Maintenance And Care; Troubleshooting; High Pressure Connection - Kärcher K 3 Manual Del Usuario

Frost protection
Caution
Protect the appliance and its ac-
cessories against frost.
The appliance and its accessories can
get destroyed through frost if there is
any water residues in them. To avoid
damage to them:

Completely drain all water from the
appliance: Switch the appliance on
with detached high pressure hose
and detached water supply (max. 1
minute) and wait, until no more wa-
ter exits at the high pressure con-
nection. Turn off the appliance.

Store the appliance and the entire
accessories in a frost free room.

Maintenance and care

Danger
Turn off the appliance and re-
move the mains plug prior to any
care and maintenance work.
Prior to longer periods of storage, e.g.
in the winter:

Remove filter from suction hose for
detergent and clean under running
water.

Pull out the sieve in the water con-
nection using flat-nose pliers and
clean under running water.
Maintenance
The appliance is maintenance free.
Spare parts
Use only original KÄRCHER spare
parts. You will find a list of spare parts
at the end of these operating instruc-
tions.
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Care

Troubleshooting

You can rectify minor faults yourself
with the help of the following overview.
If in doubt, please consult the author-
ized customer service.
Danger
Turn off the appliance and re-
move the mains plug prior to any
care and maintenance work.
Repair works may only be per-
formed by the authorised cus-
tomer service.
Appliance is not running

Pull on the lever of the trigger gun;
the device will switch on.

Check whether the voltage indicat-
ed on the type plate corresponds to
the voltage of the mains supply.

Check the mains connection cable
for damages.
Pressure does not build up in
the appliance

Check setting at the spray lance.

Appliance ventilation: Switch the
appliance on with the high-pressure
hose detached and operate (max. 2
minutes) until the water exits the
high-pressure connection without
bubbles. Switch off appliance and
reconnect high-pressure hose.

Check the water supply.

Pull out the sieve in the water con-
nection using flat-nose pliers and
clean under running water.
Strong pressure fluctuations

Clean high-pressure nozzle: Re-
move dirt and debris from the noz-
zle bore, using a needle and rinse
through with water from the front.

Check water flow quantity.
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