Safety Devices; Operating Instructions - Nilfisk-ALTO POSEIDON 2-19 X Instruction Manual

dur ing op er a tion. Wear goggles during op er a tion.
• Never try to clean clothes or foot wear on your self
or other per sons.
• Do not let children or people who have not read
the instruction manual ope rate the ma chine.
• Never use the machine in an en vi ron ment where
there could be a danger of ex plo sion. If any doubt
arises, please contact the local authorities.
• It is not allowed to clean asbestos- containing
sur fac es with high pressure.

Safety devices

Locking device on spray gun
The spray gun features a locking device (6a). When
the pawl is activated, the spray gun can not be ope-
rated.

2.0 Operating Instructions

2.1 Operating facilities
• Start-/stop rotary switch (2).
• Spray gun (6) with locking device (6a).
• Dosing regulator for detergents (11).
• Regulation of pressure / water volume (13).
2.2 Connection
1. POSEIDON 2-21/2-24/2-28: Attach the high pres-
sure hose (5) to the connection for high pressure
hose (3). Only use one extension hose of max.
7m.
POSEIDON 2-19 X, 2-21/2-24/2-28 XT: Unwind
the high pressure hose completely.
2. Attach the nipple of the high pressure hose to the
spray gun.
3. Mount the nozzle or any other equipment you
want to use.
4. Connect the machine to the water and power
supplies.
2.3 Start
1. Check that the machine is in vertical po si tion.
2. Activate the trigger of the spray gun and let the
water run out until any air has escaped from the
inlet hose.
3. Turn the start/stop switch (2) to pos. I.
2.4 Operation
1. Always hold the spray lance fi rmly with both
hands! The spray lance is affected by a lon gi tu-
di nal thrust of up to 26.5 Nm when the high pres-
sure washer is ope rated.
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Preparation Operating Instructions
2. Point the nozzle at the ground!
3. Activate the trigger of the spray gun
(6a).
4. Always adjust the distance and thus
the pres sure of the nozzle to the
sur face which is to be cleaned. NOTE:
The pressure can be reg u lat ed on the Flexopow-
er Plus nozzle or on the knob for regulation of
pressure and water volume (13).
Low
pressure
NOTE: Do not cover the machine during operation. If
the machine is left or not used for 5 minutes, it must
be switched off on the start/stop switch (2) pos. O.
Operation with detergents
Application of detergents is NOT possible if an
extension hose is applied.
1. Fill the container with a detergent.
2. Mount the Flexopower Plus lance (7) and adjust it
to low pressure (see section 2.4.4).
3. Adjust the dosing regulator (11) to the re quired
vol ume of detergent (0-5%).
4. Apply the detergent from below and up wards.
5. Let the detergent act for the time stated on the
packing of the detergent and fl ush with pure water.
Separate detergent container
1. Remove the cover with suction hose from the
detergent container.
2. Mount the cover with suction hose on the separate
detergent container.
The cover has a standard thread and fi ts common
detergent containers. If your container does not have
a standard thread, detach the fi lter from the suction
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High pressure
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