Before Startup; Attaching The Accessories; Start Up; Electrical Connection - Kärcher HD 5/12 C Bedlenungsanleitung

Before Startup

Attaching the Accessories

 Attach the wheel caps.
 Mount the nozzle on the spray lance
(markings on the adjustment ring at the
top).
 Connect spray lance to trigger gun.
 Release the unlocking device of the
push handle.
 Pull the push handle out to its end posi-
tion.
In devices without hose drum:
 Fasten the high pressure hose to the
high pressure connection.
In devices with hose drum:
 Insert the crank in the hose drum shaft
and lock it in.
 Before rolling up, stretch out the high
pressure hose.
 Wind the high pressure hose in uniform
layers on the hose drum by rotating the
crank. Select the rotation direction in
such a way that the high pressure hose
does not get bent.

Electrical connection

DANGER
Danger of injury by electric shock.
– It is imperative to connect the appliance
to the electric mains by means of a plug.
It is forbidden to permanently connect
the appliance to the power supply. The
plug serves for the disconnection from
the mains.
– The plug and coupling of the extension
cable used must be watertight.
– Use the extension cord that has an ad-
equate cross-section (see "Technical
Data") and unwind it fully from the cable
drum.
For connection values, see type plate/tech-
nical data.
 Unwind the mains cable and place it on
the floor.
 Insert the mains plug into a socket.
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Start up

Water connection

Connection to the water supply
WARNING
Observe regulations of water supplier.
According to applicable regula-
tions, the appliance must never be
used on the drinking water net
without a system separator. A suit-
able system separator by KÄRCHER or al-
ternatively a system separator according to
EN 12729 type BA must be used.
Water that was flowing through a system
separator is considered non-drinkable.
CAUTION
Always connect the system separator to
the water supply, never directly to the appli-
ance!
For connection values refer to technical
specifications
 Connect the supply hose (min. length
7.5 m, minimum diameter 1/2") to the
water connection point of the machine
and at the water supply point (for e.g. a
tap).
Note:
The supply hose is not included.
 Open the water supply.
Drawing in water from open reservoirs
 Screw the suction hose with filter (order
no. 4.440-238.0) to the water connec-
tion.
 Appliance ventilation:
Unscrew the nozzle from the spray
lance.
Switch on the appliance and let it run
until the water exiting is bubble-free.
Let the appliance run for 10 seconds –
then switch off the appliance switch.
Repeat the procedure several times.
 Switch off the appliance and fit the noz-
zle again.
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