Operation - Kärcher sc 1.020 Kurzanleitung

Operation

Attaching the Accessories
Illustration
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Insert steering roller and transport wheels
and lock them.
Illustration
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Connect the required accessories (see
Chapter "How to use the accessories") to the
steam gun. Insert the open end of the acces-
sory on the steam gun and push onto the
steam gun until the unlocking button of the
steam gun locks into place.
Illustration
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Use the extension tubes if necessary. To do
so, connect one or both extension tubes to
the steam gun. Insert the required accesso-
ries on the free end of the extension tube.
Removing the Accessories
Danger
Hot water may drip out of the accessory parts
while you are detaching them! Never detach ac-
cessory parts while steam streams out - risk of
scalding!
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Move the selector switch for the steam vol-
ume back (steam lever locked).
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Illustration
To detach the accessory parts, press the un-
locking button and pull the items apart.
Fill up with water
Note: If you always use usual commercial distilled
water it is not necessary to descale the boiler.
Caution
Do not use condensation water from the drier!
Do not fill in detergents or other additives!
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Remove the safety cap from the device.
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Completely empty the steam boiler to re-
move existing water (see fig.
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Fill the boiler with a maximum of 1 liters of
fresh tap water.
Note: You can cut down the heating-up time
by using warm water.
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Screw the safety cap back onto the device.
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Caution
The appliance must not be carried during cleaning.
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Caution
Do not turn the appliance on without water in the
boiler. Otherwise, the appliance may overheat
(see Help with faults).
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Use the selector switch for the steam volume to
regulate the discharged steam. The selector
switch has three positions:
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Turning on the Appliance
Place the unit securely on a firm surface.
Insert the mains plug into a socket.
Both indicator lamps must illuminate.
The orange indicator lamp goes out after ap-
proximately 8 minutes.
The steam cleaner is ready to use.
Adjusting the Steam Quantity
Maximum steam volume
Reduced steam volume
No steam - child protection
Note: In this lever position, the steam le-
ver cannot be used.
Set selector switch to the required steam vol-
ume.
While operating the steam switch, always di-
rect the steam gun at a separate piece of
cloth until the steam is emitted evenly.
Note: The heating of the steam cleaner is
turned on in regular intervals during the op-
eration of the appliance in order to maintain
the pressure in the boiler at a constant level.
When the heating is turned on, the orange
indicator lamp (heater) lights up.
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