English; Use As Intended; Environmental Protection; Start Up - Kärcher WPC 600 BW Operating Instructions Manual

Symbols
The following symbols are used in this op-
erating manual:
Danger
Indicates an immediate threat of danger.
Failure to observe the instruction may result
in death or serious injuries.
Warning
Indicates a possibly dangerous situation.
Failure to observe the instruction may result
in light injuries or damage to property.
Note
Indicates useful tips and important informa-
tion about the product.

Use as intended

The plant is used for treating surface water
and water from natural springs.
The raw water should have a maximum salt
content of 2000 mg/l (FW model) or 5000
mg/l (BW model).
Due to the modular structure, turbid sub-
stances, hardeners, salts, bacteria and wa-
ter can be separated depending on the
quality of raw water.

Environmental protection

The packaging material can be
recycled. Please do not place the
packaging into the ordinary
refuse for disposal, but arrange
for the proper recycling.
Old appliances contain valuable
materials that can be recycled.
Please arrange for the proper re-
cycling of old appliances. Batter-
ies, oil, and similar substances
must not enter the environment.
Please dispose of your old appli-
ances using appropriate collec-
tion systems.

Start up

Danger
Risk of injury if the plant is not installed
properly. Risk to health on account of poor-
ly treated drinking water. The plant may be
put into operation only when set-up, in-
stalled and prepared for operation by skilled
and authorized personnel.
Before Commissioning
Check the connection of the plant to the
raw water source.
Ensure uninterrupted flow of the gener-
ated drinking water into a tank or a suit-
able user-side facility.
Note
The driking water must be able to flow out
without any counter-pressure. The height
difference must not be more than 3 m.
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Advance pressure unit
Note
If an advance pressure unit is required, then
the same would be installed by the Kärcher
service technician.
1 Pump
2 Controlling device
3 LED green: operations stand-by
4 LED yellow: pump is transporting water
5 LED red: interruption or water shortage
Filling up the dosing station
Note
If the plant is fitted with one or more dosing
stations, then it needs to be ensured that
this has been connected properly and filled
up.
Fill up dosing station (refer chapter
"Maintenance and Care/ Maintenance
jobs")

Operation

Switching on the plant
Check whether the mains plug of the
dosing pumps of the dosing stations is
connected to the power supply.
Insert the plug of the unit into the sock-
et.
If a float switch has been connected,
then the plant will start automatically as
soon as the required water quantity is
reached.
If no float switch is connected, switch on
the plant by pressing the "ON/OFF" key
on the operating panel.
Monitoring elements
Display media and active carbon filters
– Display time
Display of the operating panel
Alternating display of:
– Display for power failure:
Spannungsausfall
Uhr stellen !
Power failure
Set clock !
Arret secteur
L'horloge placer
mancan. corrente
regoli l'orolog.
This display appears when the connection
to the power supply is lost (for e.g. the plug
has come out of the socket or there is pow-
er failure).
– Operations stand-by:
Standby
243µS/cm
Standby
243µS/cm
Attente
243µS/cm
pronto p. lavoro
243µS/cm
– When the clock has been set, only the
operations stand-by is displayed.
Switching off the plant
Warning
Risk of damage. If the plant is to be shut
down for more than 14 days, then Kärcher
Customer Service must carry out some pre-
servative tasks.
Press the "ON/OFF" key; the unit stops
production of drinking water.
Note
Do not switch off the plant overnight! The
media filter is automatically cleaned during
the night. There is a risk of damage to the
plant if you do not do this cleaning.

Maintenance and care

Danger
Health hazard on account of poor quality of
drinking water. . The control tasks outlined
in this maintenance plan are to be carried
out according to the schedule in order to en-
sure the quality of drinking water. If the de-
viations in the target values cannot be
corrected by taking the prescribed meas-
ures, then stop production of drinking water
and inform Kärcher Customer Service im-
mediately.
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