Maintenance And Care; Frost Protection; Troubleshooting - Kärcher K HC 10 Betriebsanleitung

Maintenance and care

Danger
Turn off the appliance, remove the mains plug
and the battery prior to any care and mainte-
nance work.
Maintenance
The appliance is maintenance-free.

Frost protection

Caution
Protect the appliance and its accessories against
frost.
The appliance and its accessories can get de-
stroyed through frost if there are any water resi-
dues in them. To avoid damage to them:
Store the appliance and the entire accesso-
ries in a frost-safe room.
Storage
Prior to longer periods of storage, e.g. in the win-
ter:
Completely drain all water from the appli-
ance: Switch the appliance on with detached
high-pressure hose and detached water sup-
ply (max. 1 minute) and wait, until no more
water exits at the high-pressure connection.
Turn off the appliance.
Pull out the sieve in the water connection us-
ing flat-nose pliers and clean under running
water.
Remove battery.
Spare parts
Use only original KÄRCHER spare parts. You
will find a list of spare parts at the end of these
operating instructions.

Troubleshooting

You can rectify minor faults yourself with the help
of the following overview.
If in doubt, please consult the authorized cus-
tomer service.
Danger
Turn off the appliance, remove the mains plug
and the battery prior to any care and mainte-
nance work.
Repair works may only be performed by the au-
thorized customer service.
Appliance is not running
Check whether the voltage indicated on the
type plate corresponds to the voltage of the
mains supply.
Check the mains connection cable for dam-
ages.
Battery is empty or has not been inserted.
Temperature of the circuit board/control too
high.
Pressure does not build up in the appliance
Appliance ventilation: Switch the appliance
on with the high-pressure hose detached
and operate until the water flows through the
high-pressure connection without bubbles.
Switch off appliance and reconnect high-
pressure hose.
Check the water supply.
Check the water connections for leaks.
Pull out the sieve in the water connection us-
ing flat-nose pliers and clean under running
water.
Reduce suction height.
Suction height of 0.5 m when vacuuming
from open container has been exceeded.
Strong pressure fluctuations
Clean high-pressure nozzle: Remove dirt
and debris from the nozzle bore, using a
needle and rinse through with water from the
front.
Check water flow quantity.
Appliance is leaking
Slight leakage from the appliance pump is
normal. If the leakage increases contact the
authorized customer service.
Charging the battery impossible.
The battery is still too hot after operation.
Charger shows errors.
Let the battery cool off.
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