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 ApplianceEN . . 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 ConformityEN . . 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:
ApplicationDetergent
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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Lower the cleaning head
Press the pedal for lowering the clean-
ing head downwards slightly and then
move it to the left. This unlocks the pedal. Release the pedal slowly upwards.
The cleaning head is lowered.
Note
The brush motor comes to a halt when the
machine stops and when there is overload.
Lower the vacuum bar
Pull the lever out and press it down; the
vacuum bar is lowered.
Note
For cleaning tiled floors, set the straight
vacuum bar in such a way that cleaning is
done at right angles to the joints.
The inclined position and the inclination of
the vacuum bar can be adjusted to achieve
better suction results (see "Setting the Vacuum Bar").
If the wastewater reservoir is full, the
floater will close the suction opening and
the suction turbine will run at a higher
speed. If this is the case, shut the vacuum
off and drive to empty the wastewater reservoir.
Shutting Down the Appliance
Close the regulatory button for setting
the water quantity.
Release the safety switch.
Set the program selection switch to suc-
tion or vacuuming.
Lift the cleaning head.
Briefly drive forward and suck of the re-
maining water.
Raise the vacuum bar.
Disconnect the main plug from the
socket.
Drain off dirt water
몇 Warning
Please observe the local provisions regarding the wastewater treatment.
Take the water discharge hose from the
support and lower above a suited collection device.
Drain off clean water
Loosen the lid for emptying the fresh
water - do not remove it fully. Drain wa-
ter.
To rinse the fresh water reservoir, re-
move the cover completely and remove
the fresh water filter.
Transport
Danger
Risk of injury! When loading or unloading
the machine, it may only be operated on
gradients of max. incline (see "Technical
Specifications"). Drive slowly.
Caution
Risk of injury and damage! Observe the
weight of the appliance when you transport
it.
Raise the cleaning head to avoid dam-
age to the brushes.
Remove the brush to avoid damage to
the brushes.
When transporting in vehicles, secure
the appliance according to the guide-
lines from slipping and tipping over.
Storage
Caution
Risk of injury and damage! Note the weight
of the appliance in case of storage.
This appliance must only be stored in interior rooms.
Maintenance and care
Danger
Risk of injury. Pull the plug from the mains
before carrying out any tasks on the appliance.
Drain and dispose of the dirt water and
the residual fresh water.
Maintenance schedule
Clean the outside of the appliance with
a damp cloth which has been soaked in
mild detergent.
Check the fluff filter, clean if required
Only BR model: Remove bulk waste
container and empty it.
Only BR model: Clean water distributor
channel (see section „Maintenance
work“).
Clean the vacuum lips and the wiping
lips, check for wear and replace if required.
Check the brushes for wear, replace if
required.
Press the lock of the wastewater reser-
voir in and close the cover of the wastewater reservoir so that a gap remains
open to facilitate drying.
Monthly
Clean the seals between dirt water res-
ervoir and cover and check for tightness, replace if required.
Clean the brush tunnel (only BR mod-
el).
Yearly
Have the prescribed inspection carried
out by the customer service.
Maintenance Works
Wastewater reservoir rinsing system
(option)
Take the dirt water discharge hose from
the support and lower above a suited
collection device.
Open the lid of the dosing equipment.
Open the cover of the wastewater res-
ervoir.
Pull the flexible lock off of the rinsing
system.
Connect the water hose to the rinsing
system.
Crush or bend the dosing equipment.
Open the lid of the dosing equipment.
Drain off the dirt water - regulate the
water quantity by pressing or bending.
Rinse the wastewater reservoir with
clea water or with the rinsing system for
the wastewater reservoir (option).
After each operation
Caution
Risk of damage. Do not wash down the appliance with water and do not use aggressive detergents.
Drain off dirt water.
Rinse the wastewater reservoir with
clea water or with the rinsing system for
the wastewater reservoir (option).
Remove the coarse dirt sieve from the
wastewater reservoir and clean it.
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Close the cover of the wastewater res-
ervoir until it rests on the flexible lock.
Open the water supply and rinse the
wastewater reservoir for about 30 seconds.
Repeat the rinsing process 2 to 3 times.
Shut off the water supply and discon-
nect the hose from the appliance.
Clean water distribution channel
Remove the rubber strip and clean the
channel with a cloth. After cleaning, replace the rubber strip evenly.
Replace or turn vacuum lips
1 Wear indicator
2 Vacuum lip
The vacuum lips must be replaced or reversed if they are worn down to the wear indicator.
Remove the vacuum bar.
Unscrew the star grips.
Remove the plastic parts.
Remove the vacuum lips.
Insert new or reversed vacuum lips.
Insert the plastic parts.
Screw in and tighten the star grips.
We hereby declare that the machine described below complies with the relevant
basic safety and health requirements of the
EU Directives, both in its basic design and
construction as well as in the version put
into circulation by us. This declaration shall
cease to be valid if the machine is modified
without our prior approval.
Product:Floor cleaner
Type:B 40 Ep
Relevant EU Directives
2006/42/EC (+2009/127/EC)
2004/108/EC
Applied harmonized standards
EN 55014–1: 2006 + A1: 2009
EN 55014–2: 1997 + A2: 2008
EN 60335–1
EN 60335–2–72
EN 61000–3–2: 2006 + A2: 2009
Applied national standards
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The undersigned act on behalf and under
the power of attorney of the company management.
CEO
Head of Approbation
Authorised Documentation Representative
S. Reiser
Alfred Kärcher GmbH Co. KG
Alfred-Kärcher-Str. 28 - 40
71364 Winnenden (Germany)
Phone: +49 7195 14-0
Fax: +49 7195 14-2212
Winnenden, 2011/05/01
Spare parts
– Only use accessories and spare parts
which have been approved by the manufacturer. The exclusive use of original
accessories and original spare parts
ensures that the appliance can be operated safely and trouble free.
– At the end of the operating instructions
you will find a selected list of spare
parts that are often required.
– For additional information about spare
parts, please go to the Service section
at www.kaercher.com.
EN 61000–3–3: 2008
EN 62233: 2008
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