Karcher HKS 100 AC: Proper use Safety instructions

Please read and comply with

Proper use

Safety instructions

these original instructions prior

to the initial operation of your appliance and

– The interior cleaners HKS 100 are

– Please follow the national rules and

store them for later use or subsequent own-

spray devices to clean drums and con-

regulations of the respective country.

ers.

tainers.

– Please follow the safety instructions

– Before first start-up it is definitely nec-

– The cleaning head is inserted into the

which are attached to the used deter-

essary to read the operating instruc-

container through an opening with a

gents (normally on the packing label).

tions and safety indications Nr. 5.951-

suitable minimum inner diameter.

– In order to avoid improper operation,

949.0!

the system may only be used by per-

Cleaning head Minimum con-

– In case of transport damage inform ven-

sons who have been instructed in han-

tainer opening

dor immediately

dling the system or have proven qualifi-

HKS 100 200 mm

cation and expertise in operating the

Contents

system or have been explicitly assigned

– A separate high pressure pump is con-

the task of handling the system.

Environmental protection . . . . EN . . 1

nected to the interior cleaner via a high

– The operating instructions must be ac-

Symbols in the operating in-

pressure hose.

cessible for every user.

structions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN . . 1

Note: The chapter "Specifications" con-

Wrong operation or misuse are hazardous

Proper use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN . . 1

tains a list of the permitted cleaning liquids.

to the operator and other persons on ac-

Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN . . 1

count of:

Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . EN . . 1

– high pressure

Technical specifications . . . . . EN . . 4

Operation outside closed containers and

– Cleaning agents or used cleaning liquid

Start up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN . 10

with higher pressure and temperatures

– hot system parts, if hot cleaning liquids

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN . 11

than those listed in the "Specifications" is

are used

Shutting down . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN . 11

prohibited.

– Danger of explosion

Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN . 11

 Danger

Please do not allow cleaning liquids to

Transport. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN . 11

– Danger of injury by high pressure jet -

enter the environment. Protect the

Maintenance and care . . . . . . EN . 11

therefore only use interior cleaner in-

ground and dispose of used oil in an en-

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . EN . 11

side closed containers.

vironmentally-clean manner.

– Health hazards posed by residue in

Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN . 12

EC Declaration of Conformity . EN . 12

Please do not let mineral oil contaminat-

containers that are cleaned or by the

ed waste water reach soil, water or the

cleaning liquid used. Therefore, the list-

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN . 12

sewage system.

ed protective measures must be ad-

Environmental protection

hered to.

The regulator in the interior cleaner has

– Risk of injury due to interior cleaner top-

The packaging material can be

the same characteristics as mineral oil.

pling over at low submerge depth. In

recycled. Please do not throw

When you change the regulator fluid, you

this case, the interior cleaner must be

the packaging material into

can return the used regulator fluid to the

supported.

household waste; please send

respective collection sites. Polluting the

– Risk of injury by toppling container -

it for recycling.

environment with used regulator fluid is a

therefore use extra support for contain-

punishable offence.

er and interior cleaner.

Old appliances contain valua-

– Risk of burns by hot hoses and hot rack

ble materials that can be recy-

Function

when using hot cleaning liquids. When

cled; these should be sent for

operating with hot cleaning liquids, do

recycling. Batteries, oil, and

– The nozzles on the cleaning head turn

not touch the rack and supply lines and

similar substances must not

around two axles and therefore touch

wear protective clothing.

enter the environment. Please

every place in the container.

dispose of your old appliances

– The interior cleaner drives itself pow-

using appropriate collection

ered by the pushback force of the

systems.

cleaning liquid on the nozzles. The

Risk of explosion and fire when using

speed depends on pressure, volume

cleaning agents and residue in the contain-

Notes about the ingredients (REACH)

and temperature of the cleaning liquid

ers. Please contact Kärcher in such cases

You will find current information about the

and can be adjusted via the regulator

to find out, how the respective cleaning

ingredients at:

screw.

agents should be used.

www.kaercher.com/REACH

Notice

Symbols in the operating

In order to avoid damage to the cleaning

instructions

head, ensure a free layout inside the con-

tainer. The cleaning head must never touch

 Danger

the container wall.

Immediate danger that can cause severe

injury or even death.

몇 Warning

Possible hazardous situation that could

lead to severe injury or even death.

몇 Caution

Pointer to a possibly dangerous situation,

which can lead to minor injuries.

Notice

Pointer to a possibly dangerous situation,

which can lead to property damage.

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