Proper Use; Safety Devices; Pressure Switch - Kärcher HD 5/11 Cage Handbuch

Transport
The engine is to be brought to a standstill
and the appliance is to be fastened properly
during transportation.
Maintenance
– Switch off the appliance and, in case of
appliances connected to the mains, pull
out the power cord before cleaning and
performing any maintenance tasks on
the machine.
– Relieve the high pressure system of all
pressure prior to all work on the appli-
ance and the accessories.
– Maintenance work may only be carried
out by approved customer service out-
lets or experts in this field who are famil-
iar with the respective safety regula-
tions.
– Mobile industrial apliances are subject
to safety inspections according to the
local regulations (for e.g. the following
are applicable in Germany: VDE 0701).
Accessories and Spare Parts
– To avoid risks, all repairs and replace-
ment of spare parts may only be carried
out by the authorised customer service
personnel.
– Only use accessories and spare parts
which have been approved by the man-
ufacturer. The exclusive use of original
accessories and original spare parts
ensures that the appliance can be oper-
ated safely and trouble free.

Proper use

Use this high pressure cleaner exclusively
for
– for cleaning with high-pressure jet (e.g.
cleaning of facades, terraces, garden-
ing tools).
With optional accessories detergent can be
added.
For stubborn soiling we recommend the
use of a rotor nozzle (only included in the
scope of delivery with model HD...Plus)
Quality requirements for water:
ATTENTION
Only clean water may be used as high
pressure medium. Impurities will lead to in-
creased wear and tear or formation of de-
posits in the appliance.
If recycled water is used, the following limit
values must not be exceeded.
pH value
electrical conductivity *
settleable solids **
total suspended solids *** < 50 mg/l
Hydrocarbons
Chloride
Sulphate
Calcium
Total hardness
Iron
Manganese
Copper
Active chloride
free of bad odours
* Maximum total 2000 μS/cm
** Test volume 1 l, settling time 30 min
*** no abrasive substances

Safety Devices

Safety devices serve for the protection of
the user and must not be put out of opera-
tion or bypassed with respect to their func-
tion.

Pressure switch

If the lever on the trigger gun is released
the pressure switch turns off the pump, the
high pressure jet is stopped. If the lever is
pulled the pump is turned on again.
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EN
6,5...9,5
Conductivity
fresh water
+1200 μS/cm
< 0,5 mg/l
< 20 mg/l
< 300 mg/l
< 240 mg/l
< 200 mg/l
< 28 °dH
< 50 °TH
< 500 ppm
(mg CaCO /l)
3
< 0,5 mg/l
< 0,05 mg/l
< 2 mg/l
< 0,3 mg/l
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