Care And Maintenance; Troubleshooting - Kärcher K 1 User Manual

Frost protection
ATTENTION
Appliances and accessories that are not
completely drained can be destroyed by
frost. Completely drain appliance and ac-
cessories and protect them against frost.
To avoid damage:
 Store the appliance and the entire ac-
cessories in a frost free room.

Care and maintenance

DANGER
Risk of electric shock.
 Prior to all work on the appliance,
switch off the appliance and remove the
battery pack.
Clean the sieve in the water
connection
Clean the sieve in the water connection
regularly.
ATTENTION
The sieve must not be damaged.
Illustration
 Remove coupling from the water con-
nection.
 Pull the sieve out using flat pliers.
 Clean the sieve under running water.
 Reinsert the sieve into the water con-
nection.
Clean the water filter of the suction
Clean the sieve in the suction hose reg-
ularly.
ATTENTION
The sieve within the filter must not be dam-
aged.
Do not remove the sieve from the water fil-
ter!
Illustration
 Remove water filter from the suction
hose manually.
 Clean the water filter under running wa-
ter.
 Reattach the water filter to the suction
hose.
hose

Troubleshooting

DANGER
Risk of electric shock.
 Prior to all work on the appliance,
switch off the appliance and remove the
battery pack.
You can rectify minor faults yourself with
the help of the following overview.
If in doubt, please consult the authorized
customer service.
Appliance is not running
 Pull on the lever of the trigger gun; the
device will switch on.
 Check charging status of battery.
Pressure does not build up in the
appliance
 Check water supply for adequate deliv-
ery rate.
 Pull out the sieve in the water connec-
tion using flat-nose pliers and clean un-
der running water.
 Appliance ventilation: Switch the appli-
ance on with the high-pressure hose de-
tached and operate (max. 2 minutes) un-
til the water exits the high-pressure con-
nection without bubbles. Switch off appli-
ance and reconnect high-pressure hose.
Strong pressure fluctuations
 Clean high-pressure nozzle: Remove
dirt and debris from the nozzle bore, us-
ing a needle and rinse through with wa-
ter from the front.
 Check water flow quantity.
Appliance is leaking
 Slight leakage from the appliance pump
is normal. If the leakage increases con-
tact the authorized customer service.
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