Kärcher K 2.490 Bedienungsanleitung Seite 16

Frost protection
CAUTION
Protect the appliance and its accessories against
frost.
The appliance and its accessories can get de-
stroyed through frost if there is any water resi-
dues in them. To avoid damage to them:

Completely drain all water from the appli-
ance: Switch the appliance on with detached
high pressure hose and detached water sup-
ply (max. 1 minute) and wait, until no more
water exits at the high pressure connection.
Turn off the appliance.

Store the appliance and the entire accesso-
ries in a frost free room.
Care and maintenance
DANGER
Turn off the appliance and remove the mains
plug prior to any care and maintenance work.
Prior to longer periods of storage, e.g. in the win-
ter:

Remove filter from suction hose for deter-
gent and clean under running water.

Pull out the sieve in the water connection us-
ing flat-nose pliers and clean under running
water.
Maintenance
The appliance is maintenance free.
Spare parts
Use only original KÄRCHER spare parts. You
will find a list of spare parts at the end of these
operating instructions.
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Care
Troubleshooting
You can rectify minor faults yourself with the help
of the following overview.
If in doubt, please consult the authorized cus-
tomer service.
DANGER
Turn off the appliance and remove the mains
plug prior to any care and maintenance work.
Repair works may only be performed by the au-
thorised customer service.
Appliance is not running

Pull on the lever of the trigger gun; the device
will switch on.

Check whether the voltage indicated on the
type plate corresponds to the voltage of the
mains supply.

Check the mains connection cable for dam-
ages.
Pressure does not build up in the appliance

Check setting at the spray lance.

Appliance ventilation: Switch the appliance
on with the high-pressure hose detached
and operate (max. 2 minutes) until the water
exits the high-pressure connection without
bubbles. Switch off appliance and reconnect
high-pressure hose.

Check the water supply.

Pull out the sieve in the water connection us-
ing flat-nose pliers and clean under running
water.
Strong pressure fluctuations

Clean high-pressure nozzle: Remove dirt
and debris from the nozzle bore, using a
needle and rinse through with water from the
front.

Check water flow quantity.
Appliance is leaking

Slight leakage from the appliance pump is
normal. If the leakage increases contact the
authorized customer service.
No detergent infeed

Detach spray lance from trigger gun and
work with trigger gun only or use spray lance
with pressure regulation and turn to "Mix".

Clean the detergent suction hose filter.

Check the detergent suction hose for kinks.
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