheunitfromthepower
sourcewhennotinuse,beforeservic-
ing,andwhenchangingaccessories
and/orattachments.
• Avoidanybodycontactwithany
groundedconductor,suchasmetal
fences,orpipes,toavoidthepossi-
bilityofelectricshock.
• GroundFaultCircuitInterrupter
(GFCI)protectionshouldbepro-
videdonthecircuitoroutlettobe
usedforthepowerhead.Recep-
taclesareavailablehavingbuilt-in
GFCIprotectionandmaybeused
forthismeasureofsafety.
UNIT/MAINTENANCE SAFETY
,_WARNING: Disconnect power-
head spark plug (or disconnect power-
head from power source) before per-
forming maintenance.
• Inspect entire unit before each use.
Replace damaged parts. Check for
fuel leaks. Make sure all fasteners are
in place and securely fastened.
• Maintain unit according to recom-
mended procedures.