Operation; Before Operation - Parkside PUV 2000 B1 Originalbetriebsanleitung

Operation

Before Operation

Mount the device
NOTE
► Place the unit on a flat surface. The cable
must be routed in the device as shown in
figure A (detailed view). Insert the cable with
a loop into the unit. It must not exceed the
housing of the appliance. The cover of the
housing must be easy to install. Make sure
that the cable is not pinched.
♦ Place the cover on the device and screw it with
the supplied mounting screws (see Fig. A).
Mount the stand 6
Attach the stand 6 to the unit (see Fig. B).
♦
Operation
♦ Push the loop of the extension cable into the
provided strain relief 2 in the handle 1 and
fix it to the bar provided.
♦ Connect the appliance to a power socket
(230 V alternating current) using an extension
cable.
♦ Switch the appliance on by pressing the ON/
OFF switch 4. The full operating temperature is
reached after approx. 1 minute (see Fig. C).
To kill weeds, now place the cone nozzle 9
♦
onto the plant to be treated for around
5–10 seconds depending on the type of plant.
Keep at a distance of approximately 3 cm.
Guide the opening of the cone nozzle slowly
and parallel to the ground (see Fig. D, detailed
view).
♦ For taller plants, first only heat the upper section
of the plant briefly and then place the cone
nozzle 9 against the shrunken plant for
approx. 5–10 seconds (see Fig. D).
PUV 2000 B1
NOTE
► Burning the plants off completely is not essen-
tial. During heating, the leaf cells dry out and
the weed will die (see Fig. F).
► To begin with, overgrown areas must be
treated several times at short intervals in
order to produce long-term success. After this,
treatment at longer intervals is sufficient. The
heat flowing out of the nozzle penetrates far
into the root system and causes the cell fluid
of the plant cells to coagulate. This expansion
causes the cell walls to burst.
► This appliance is particularly suitable for
removing weeds.
► Weedkilling is most effective at an early
stage of vegetation growth.
► The most suitable time is during spring.
► The treatment is at its most intensive the
younger the plant is. However, the success
of the measure is not immediately visible.
The visible section of the plant can also be
burnt off with a longer exposure time/treat-
ment.
► Plants do not react immediately to the heat
radiation with the recommended treatment
time.
The following applies as a basic principle:
young, soft-leaved plants react most sensi-
tively to treatment. They are subsequently no
longer capable of survival.
► Older plants with hard leaves such as thistles
must be treated more frequently at an interval
of between 1 and 2 weeks in order to make
them dry out.
Winter-green grasses are extremely robust
and require longer treatment.
► Repeated treatment of certain types of weed
may be necessary.
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