Kärcher K 5 Premium eco!ogic Operating Instructions Manual page 7

Water supply
Warning
According to the applicable regula-
tions, the appliance must never be
used on the drinking water supply
without a system separator. Use a
suitable system separator manufactured by
KÄRCHER; or, as an alternative, a system
separator as per EN 12729 Type BA. Water
flowing through a system separator is con-
sidered non-drinkable.
Caution
Always connect the system separator to the
water supply, never directly to the appliance!
Water supply from mains
Observe regulations of water supplier.
For connection values, see type plate/tech-
nical data.
Caution
Hose couplings made of metal with aquas-
top can damage the pump! Please use
plastic couplings or KÄRCHER brass cou-
plings.
 Use a fibre-reinforced water hose (not
included) with a standard coupling.
(Minimum diameter 1/2 inch (13 mm),
minimum length 7.5 m).
 Illustration
Screw the coupling element to the wa-
ter connection on the appliance.
 Push the water supply hose onto the
coupling unit.
 Connect the water supply hose to the
water supply.
 Completely open the water tap.
Drawing in water from open reservoirs
Note: Impurities in the water can damage
the high-pressure pump and accessories.
For protection, the use of the KÄRCHER
water filter (optional accessory, order no.
4.730-059) is recommended.
Note: The max. suction height is 0.5 m.
 Fill the suction hose with water.
 Illustration
Screw the suction hose into the water
connection of the appliance and insert it
into the water source (e.g. rainwater
drum).
Start up
Caution
Dry runs lasting longer than two minutes
lead to damages to the high pressure
pump. If the appliance does not build up
pressure within two minutes, switch it off
and proceed as instructed in the Chapter
"Troubleshooting".
 Completely uncoil the mains cable.
 Insert the mains plug into the socket.
 Set the appliance switch to "1/ON".
 Illustration
Unwind the high pressure hose com-
pletely from the hose drum. Hold on to
the transport handle during this proce-
dure.
Note: If the hand crank is in its secured
position, fold it up first.
 Unlock the lever on the trigger gun.
 Pull on the lever of the trigger gun; the
device will switch on.
Switch the appliance on for a (max. of 2
minutes) and wait until the water exits at
the hand spray gun without bubbles.
 Release the lever on the trigger gun.
 Set the appliance switch to "0/OFF".
Operation
Caution
Prior to cleaning, make sure that the high
pressure is placed safely on level ground.
Wear protective goggles and protective
clothing during the cleaning process.
 Illustration
Push the spray lance into the trigger gun
and fasten it by turning it through 90°.
 Set the appliance switch to "1/ON".
Danger
The trigger gun is subjected to a recoil force
when the water jet is discharged. Make
sure that you have a firm footing and are
also holding the trigger gun and spray lance
firmly.
 Pull on the lever of the trigger gun; the
device will switch on.
Note: Release the lever of the trigger gun;
the device will switch off again. High pres-
sure remains in the system.
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