Karcher B40W User Manual

B 40 C Ep

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59641630 (01/12)

Please read and comply with

these original instructions pri­or to the initial operation of your appliance
and store them for later use or subsequent
owners.

Contents

Safety instructions . . . . . . . EN . . 1

Safety Devices . . . . . . .

Symbols in the operating in-

structions. . . . . . . . . . . . EN

Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN . . 1

Proper use . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN . . 1

Environmental protection . . EN . . 1

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN . . 1

Operating and Functional Ele-

ments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN . . 2

Illustration of scrubbing vac-

uum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN

Before Startup. . . . . . . . . . . EN . . 3

Installing the Brushes . .

Installing the Vacuum Bar

Unloading . . . . . . . . . . .

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN . . 3

Electrical connection . . .

Filling in detergents . . . .

Setting the water quantity

Setting the Vacuum Bar

Setting the Advance Speed

(BD cleaning head only) EN

Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . .

Shutting Down the Appliance EN . . 4

Drain off dirt water. . . . .

Drain off clean water . . .

Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN . . 4

Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN . . 4

Maintenance and care . . . . EN . . 4

Maintenance schedule .

Maintenance Works . . .

Maintenance contract . .

Frost protection. . . . . . . . . . EN . . 5

Faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN . . 6

Accessory B 40. . . . . . . . . . EN . . 7

BR appliance B 40 (brush

roller accessories) . . . . . EN

BD appliances B 40 (disc

roller accessories) . . . . . EN

BR/BD appliances B 40

(vacuum bar accessories) EN
Technical specifications . . . EN . . 8
EC Declaration of Conformity EN . . 8

Spare parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN . . 8

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Safety instructions

Before using the appliance for the first time,
read and observe these operating instruc­tions and the accompanying brochure:
Safety information for brush cleaning units
and spray-extraction units, No. 5.956-251.

The appliance may only be operated
when the hood and all lids are closed.
In dangerous situations, release the
safety switch.

The appliance must only be operated on
surfaces that do not exceed the max. per­mitted incline (see "Technical Specifica­tions").

몇 Warning

Do not use the appliance on inclines.

Safety Devices

Safety devices serve to protect the user
and must not be rendered inoperational or
their functions bypassed.

Safety button

If the safety switch is released, the brush
drive shuts off.

Symbols in the operating instruc-

tions

 Danger

Immediate danger that can cause severe
injury or even death.

몇 Warning

Possible hazardous situation that could
lead to severe injury or even death.

Caution

Possible hazardous situation that could
lead to mild injury to persons or damage to
property.

Function

The scrubber vacuum is used for wet
cleaning or polishing of level floors.

– Rotating roller or disc brushes clean the

floor while adding detergent. The con­taminated cleaning liquid is suctioned
into the wastewater reservoir.

– The appliance can be easily adjusted to

the cleaning task by setting the water
quantity.

– Depending on the selected cleaning

head, the working width of the B 40 is
between 430 mm and 550 mm.

– Power supply operation allows a high

capacity without a restriction of the
working time.

Note

The appliance can be equipped with vari­ous accessories depending on the cleaning
task.
Please request our catalogue or visit us on
the Internet at www.kaercher.com.

Proper use

Use this appliance only as directed in these
operating instructions.

– The appliance may only be used for the

cleaning of hard surfaces that are not
sensitive to moisture and polishing op­erations.

– The appliance is not suited for the

cleaning of frozen grounds (e.g. in cold
stores).

– The appliance may only be equipped

with original accessories and spare
parts.

– The appliance is not suited for the use

in potentially explosive environments.

– The machine should not be used to

suck in inflammable gases, undiluted
acids or solvents.

This includes petrol, thinning agents or
hot oil that can form an explosive mix­ture when it comes in contact with
sucked air. Do not use acetone, undi­luted acids and solvents as they are ag­gressive towards the materials from
which the appliance is made.

– The machine has been approved for

use on surfaces with max. gradients as
listed under "Technical Specifications".

Environmental protection

The packaging materials are
recyclable. Please do not throw
packaging in the domestic
waste but pass it on for recy­cling.

Old units contain valuable recy­clable materials. Batteries, oil
and similar substances may
not be released into the envi­ronment. Therefore please dis­pose of old units through
suitable collection systems.

Notes about the ingredients (REACH)

You will find current information about the
ingredients at:

www.kaercher.com/REACH

Warranty

The warranty terms published by our com­petent sales company are applicable in
each country. We will repair potential fail­ures of your accessory within the warranty
period free of charge, provided that such
failure is caused by faulty material or de­fects in fabrication. In the event of a warran­ty claim please contact your dealer or the
nearest authorized Customer Service cent­er. Please submit the proof of purchase.

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Operating and Functional Elements

1 Vacuum bar lowering lever
2 Cover dirt water reservoir
3 Holding rail for home base
4 Fluff filter
5 Wastewater reservoir rinsing system

(option)
6 Flexible lock of rinsing system (option)
7 Lock of wastewater reservoir
8 Float
9 Push handle
10 Coarse dirt sieve
11 Dirt water reservoir
12 Fresh water reservoir filler neck
13 Detergent bottle holder
14 Lock of the fresh water reservoir with fil-

ter
15 Fresh water tank
16 Locking the tank

Secured with an additional plate and a

screw
17 Cleaning head *
18 Brush rollers (R-Cleaning head)

Disk brush (D cleaning head)
19 Waste container (only BR)
20 Fresh water level display
21 Pedal for raising/ lowering the cleaning

head
22 Lever to adjust the brush contact pres-

sure

Illustration of scrubbing vacuum

23 Rotary handle to incline the vacuum bar
24 Wing nuts for fastening the vacuum bar
25 Suction hose
26 Vacuum bar *
27 Mains cable with mains plug
28 Automatic fill of fresh water reservoir

(option)
29 Strain relief clamp
30 Water quantity regulator
31 Safety button
32 Program selection switch
33 Fuse for brush drive
34 Storage surface for cleaning set "Home

base box“
35 Cable hook
36 Dirt water discharge hose
37 Dosing equipment for dirt water

* not included in the delivery

Colour coding

– The operating elements for the cleaning

process are yellow.

– The controls for the maintenance and

service are light gray.

Program selection switch

1 OFF

Device is switched off

2 Normal mode

Wet clean the floor and vacuum up dirt
water.

3 Intense mode

Wet clean the floor and allow the deter­gent to react.

4 Vacuum mode

Suck in the dirt fleet.

5 Polishing mode

Polishing the floor without the applica­tion of liquid.

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Before Startup

Installing the Brushes

BD model

The disc brush must be installed before the
initial operation (see "Maintenance work").

BR model

The brushes are mounted.

Installing the Vacuum Bar

 Insert the vacuum bar into the vacuum

bar suspension in such a manner that
the profiled sheet is positioned above
the suspension.

 Tighten the wing nuts.

 Insert the suction hose.

Unloading

 Danger

Risk of injury! Rotate the programme selec­tor switch to "OFF" to immediately switch
off all functions of the machine.

 Place long lateral boards of the packag-

ing as a ramp next to the pallet.

 Fix the ramp on the pallet with nails.
 Place short boards as a support under-

neath the ramp.

 Remove the wooden bars in front of the

wheels.

 Lift the cleaning head by pressing the

pedal all the way down.

 Push down the appliance through the

ramp from the pallet.

Operation

 Danger

Risk of injury. Push the pedal for raising/
lowering the cleaning head with one foot
only. The other foot must be placed firmly
on the ground.
In dangerous situations, release the safety
switch.

Electrical connection

 Insert the looped end of the extension

cable in the strain relief hook.
 Plug in the mains plug.

Filling in detergents

Fresh water

 Open the lock of the fresh water reser-

voir.
 Fill fresh water (maximum 60 °C) until

the lower edge of the filling nozzle.
 Close the lock of the fresh water reser-

voir.

With automatic fill of fresh water reser­voir (option)

 Connect the hose to the automatic fill-

ing system and open the water supply

(max. 60 °C, max. 5 bars).
 Monitor the appliance - the automatic

filling system will interrupt the water

supply when the tank is full.
 Shut off the water supply and discon-

nect the hose from the appliance.

Detergent

몇 Warning

Risk of damage. Only use the recommend­ed detergents. With respect to different de­tergents the operator bears the increased
risk regarding the operational safety and
danger of accident.
Only use detergents that are free from sol­vents, hydrochloric acid and hydrofluoric
acid.
Follow the safety instructions for using de­tergents.

Note

Do not use highly foaming detergents.

Recommended detergents:

Application Detergent

Routine cleaning of all water
resistant floors
Routine cleaning of glossy
surfaces (e.g. granite)
Routine cleaning and basic
cleaning of industrial floors
Routine cleaning and basic
cleaning of fine stoneware
tiles
Routine cleaning of tiles in
sanitary areas
Cleaning and disinfection in
sanitary areas
Removal of coating from all
alkali-resistant floors (e.g.
PVC)

RM 746
RM 780
RM 755 es

RM 69 ASF

RM 753

RM 751

RM 732

RM 752

Removal of coating from li­noleum floors

 Add the detergent to the fresh water

reservoir.

RM 754

Setting the water quantity

 Adjust the water quantity using the reg-

ulating button according to the dirt on
the floor covering.

Note

Carry out the initial cleaning attempts with
little quantities of water. Increase water
quantity step-by-step until the desired
cleaning result is achieved.

Setting the Vacuum Bar

Oblique position

To improve the vacuuming result on tiled
floors the vacuum bar can be turned to an
oblique position of up to 5°.

 Loosen the wing nuts.
 Turn the vacuum bar.

 Tighten the wing screws.

Inclination

If the vacuum result is unsatisfactory the in­clination of the straight vacuum bar can be
modified.
 Adjust the rotary handle to incline the

suction bar.

Setting the Advance Speed (BD

cleaning head only)

 Reducing the speed: Turn the button in

"–" direction.

 Increasing the speed: Turn the button in

"+" direction.

Cleaning

Caution

Risk of damage to the floor covering. Do
not operate the appliance on the spot.

Note

The machine is designed in such a way that
the brush head protrudes on the right. This
helps in working in a proper way even close
to the edges.

 Turn the program selection switch to

the desired cleaning program.

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