Troubleshooting; Care And Maintenance; Technical Specifications - Kärcher SC 2 Operating Instruction

Care and maintenance

Rinsing the boiler
Rinse the steam cleaner boiler at the latest after 10 boil-
er fillings.
 Fill the boiler with water and swing it strongly. This
dissolves lime scaling residing on the boiler bottom.
 Empty water out.
Descaling the boiler
Note
In case of continuous use of commercially available dis-
tilled water, no descaling of the boiler is necessary.
As limescale builds up on the boiler walls, we recom-
mend to descale the boiler in the following intervals
(RF=reservoir fillings):
Degree of hardness
I soft
II medium
III hard
IV very hard
Note
The hardness of the tap water can be inquired at your
water management office or the municipal utilities.
 Disconnect the mains plug from the socket.
 Allow device to cool down.
 Remove the safety lock from the device.
Illustration
 Completely empty the steam boiler to remove exist-
ing water.
 Use KÄRCHER descaler sticks for descaling.
Please follow the dosing instructions on the pack-
aging when preparing the descaler.
 Pour the descaling solution into the boiler and allow
it to react for approximately 8 hours.
 Completely empty the descaling solution after 8
hours. A small amount of the solution will remain in
the boiler. Therefore, you should rinse the boiler
two to three times with cold water to remove any
residues of the descaler.
Illustration
 Completely empty the steam boiler to remove exist-
ing water.
Care of the Accessories
Note
The floor cleaning cloth and the cloth cover have been
pre-washed and can be used immediately for working
with the steam cleaner.
 You can wash dirty floorcloths and cloth covers in
the washing machine at 60°C. Do not use a liquid
softener as this would affect the ability of the cloths
to pick up dirt. You may tumble dry the terry cloths.
The microfiber cloths are not suitable for the tum-
ble.
° dH mmol/l RF
0- 7 0-1,3 55
7-14 1,3-2,5 45
14-21 2,5-3,8 35
>21 >3,8 25

Troubleshooting

Often, failures have simple causes and you can do the
troubleshooting yourself using the following overview. If
you are in doubt or if the failure is not listed here please
contact the authorized customer service.
Long heating-up time
Steam boiler is decalcified
 Descale the steam boiler.
No water in the steam boiler.
 Turn off the appliance.
 Refill water.
Steam lever cannot be pressed anymore
Steam switch is secured with the lock / child-proof lock.
 Move the selector switch for the steam volume to
the front.
High water output
Steam chamber too full
 Press the steam gun until less water is emitted.
Steam boiler is decalcified
 Descale the steam boiler.

Technical specifications

Power connection
Voltage
Protective class
Protection class
Performance data
Heating output
Operating pressure max.
Heating time
Steam volume
Continuous steaming
Steam push max.
Dimensions
Boiler capacity
Weight (without accessories)
Width
Length
Height
Subject to technical modifications!
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EN
No steam
220-240 V
1~50-60 Hz
I
IPX4
1500 W
0,32 MPa
6,5 Minutes
40 g/min
100 g/min
1,0 l
3,1 kg
254 mm
380 mm
260 mm
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