Karcher B40W User Manual

B 40 C Ep

www.kaercher.com

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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