Filling the machine
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BA_Elmasteam 4
5
_EN_Vers. 01.2019
© Elma Schmidbauer GmbH
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Filling the machine
5.1
Requirements for water quality
Basically, the machine is only permitted to be operated with
drinking water or demineralised water
*
.
*
Elmasteam 4
5
basic P-HP
with integrated pump:
If the conductivity of the water <15
µ
S/cm or if the conductivity is
unknown, 1 level teaspoon of table salt must be added to the pressure
tank during initial commissioning (one-time only!). Dissolve the salt in a
glass of water and fill into the filling opening.
The salt does not pass into the steam phase and thus remains in
the machine; therefore the addition is only necessary during initial
commissioning or after decalcification of the machine (see
chapter
7.2
)
The Elmasteam should preferably be operated using
demineralised water. This can significantly increase the service life
of the machine.
The water quality significantly affects the maintenance intervals
(see
chapter 7
).
5.2
Manual filling
Start the filling process from point 4 when the machine is
depressurised.
First reduce the pressure when the machine is warmed up.
Risk of scalding from discharging steam!
Do not open pressure tank screw cap when the steam pressure
is above 0 bar.
1. Let residual steam pressure escape through the steam nozzle.
1.1. Machine version with hand piece:
1.1.1 Fix the hand piece.
Ensure that the discharging steam does not present any
hazard for persons or equipment.
1.1.2 For draining the residual steam pressure, keep the foot
switch pressed until no more steam escapes (approx. 40 -
50 seconds).
1.2 Machine version with fixed nozzle:
1.2.1 For draining the residual steam pressure, keep the foot
switch pressed until no more steam escapes (approx. 40 -
50 seconds).
2. Switch off the machine at the mains power switch (0) (Reset).
3. After complete depressurisation, the machine must still cool
down for approx. 5 minutes to prevent spontaneous steam
formation during filling.
CAUTION
Pressure reduction for
"Pressure tank empty"
indicator
Switch off mains power
switch
Let machine cool down
