Before Startup; Start Up - Kärcher K 2 Compact Manual De Instrucciones

Before Startup

Attaching the Accessories
Mount loose parts delivered with appliance
prior to start-up.
Illustration
 Attach the transport handle.
Illustration
 Pull out the clamp for the high-pressure
hose from the hand spray gun (e.g. a
Philips screwdriver).
Illustration
 Connect high pressure hose to trigger
gun.
 Push the clamp in until it locks. Check
the secure connection by pulling on the
high-pressure hose.
Illustration
 Screw the coupling element to the wa-
ter connection on the appliance.
Water supply
For connection values, see type plate/tech-
nical data.
Observe regulations of water supplier.
WARNING
According to applicable regulations, the ap-
pliance must never be used on the drinking
water net without a system separator. A
suitable system separator by KÄRCHER or
alternatively a system separator according
to EN 12729 type BA must be used.
Water that has flown through a system sep-
arator is no longer classified as drinking
water.
ATTENTION
Always connect the system separator to
the water supply, never directly to the appli-
ance!
ATTENTION
Impurities in the water can damage the
high-pressure pump and the accessories.
For protection, the use of the KÄRCHER
water filter (optional accessory, order no.
4.730-059) is recommended.

Start up

ATTENTION
Dry running of more than 2 minutes leads to
damage of the high-pressure pump. If the
appliance does not build up pressure within
2 minutes, switch the appliance off and pro-
ceed in accordance with the instructions in
Chapter "Troubleshooting".
Illustration
 Connect the high pressure hose to the
high pressure connection of the appli-
ance.
Illustration
 Attach the water supply hose to the
coupling on the water connection.
Note: The supply hose is not included.
 Connect the water supply hose to the
water supply.
 Completely open the water tap.
 Insert the mains plug into the socket.
 Turn on the appliance "I/ON".
 Unlock the lever on the trigger gun.
 Pull on the lever of the trigger gun; the
device will switch on.
Switch the appliance on for a (max. of 2
minutes) and wait until the water exits at
the hand spray gun without bubbles.
 Release the lever on the trigger gun.
Note: Release the lever of the trigger
gun; the device will switch off again.
High pressure remains in the system.
 Lock the lever on the trigger gun.
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