Proper Use; Safety Instructions; Safety Devices - Kärcher HDS 5/13 U/UX Betriebsanleitung

Proper use

– Cleaning of: Machines, Vehicles, Structures, Tools,
Facades, Terraces, Gardening tools, etc.
– The high pressure cleaner must only be used while
standing.
– Never leave the appliance unattended as long as it
is in operation.
DANGER
Risk of injury! Follow the respective safety regulations
when operating at gas stations or other dangerous are-
as.
Please do not let mineral oil contaminated waste water
reach soil, water or the sewage system. Perform en-
gine cleaning and bottom cleaning therefore only on
specified places with an oil trap.
Quality requirements for water:
ATTENTION
Only clean water may be used as high pressure medi-
um. Impurities will lead to increased wear and tear or
formation of deposits in the appliance and accessories.
If recycled water is used, the following limit values must
not be exceeded.
pH value
electrical conductivity *
settleable solids **
total suspended solids ***
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 instructions

– Please follow the national rules and regulations for
fluid spray jets of the respective country.
– Please follow the national rules and regulations for
accident prevention of the respective country. Fluid
spray jets must be tested regularly and the results
of these tests must be documented in writing.
– The heating appliance of the machine is an ignition
plant. All national laws and regulations about heat-
ing systems must also be followed.
– The appliance/accessories must not be modified.
6,5...9,5
Conductivity fresh
water +1200 µS/
cm
< 0,5 mg/l
< 50 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
EN

Safety Devices

Safety devices serve for the protection of the user and
must not be put out of operation or bypassed with re-
spect to their function.
Pressure switch
The pressure switch turns the device off when the hand-
gun is closed and switch on when the handgun is
opened.
Safety valve
– The safety valve opens in case of excessive pres-
sure in the boiler or if the overflow valve or the pres-
sure switch is broken.
– The safety valve is set by the manufacturer and
sealed. Setting only by customer service.
Water shortage safeguard
The water shortage safeguard prevents the burner to be
turned on when there is water shortage.
Temperature stop for exhaust gases
The temperature stop switches off the machine when
the waste gases have reached very high temperatures.
Winding protection contact
The winding protection contact in the motor winding of
the pump drive switches off the engine when there is a
thermal overload.
Safety catch
The safety catch on the trigger gun prevents the appli-
ance from being switched on unintentionally.
WARNING
Risk of injury! Appliance, accessories, supply lines and
connections must be in fault-free condition. If they are
not in a perfect state then the appliance must not be
used.
Install the hand-spray gun, the jet pipe, the
nozzle and the high pressure hose
Note: The EASY!Lock system joins components with a
quick-fasten thread solidly and securely with just one
turn.
 Join the spray lance with the trigger gun and tighten
until hand-tight (EASY!Lock).
 Mount the nozzle on the spray lance (marking on
the adjustment ring at the top) and hand-tighten it
(EASY!Lock).
 Appliance without hose drum:
Join the high-pressure hose with trigger gun and
high-pressure connection of the appliance and
tighten until hand-tight (EASY!Lock).
 Device with hose drum:
Join the high pressure hose with trigger gun and
tighten until hand-tight (EASY!Lock).
DANGER
Danger of explosion! Only refill diesel oil or light fuel oil.
The operation with bio diesel as per EN 14214 (starting
at an outside temperature of 6 °C) is possible. Inappro-
priate fuels, e.g. petrol, must not be used.
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Start up
Refill fuel
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