Refill Fuel; Water Connection; Power Connection - Kärcher HDS 8/18-4 C Originalbetriebsanleitung

Install the hand-spray gun, the jet
pipe, the nozzle and the high
pressure hose
Note: The EASY!Lock system joins com-
ponents with a quick-fasten thread solidly
and securely with just one turn.
Figure 4
 Join the spray lance with the trigger gun
and tighten until hand-tight
(EASY!Lock).
 Insert the high pressure nozzle onto the
spray lance.
 Install union nut and hand-tighten it
(EASY!Lock).
 Join the high-pressure hose with trigger
gun and high-pressure connection of
the appliance and tighten until hand-
tight (EASY!Lock).

Refill fuel

DANGER
Danger of explosion! Only refill diesel oil or
light fuel oil. Inappropriate fuels, e.g. petrol,
must not be used.
ATTENTION
Risk of damage! Never operate device with
an empty fuel tank. The fuel pump will oth-
erwise be destroyed.
 Refill fuel.
 Close tank lock.
 Wipe off spilled fuel.

Water connection

For connection values refer to technical
specifications.
 Attach supply hose (minimum length
7.5 m, minimum diameter 3/4") to the
water supply set by means of a hose
clamp.
 Connect the supply hose to the water
connection point of the machine and at
the water supply point (for e.g. a tap).
Note: The supply hose and the hose clamp
are not included in the scope of delivery.
Suck in water from vessel
If you want to suck in water from an exter-
nal vessel, the following modification is
necessary:
Figure 5
 Remove the two screws on the burner
casing.
Figure 6
 Unscrew the back wall and remove it.
Figure 7
 Remove water connection from the fine
filter.
 Unscrew the fine filter from the pump
head.
Figure 8
 Unscrew the top supply hose to the
swimmer container.
 Connect the top supply hose at pump
head.
 Connect suction hose (minimum diame-
ter 3/4") with filter (accessory) to the
water connection point.
– Max. suck height: 0.5 m
Until the pump sucked in water, you should:
 Set the pressure/quantity regulation at
the pump unit to maximum quantity.
DANGER
Risk of personal injury or damage! Never
suck in water from a drinking water contain-
er. Never suck in liquids which contain sol-
vents like lacquer thinner, petrol, oil or unfil-
tered water. The sealings within the device
are not solvent resistant. The spray mist of
solvents is highly inflammable, explosive
and poisonous.
 Assembly in reverse order.

Power connection

– For connection values, see technical
data and type plate.
– The electrical connections must be
done by an electrician according to IEC
60364-1.
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