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Cleaning/Maintenance
Pull out the mains plug.
Danger of electric shock.
Never hose the appliance down
with water. Never use aggressive
cleaning agents or solvents. This
could damage the appliance.
If the single-use thermal fuse has
permanently disconnected the pow-
er circuit, the device must be sent to
a service centre for repair.
General Cleaning Work
Clean the equipment after each use:
• Carry out cleaning outside in order to
avoid mess.
• Remove the container lid (
5) and
the pre-filter (
15) and empty the
metal container (
10). Clean the
metal container with water and allow it
to dry.
• Tap the pre-filter (
15) and clean it
with a brush or hand-brush.
• After removing the suction hose (
11), clean the dust and soot particles
from the connections. This ensures that
the suction hose can be inserted again
easily.
• Clean the metal filter cage and the
pleated filter (see below).
Cleaning the Metal filter
cage and Pleated Filter
Replace the pleated filter if it is
worn, damaged or heavily soiled
(see “replacement parts“).
1. Take off the container cover (5).
2. Turn the metal filter cage (14)
anticlockwise and take it off.
Tap out the metal filter cage.
3. Tap out the pleated filter (13)
and clean it with a paintbrush
or hand brush.
Don‘t wash the pleated
filter in water.
4. Place the pleated filter (13) on
the rotated container lid (5) (see
small image ).
Here, the
0mm
16a
16b
rubber ring
must be on
the contain-
er lid and
press the
safety stop switch (16a) down-
wards. Make sure that the pres-
sure mark on the rubber ring is
re-positioned on the switch of
the safety stop.
5. Pull the metal filter cage (14)
over the pleated filter (13) and
turn it clockwise until it stops.
The safety stop (16b) must be
pressed down.
If there is play in the metal filter
cage (14), use a finger to press
down the metal lugs (17).
Cleaning the Air Filter
1. Take off the container cover (5),
metal filter cage (
14) and
pleated filter (
13).
2. Take the air filter (18) out of the
filter housing (19).
3. Clean the filter with soap and
water and allow it to dry in the
air.
4. Place the air filter (18) back in
the filter housing (19).
