Appliance Safety; Assembly And Dismantling; Assembly For Blowing Operation; Dismantling The Blower Tube - AL-KO SOLO 442 Manual De Instrucciones

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use of devices that generate strong vibrations
is spread over several days.
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Extensive use of the appliance exposes the
operator to vibrations, which can lead to cir-
culatory issues ("white fingers"). To avoid this
risk, wear gloves and keep your hands warm.
If any symptoms of "white fingers" occur, im-
mediately consult a physician. These symp-
toms include: Numbness, loss of feeling, tin-
gling, itching, pain, reduced muscular
strength, changes in the colour or condition
of the skin. Normally these conditions affect
the fingers, hands or pulse. The risk increas-
es at low temperatures.
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Keep the appliance out of the reach of chil-
dren.
3.6

Appliance safety

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Only use the appliance under the following
conditions:
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The appliance is not dirty, especially not
with petrol and oil.
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The appliance show no signs of damage,
especially the protective grille.
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All controls function properly.
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All accessory parts intended for the re-
spective operating mode are fitted on the
appliance.
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Do not overload the machine. It is intended
for light work in the private sphere. Overload
can lead to damage to the appliance.
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Do not vacuum up any branches, pieces of
glass, sharp objects, pieces of metal, stones
or other objects. They will damage the shred-
ding blade and the rotor.
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Never block the vacuum and ventilation grille
during operation in order to avoid any over-
heating of the motor.
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Immediately switch off the appliance if the
motor begins to vibrate abnormally or strong-
ly. There is an appliance fault in this case.
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Never operate the appliance with worn or de-
fective parts. Always replace defective parts
with original spare parts from the manufactur-
er. If the appliance is operated with worn or
defective parts, guarantee claims against the
manufacturer are excluded.

4 ASSEMBLY AND DISMANTLING

To assemble or dismantle the vacuum/blowing
appliance, set it down on a level and stable sur-
face.
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The accessory parts are bulky. Make sure there
is sufficient space for handling the accessory
parts.
4.1

Assembly for blowing operation

Connecting the upper blower tube to the
appliance connection piece (01)
1. Align the upper [curved] blower tube (01/1) to
the appliance connection piece (01/2) so that
the spring (01/3) and groove (01/4) face each
other. The two nubs (01/5) of the upper blow-
er tube must point downwards.
2. Slide the upper blower tube (01/1) into the
appliance connection piece (01/2) until the
locking catch (01/6) is clearly heard to en-
gage in the appliance connection piece.
Connecting the lower blower tube to the
upper blower tube (02)
There are two types of lower blower tube:
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With flat nozzle: Generates a flat air jet for
heavy, wet leaves and dirt
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With round jet nozzle: Generates a round air
jet for light, dry leaves and dirt
The lower blower tube has a longitudinal groove
(02/3) with transverse grooves (02/6), (02/7) con-
nected to it. The cam (02/4) is screwed into the
front transverse groove (02/6). The rear trans-
verse groove (02/7) is not used.
1. Align the lower blower tube (02/1) to the up-
per blower tube (02/2) so that the longitudinal
groove (02/3) and the cam (02/4) face each
other.
2. Slide the lower blower tube (02/1) over the
upper blower tube (02/2) up to the end stop
ring (02/5), but not beyond. In this position,
the cam (02/4) is located exactly on the front
transverse groove (02/6).
3. Turn the lower blower tube clockwise by 90°
until it engages.
NOTE The length of the complete tube can-
not be changed. The lower blower tube (02/1)
cannot be pushed further over the upper blower
tube than the end stop ring (02/5), i.e. the rear
transverse groove (02/7) is not used.
4.2

Dismantling the blower tube

Detaching the lower blower tube from the
upper blower tube (03)
1. Turn the lower blower tube (03/1) anti-clock-
wise by 90°. In this position, the cam (03/2) of
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