Wet Vacuuming; Maintenance And Cleaning - Bosch GAS 50 Operating Instructions Manual

Wet Vacuuming

Danger of explosion and fire! Do not vac-
uum inflammable or explosive fluids; for
example, benzene, oil, alcohol, solvents.
Do not vacuum hot or burning dust. Do not
operate the machine in rooms where the
danger of an explosion exists.
The dust bag 16 must be removed before
wet vacuuming.
Empty the container before wet vacuuming.
The machine is equipped with level sensors 19.
The machine switches off when the maximum fill-
ing height is reached. Set the switch to off.
Before opening and emptying, pull the plug from
the socket in all cases.
After vacuuming, remove the folded filter 17 and
allow it to dry thoroughly, in order to avoid mil-
dew. Also remove the vacuum top 3 and allow it
to dry, too.

Maintenance and Cleaning

Before any work on the machine itself, pull
the mains plug.
Always keep the machine clean.
If the machine should fail despite the care taken
in manufacturing and testing procedures, repair
should be carried out by an after-sales service
centre for Bosch power tools.
In all correspondence and spare parts orders,
please always include the 10-digit order number
given on the nameplate of the machine.
WARNING! This appliance must be earthed.
Important instructions for connecting a new
3-pin plug.
The wires in the cable are coloured according to
the following code:
strain relief
live = brown
earth = green/yellow
neutral = blue
Do not connect the blue or brown wire to the
earth terminal of the plug.
Important: If for any reason the moulded plug is
removed from the cable of this machine, it must
be disposed of safely.
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Removing/Replacing the Folded Filter
(see figure
With a coin or similar, rotate the lock 6 by
in the direction of the arrow and push the lock in.
Fold up the cover of the vacuum top, grasp the
folded filter by the fins, pull up and remove.
Clean the folded filter.
Insert new or cleaned folded filter and ensure firm
seating.
Fold the cover down again. With slight pressure
from above on the cover, the lock 6 will snap
back again.
Container
Wipe out the container 9 from time to time with a
commercially available, non-scouring cleaning
agent and allow to dry.
Motor Protection Filter (see figure
The motor protection filter 18 is basically mainte-
nance-free. Take out the motor protection filter
from time to time and flush it. Allow to dry thor-
oughly before reinserting.
Level sensors
Clean the level sensors 19 occasionally.
Unlock the latches 11 and remove the vacuum
top 3.
To be fitted
Clean the level sensors 19 with a soft cloth.
by a qualified
Reattach the vacuum top 3 again and lock the
professional only
latches 11.
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Replace a damaged filter immediately.
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