Operation; Description Of The Appliance; Water Supply; Before Startup - Kärcher K 6.80 M Manual

Operation

Description of the Appliance

When unpacking the product, make sure
that no accessories are missing and that
none of the package contents have been
damaged. If you detect any transport dam-
ages please contact your dealer.
Illustrations on Page 2
1 Coupling element for water connection
2 Fine filter in the water connection
3 Water connection
4 Appliance switch "0/OFF"/ „I/ON"
5 Storage for trigger gun
6 Detergent Tank
7 Dosage regulator for detergent
8 Transport handle
9 Storage for high-pressure hose
10 Storage for spray lance
11 Mains cable with mains plug
12 High pressure connection
13 Bearing wheel
14 Trigger gun
15 Lock trigger gun
16 Key to detach the high-pressure hose
from the trigger gun
17 High pressure hose
18 Washing brush
19 Spray lance with dirt blaster
20 Spray lance with pressure regulation
(Vario Power)
included in the scope of delivery
possible accessories
Special accessories
Special accessories expand the possibili-
ties of using your appliance. Please contact
your Kärcher dealer for further information.

Before Startup

Mount loose parts delivered with appliance
prior to start-up.
Illustrations on fold-out pages!
Illustration
Insert holder for trigger gun.
Illustration
Insert the transport handle and screw
in.
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English
Illustration
Lock the detergent tank in place on the
appliance.
Close the detergent tank with the lid.
Illustration
Attach the accessories holder.
Illustration
Push the high pressure hose into the
trigger gun until it locks audibly.
Note: Make sure the connection nipple
is aligned correctly.
Check the secure connection by pulling
on the high-pressure hose.

Water supply

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.
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.
Water supply from mains
Observe regulations of water supplier.
For connection values, see type plate/tech-
nical data.
Use a fibre-reinforced water hose (not
included) with a standard coupling.
(Minimum diameter 1/2 inch (13 mm),
minimum length 7.5 m).
Screw the coupling unit (supplied) to
the water connection on the appliance.
Push the water supply hose onto the
coupling unit, then connect it to the wa-
ter supply.