Storage; Care And Maintenance; Spare Parts; Troubleshooting - Kärcher K 4 Compact Mode D'emploi

Storage

CAUTION
Risk of personal injury or damage!
Consider the weight of the appliance when storing it.
Storing the Appliance
 Park the machine on an even surface.
 Press the disconnect on the trigger gun and re-
move the high pressure hose from the trigger gun.
 Push the casing of the quick coupling for the high
pressure hose toward the rear and disconnect the
high pressure hose from the appliance.
 Illustration
Insert the trigger gun in its holder.
Engage the spray lance in its compartment.
 Stow away the mains cable and the high-pressure
hose on the appliance.
Frost protection
ATTENTION
Appliances and accessories that are not completely
drained can be destroyed by frost. Completely drain ap-
pliance and accessories and protect them against frost.
To avoid damage:
 Completely drain all water from the appliance:
Switch the appliance on with detached high pres-
sure hose and detached water supply (max. 1 min-
ute) and wait, until no more water exits at the high
pressure connection. Turn off the appliance.
 Store the appliance and the entire accessories in a
frost free room.
Prior to extended storage periods, as during the winter,
also observe the instructions in the Care section.

Care and maintenance

DANGER
Risk of electric shock.
 Prior to all work on the appliance, switch off the ap-
pliance and pull the power plug.
Clean the sieve in the water connection
ATTENTION
The sieve must not be damaged.
 Remove coupling from the water connection.
Illustration
 Pull the sieve out using flat pliers.
 Clean the sieve under running water.
 Reinsert the sieve into the water connection.
Cleaning the detergent filter
 Illustration
Remove filter from suction hose for detergent and
clean under running water.

Spare parts

Use only original KÄRCHER spare parts. You will find a
list of spare parts at the end of these operating instruc-
tions.

Troubleshooting

You can rectify minor faults yourself with the help of the
following overview.
If in doubt, please consult the authorized customer ser-
vice.
DANGER
Risk of electric shock.
 Prior to all work on the appliance, switch off the ap-
pliance and pull the power plug.
Appliance is not running
 Pull on the lever of the trigger gun; the device will
switch on.
 Check whether the voltage indicated on the type
plate corresponds to the voltage of the mains sup-
ply.
 Check the mains connection cable for damages.
 Motor overloaded, the motor circuit breaker has
tripped.
– Turn off the appliance "0/OFF".
– Allow the device to cool down for one hour.
– Switch on the device and put it into operation again.
If the malfunction occurs repeatedly, have the de-
vice checked by the customer service.
Appliance does not start, motor hums
Voltage reduction due to weak mains supply or when
using an extension cable.
 When switching on, first pull the lever of the trigger
gun and then switch the appliance switch to "I/ON".
Pressure does not build up in the appliance
 Check water supply for adequate delivery rate.
 Pull out the sieve in the water connection using flat-
nose pliers and clean under running water.
 Appliance ventilation: Switch the appliance on with
the high-pressure hose detached and operate
(max. 2 minutes) until the water exits the high-pres-
sure connection without bubbles. Switch off appli-
ance and reconnect high-pressure hose.
 Suction height of 0.5 m when vacuuming from open
container has been exceeded.
Strong pressure fluctuations
 Clean high-pressure nozzle: Remove dirt and de-
bris from the nozzle bore, using a needle and rinse
through with water from the front.
 Check water flow quantity.
Appliance is leaking
 Slight leakage from the appliance pump is normal.
If the leakage increases contact the authorized
customer service.
No detergent infeed
 Use spray lance with pressure regulation (Vario
Power).
Turn the spray lance to "Mix" position.
 Clean the detergent suction hose filter.
 Check the detergent suction hose for kinks.
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