Maintenance Works; Troubleshooting - Kärcher HDS 5/13 U Manual De Instrucciones

Maintenance Works

Note: It is not necessary to perform an oil
change on the high-pressure pump.
Clean filter in the water connection.
 Remove the filter.
 Clean filter in water and reinstall.
Clean filter at the detergent suck hose
 Clean filter in water and reinstall.

Troubleshooting

DANGER
Risk of injury by inadvertent startup of ap-
pliance and electrical shock.
First pull out the plug from the mains before
carrying out any tasks on the machine.
Appliance is not running
– No power
 Check power connection/conduit.
– Engine overload/overheat
 Set the appliance switch to "0/OFF".
 Allow device to cool down.
 Turn on the appliance.
 If malfunction still occurs, have device
checked by customer service.
– The exhaust temperature limiter has
been triggered, heating coil is sooted.
 Have device de-sooted by customer
service.
– The exhaust temperature limiter has
been triggered, exhaust temperature
too high.
 Set the appliance switch to "0/OFF".
 Allow device to cool down.
 Only in devices with manual reset:
Illustration
Press reset button of the exhaust tem-
perature limiter.
 Turn on the appliance.
 If malfunction still occurs, have device
checked by customer service.
Device is not building up pressure
– Air within the system
Vent pump:
 With open hand spray gun turn device
on and off multiple times with the device
switch.
Note: By dismantling the spray lance from
the hand spray gun, the venting process is
accelerated.
 Fill/replace external detergent contain-
er if empty.
 Check connections and conduits.
– Filter in the water connection is dirty
 Clean filter.
– Amount of water supply is too low.
 Check water supply level (refer to tech-
nical data).
– Water tap is closed.
 Open tap.
Device continuously turns on and
off while hand spray gun is open
– Air within the system
Vent pump:
 With open hand spray gun turn device
on and off multiple times with the device
switch.
Note: By dismantling the spray lance from
the hand spray gun, the venting process is
accelerated.
– High-pressure nozzle clogged
 Clean the nozzle.
– Heating coil has heavy calcium depos-
its
 Have the device decalcified by custom-
er service.
Device turns on and off while hand
spray gun is closed
– Leak in the high pressure system
 Check high pressure system and con-
nections for tightness.
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