Kärcher HDS 13/20-4 S, Manual

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 DANGER
Risk of personal injury or damage! Never suck in water
from a drinking water container. Never suck in liquids
which contain solvents like lacquer thinner, petrol, oil or
unfiltered water. The sealings within the device are not
solvent resistant. The spray mist of solvents is highly in-
flammable, explosive and poisonous.
– For connection values, see technical data and type
plate.
– The electrical connections must be done by an
electrician according to IEC 60364-1.
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Risk of injury on account of electric shock!
– Unsuitable electrical extension cables can be haz-
ardous. Only use electrical extension cables out-
doors which have been approved and labelled for
this purpose and have an adequate cable cross-
section.
– Always unwind extension lines completely.
– The plug and coupling of the extension cable used
must be watertight.
ATTENTION
The highest allowed net impedance at the electrical
connection point (refer to technical data) is not to be ex-
ceeded. In case of confusion regarding the power im-
pedance present on your connection, please contact
your utilities provider.
 DANGER
Danger of explosion! Do not spray flammable liquids.
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Risk of injury! Never use the appliance without the spray
lance attached. Check and ensure proper fitting of the
spray lance prior to each use. The screw connection of
the spray lance must be finger-tight.
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Risk of injury! Hold the hand spray gun and the spray
pipe firmly with both hands.
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Risk of injury! The trigger and safety lever may not be
locked during the operation.
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Risk of injury! Contact Customer Service if the safety le-
ver is damaged.
ATTENTION
Risk of damage! Never operate device with an empty
fuel tank. The fuel pump will otherwise be destroyed.
 To open the trigger gun: Actuate the safety lever
and trigger.
 To close the hand spray gun: Release the safety le-
ver and trigger.
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Risk of injury! Switch the appliance off prior to replacing
nozzle and activate hand spray gun until device is pres-
sureless.

Secure the trigger gun. To do so, push the safety
catch towards the front.
 Replacing the nozzle.
 Set appliance switch to desired operating mode.
Indicator lamp for operational readiness lights up.
The device starts briefly and turns off, as soon as the
working pressure is reached.
Note: If the indicator lamps for pump, rotation direction,
burner malfunction or engine are on during operation,
turn off the appliance immediately and repair malfunc-
tion, refer to "Help with malfunctions".
 Release the trigger gun. To do so, push the safety
catch towards the back.
When activating the hand spray gun the device switch-
es back on.
Note: If no water comes out of the high pressure nozzle,
vent pump. Refer to "Help with malfunctions - appliance
is not building up pressure".
 Set temperature regulator to desired temperature.
30 °C to 98 °C
– Clean with hot water.
100 °C to 150 °C
– Clean using steam.
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 In steam operation (> 100°C), use the steam noz-
zle available as an accessory (see “Steam opera-
tion”).
 Turn the regulation spindle in a clockwise direction:
Increase working pressure (MAX).

Turn the regulation spindle in an anti-clockwise di-
rection: Reduce working pressure (MIN).
 Set thermostat to max. 98 °C.

Set the working pressure/quantity regulation at the
pump unit to maximum quantity.
 Set the working pressure and feed quantity by turn-
ing (steplessly) the pressure/quantity regulation
mechanism at the hand spray gun (+/-).
 DANGER
Risk of injury! When adjusting the pressure/quantity
regulation, make sure that the screw connection of the
spray lance does not become loose.
Note: For long term work with low pressure, set pres-
sure at the pressure/quantity regulation of the pump
unit.
– For considerate treatment of the environment use
detergent economically.
– The detergent must be suitable for the surface to
be cleaned.

With support of the detergent dose valve set deter-
gent concentration as determined by the manufac-
turer.
Note: Recommended values at the control panel at
maximum working pressure.
Power connection
Operation
Opening/closing the trigger gun
Replace the nozzle
Turning on the Appliance
Adjust cleaning temperature
Set working pressure and flow rate
Pressure/quantity regulation of the pump unit
Pressure/ quantity regulation at the hand spray gun
Operation with detergent
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