Kärcher HDS 8/18-4 C User Manual

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 DANGER
Danger of explosion! Do not spray flamma-
ble liquids.
 DANGER
Risk of injury! Never use the appliance
without the spray lance attached. Check
and ensure proper fitting of the spray lance
prior to each use. The screw connection of
the spray lance must be finger-tight.
 DANGER
Risk of injury! Hold the hand spray gun and
the spray pipe firmly with both hands.
 DANGER
Risk of injury! The trigger and safety lever
may not be locked during the operation.
 DANGER
Risk of injury! Contact Customer Service if
the safety lever is damaged.
ATTENTION
Risk of damage! Never operate device with
an empty fuel tank. The fuel pump will oth-
erwise be destroyed.
 To open the trigger gun: Actuate the
safety lever and trigger.
 To close the hand spray gun: Release
the safety lever and trigger.
 DANGER
Risk of injury! Switch the appliance off prior
to replacing nozzle and activate hand spray
gun until device is pressureless.
 Secure the trigger gun. To do so, push
the safety catch towards the front.
 Replacing the nozzle.
1 Operating with cold water
2 Operating with hot water
3 Eco setting (hot water max. 60 °C)
4 Operating with steam
 Set appliance switch to desired operat-
ing mode.
Indicator lamp for operational readiness
lights up.
The device starts briefly and turns off, as
soon as the working pressure is reached.
Note: If the control lamp "rotation direction"
lights up, please switch the appliance off
immediately and fix the error, see "Help
with malfunctions".
 Release the trigger gun. To do so, push
the safety catch towards the back.
When activating the hand spray gun the de-
vice switches back on.
Note: If no water comes out of the high
pressure nozzle, vent pump. Refer to "Help
with malfunctions - appliance is not building
up pressure".
 Set device switch to desired tempera-
ture.
30 °C to 98 °C
– Clean with hot water.
100 °C to 150 °C
– Clean using steam.
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 Replace the high-pressure nozzle
(stainless steel) with steam nozzle
(brass), (refer to "Using steam").
Operation
Opening/closing the trigger gun
Replace the nozzle
Operating modes
0/OFF = Off
Turning on the Appliance
Adjust cleaning temperature
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Kärcher HDS 8/18-4 C Specifications

General

Cable length	5 m
Fuel tank capacity	15 L
Connected load	6000 W
AC input voltage	400 V
Number of phases	3
AC input frequency	50 Hz
Working pressure (max)	180 bar
Working pressure (min)	30 bar
Heating oil/gas consumption (full load)	5 kg/h

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	650 mm
Width	1060 mm
Height	920 mm
Weight	112000 g