Care And Maintenance - Kärcher SC 2.500 C Manual De Instrucciones

Floor nozzle
Suited for all washable walls and floor coverings, e.g.
stone floors, tiles and PVC floors. Work slowly on very
dirty surfaces to allow the steam to act on the dirt for a
longer period of time.
Note:
Detergent residue or care emulsions that are still pre-
sent on the surfaces to be cleaned, can lead to smears
when steam cleaned. However, these will disappear
with repeated cleaning procedures.
 Illustration
Attach the floor cloth to the floor nozzle.
1 Fold the floor cloth the long way and place the floor
nozzle on top of it.
2 Open holding clamps.
3 Place the cloth ends into the openings.
4 Close the holding clamps.
ATTENTION
Do not insert fingers between the clamps.
Parking the floor nozzle
 Illustration
During work breaks, hook the floor nozzle into the
parking holder.

Care and maintenance

Rinsing the steam boiler
Rinse the steam cleaner boiler at the latest after 10 boil-
er fillings.
 Disconnect the mains plug from the socket.
 Allow the steam cleaner to cool down.
 Empty the water reservoir.
 Remove the accessories from the accessory com-
partments.
Illustration
 Open the maintenance lock. For this, place the
open end of an extension pipe onto the mainte-
nance lock, lock it into the guide and unscrew it.
 Fill the boiler with water and shake it strongly. This
dissolves lime scaling residing on the boiler bottom.
 Completely empty the steam boiler to remove exist-
ing water (see Fig.
Descaling the Steam Boiler
As limes cale builds up on the boiler walls, we recom-
mend to de scale the boiler in the following intervals (RF
= reservoir fillings):
Degree of hardness
I soft
II medium
III hard
IV very hard
Note:
Please contact your Conservancy Board or the local
water supply company to inquire about the hardness of
your water.
 Disconnect the mains plug from the socket.
 Allow the steam cleaner to cool down.
 Empty the water reservoir.
 Remove the accessories from the accessory com-
partments.
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° dH mmol/l RF
0- 7 0-1,3 100
7-14 1,3-2,5 90
14-21 2,5-3,8 75
>21 >3,8 50
Illustration
 Open the maintenance lock. For this, place the
open end of an extension pipe onto the mainte-
nance lock, lock it into the guide and unscrew it.
 Completely empty the steam boiler to remove exist-
ing water (see Fig.
 Use the KÄRCHER decalcifier sticks (order no.
6.295-206) to decalcify the water. Please follow the
dosing instructions on the packaging while using
the decalcifying solution.
 Pour the descaling solution into the boiler and allow
it to react for approximately 8 hours.
 Completely empty the descaling solution after 8
hours. A small amount of the solution will remain in
the boiler. Therefore, you should rinse the boiler
two to three times with cold water to remove any
residues of the descaler.
 Completely empty the steam boiler to remove exist-
ing water (see Fig.
 Allow the storage compartment for the mains cable
to dry.
 Screw the maintenance lock in using the extension
pipe.
 Fill the water reservoir
 The steam cleaner is ready to use.
Care of the Accessories
Note:
The floorcloth and the terry cloth cover have been pre-
washed and can be used immediately for working with
the steam cleaner.
 You can wash dirty floorcloths and terry cloth cov-
ers in the washing machine at 60°C. Do not use a
liquid softener as this would affect the ability of the
cloths to pick up dirt. You may tumble dry the
cloths.
Troubleshooting
Often, failures have simple causes and you can do the
troubleshooting yourself using the following overview. If
you are in doubt or if the failure is not listed here please
contact the authorized customer service.
Long heating-up time
Steam boiler is decalcified
 Descale the steam boiler.
Indicator lamp - "water shortage" blinks red and
signal sounds
No water in the water reservoir.
 Fill the water reservoir up to the "MAX" marking.
Indicator lamp "water shortage" glows red
No water in the steam boiler. Overheating protection of
the pump was triggered.
 Turn off the appliance.
 Fill the water reservoir
 Turn on the appliance.
Water reservoir has not been inserted properly or is cal-
cified.
 Remove the water reservoir and rinse it.
 Insert the water reservoir and press downwards un-
til it arrests.
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No steam