Safety Elements - Kärcher sc 1402 Kurzanleitung

Steam cleaning electric household
appliances
If you use the appliance to clean electric
household appliances (e.g. electric kit-
chen ranges) these appliances must be
off circuit (switch off the fuse). Before
you use the appliances again make
sure they have dried completely. Plea-
se observe the notes of the appliance
manufacturers!
Do not use the steamer on electrical ap-
pliancies such as lamps, hair driers,
electric heaters, as the steam may cau-
se an electrical defect.
Maintenance
Turn off the appliance and remove the
mains plug prior to any care and
maintenance works.
The steam boiler seal may only be ope-
ned to descale the appliance.
Never open the steam boiler seal if the
appliance is hot or turned on.
Repair works may only be performed by
the authorized customer service.
Storage
Caution: Never operate or store the ap-
pliance in a horizontal position!
Protect the unit from rain. Do not store
outside.

Safety elements

This steam cleaner is equipped with sever-
al safety devices that provide an all-round
protection of the appliance. The most im-
portant safety devices are described in the
following.
Pressure controller
The pressure controller keeps the boiler
pressure during the operation as constant
as possible. The heating is turned off if the
maximum operating pressure of 3.5 bar is
reached in the boiler and is reactivated in
case of a pressure drop in the boiler due to
steam tapping.
Boiler thermostat
If there is no water in the boiler the tempe-
rature in the boiler rises. The boiler thermo-
stat turns off the heating. The heating is
prevented from being turned on again until
the boiler has been filled.
Safety thermostat
If the boiler thermostat fails and the ap-
pliance overheats, then the safety thermo-
stat turns off the appliance.
Please contact your local Kärcher custo-
mer service to arrange for the reset of the
safety thermostat.
Steam boiler seal
The steam boiler seal acts as a pressure
control valve at the same time. It seals the
boiler against the steam pressure that
builds up in the boiler.
If the pressure controller is defect and the
steam pressure in the boiler rises above
5.7 bar, the steam boiler seal opens, and
steam is emitted through the lock to the out-
side.
Please contact your local Kärcher custo-
mer service before you put the appliance
into operation again.
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