Storing The Appliance; Frost Protection - Kärcher HDS 11/18-4 S Basic Bedienungsanleitung

 Set pressure/temperature and deter-
gent concentration according to the sur-
face to be cleaned.
Note: To prevent damage due to too much
pressure, always position high pressure ray
first from a greater distance towards object
to be cleaned.
Recommended cleaning method
Loosen the dirt:
–
 Spray detergent economically and let it
work for 1...5 minutes but do not let it
dry up.
Remove the dirt:
–
 Spray off loosened dirt with the high
pressure jet.
Operating with cold water
Removal of light contaminations and clear
rinse, i.e.: Gardening tools, terrace, tools,
etc.
 Set operating pressure according to
need.
Eco operation
The appliance works in the most economi-
cal temperature range.
Note: The temperature can be regulated
up to 60 °C.
Operating with hot water
Danger
Scalding danger!
 Set temperature regulator to desired
temperature.
We recommend the following cleaning tem-
peratures:
Light contaminations
–
30-50 °C
Contaminations containing protein, i.e.
–
in the food processing industry
max. 60 °C
Vehicle cleaning, machine cleaning
–
60-80 °C
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Cleaning After operation with detergent
 Set dosing value for detergent to "0".
 Set the appliance switch to "1" (opera-
tion with cold water).
 Open the hand spray gun and rinse the
appliance for at least 1 minute.
Turn off the appliance
Danger
Danger of scalding by hot water. After oper-
ation with hot water, the device must be op-
erated with open end handgun with cold
water for at least two minutes.
 Set the appliance switch to "0/OFF".
 Shut off water supply.
 Turn on pump shortly (appr. 5 seconds)
with device switch.
 Pull main plug out of socket with dry
hands only.
 Remove water connection.
 Activate hand spray gun until device is
pressure less.
 Lock the trigger gun.

Storing the Appliance

 Lock in the steel pipe into the holder of
the appliance hood.
 Roll up high pressure hose and electri-
cal conduit and hang them into the re-
spective holders.
Note: Do not twist high pressure hose and
electrical conduit.

Frost protection

Caution
Frost will destroy the not completely water
drained device.
 Store in a frost free area.
If the device is connected to a chimney, the
following must be observed:
Caution
Threat of damage by penetrating cold air
through the chimney.
 Disconnect device from chimney when
outside temperature drops below 0 °C.
If it is not possible to store frost free, shut
down device.
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