Care And Maintenance; Rinsing The Boiler; Troubleshooting - Kärcher SC 2 Kurzanleitung

Care and maintenance

Rinsing the boiler

Rinse the steam cleaner boiler at the latest
after 10 boiler fillings.
 Fill the boiler with water and shake it
strongly. This dissolves lime scaling re-
siding on the boiler bottom.
 Empty water out.
Descaling the boiler
Note
In case of continuous use of commercially
available distilled water, no descaling of the
boiler is necessary.
As limescale builds up on the boiler walls,
we recommend to descale the boiler in the
following intervals (RF=reservoir fillings):
Degree of hardness ° dH
I soft
II medium
III hard
IV very hard
Note
The hardness of the tap water can be in-
quired at your water management office or
the municipal utilities.
 Disconnect the mains plug from the
socket.
 Allow device to cool down.
 Remove the safety lock from the de-
vice.
Illustration
 Completely empty the steam boiler to
remove existing water.
 Use KÄRCHER decalcifying agents for
descaling. Please follow the dosing in-
structions on the packaging when pre-
paring the descaler.
 Pour the descaling solution into the boil-
er and allow it to react for approximately
8 hours.
 Completely empty the descaling solu-
tion after 8 hours. A small amount of the
solution will remain in the boiler. There-
fore, you should rinse the boiler two to
22
mmol/l RF
0- 7 0-1,3 55
7-14 1,3-2,5 45
14-21 2,5-3,8 35
>21 >3,8 25
three times with cold water to remove
any residues of the descaler.
Illustration
 Completely empty the steam boiler to
remove existing water.
Care of the Accessories
Note
The floor cleaning cloth and the cloth cover
have been pre-washed and can be used
immediately for working with the steam
cleaner.
 You can wash dirty floorcloths and terry
cloth covers in the washing machine at
60°C. Do not use a liquid softener as
this would affect the ability of the cloths
to pick up dirt. You may tumble dry the
cloths.

Troubleshooting

Often, failures have simple causes and you
can do the troubleshooting yourself using
the following overview. If you are in doubt
or if the failure is not listed here please con-
tact the authorized customer service.
Long heating-up time
Steam boiler is decalcified
 Descale the steam boiler.
No water in the steam boiler.
 Turn off the appliance.
 Refill water
Steam lever cannot be pressed
anymore
Steam switch is secured with the lock /
child-proof lock.
 Move the selector switch for the steam
volume to the front.
High water output
Steam chamber too full
 Press the steam gun until less water is
emitted.
Steam boiler is decalcified
 Descale the steam boiler.
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No steam