Care And Maintenance; Protecting The Environment; Fault Finding - Black & Decker GF834 User Manual

it set at medium or close. This will prove to be
easier and give a better overall finish to your lawn.

Care and maintenance

The advice given in this section covers the
general care and maintenance of the main
body of your mower. Advice relating to the
blades is given in "Maintenance of blades".
Warning! Do not use an extension cable
which shows signs of damage. Fit a new
cable completely - do not make any
permanent or temporary repairs.
• Always keep your mower clean and free
from grass cuttings, especially the
underside of the cutter deck, the air
vents and the wheels.
• Check all electrical cables at regular
intervals, looking for signs of wear,
abrasion or other damage.
• At the end of each cutting session we
recommend that the build up of grass on
the underside of the cutter cover is
removed using a blunt scraper.
• Clean all plastic components with a
damp cloth.
Caution: Do not use solvents or cleaning
fluids as these may damage the plastic
components of your mower.

Fault finding

If your mower does not operate correctly,
use the following table to locate the problem.
Warning! Always disconnect your mower
from the electrical supply before carrying out
any inspection.
Symptoms Possible cause Remedy
Motor buzzes Blade jammed.
but blade does
not move.
No noise and Faulty electrical
blade does connection.
not move.
No noise and Faulty electrical
blade does connection.
not move.
Symptoms
No noise and
blade does
not move.

Protecting the environment

You can check the location of your nearest
authorised repair agent by contacting your local
Black & Decker office at the address indicated in
this manual. Alternatively, a list of authorised
Black & Decker repair agents and full details of our
after-sales service and contacts are available on the
Internet at: www.2helpU.com.
Guarantee
Black & Decker is confident of the quality of its
products and offers an outstanding guarantee.
This guarantee statement is in addition to and in no
way prejudices your statutory rights. The guarantee
is valid within the territories of the Member States
of the European Union and the European Free
Trade Area.
If a Black & Decker product becomes defective due
Disconnect from
to faulty materials, workmanship or lack of
the electrical
conformity, within 24 months from the date of
supply. Remove
purchase, Black & Decker guarantees to replace
obstruction from
defective parts, repair products subjected to fair
the blade.
wear and tear or replace such products to ensure
Disconnect from
minimum inconvenience to the customer unless:
the electrical
• The product has been used for trade,
supply.
professional or hire purposes;
Plug your mower
into an alternative • The product has been subjected to misuse or
compatible neglect;
electrical supply.
• The product has sustained damage through
Fit a new fuse. foreign objects, substances or accidents;
Re-tighten and
• Repairs have been attempted by other persons
check all electrical
than authorised repair agents or Black & Decker
connections in
service staff.
extension cables.
Re-set RCD in
accordance
with instructions.
ENGLISH
Possible cause Remedy
GF1838 only See section on
Overload Overload
protector protection.
activated.
Black & Decker provides a facility for
recycling Black & Decker products once
they have reached the end of their working
life. This service is provided free of charge.
To take advantage of this service please
return your product to any authorised repair
agent who will collect them on our behalf.
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