Karcher SC 4 Iron Kit Operating Instructions Manual - Care and Maintenance
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ATTENTION
Even if you iron without steam, there must
be water in the boiler.
Adjust the temperature of the iron ac-
cording to the garment you want to iron.
ATTENTION
Please observe the ironing and washing in-
structions in your garment.
As soon as the indicator lamp of the
heater of the iron switches off, you can
start ironing.
Rinse the steam cleaner boiler at the latest
after 10 boiler fillings.
Disconnect the mains plug from the
socket.
Allow the steam cleaner to cool down.
Empty the water reservoir.
Remove the accessories from the ac-
cessory compartments.
Illustration
Open the maintenance lock. For this,
place the open end of an extension pipe
onto the maintenance lock, lock it into
the guide and unscrew it.
Fill the boiler with water and swing it
strongly. This dissolves lime scaling re-
siding on the boiler bottom.
Illustration
Completely empty the steam boiler to
remove existing water.
As limes cale builds up on the boiler walls,
we recommend to de scale the boiler in the
following intervals (RF = reservoir fillings):
Note
The hardness of the tap water can be in-
quired at your water management office or
the municipal utilities.
Disconnect the mains plug from the
socket.
Allow the steam cleaner to cool down.
Empty the water reservoir.
Remove the accessories from the ac-
cessory compartments.
Illustration
Open the maintenance lock. For this,
place the open end of an extension pipe
onto the maintenance lock, lock it into
the guide and unscrew it.
Illustration
Completely empty the steam boiler to
remove existing water.
Use KÄRCHER descaler sticks for des-
caling. Please follow the dosing instruc-
tions on the packaging when preparing
the descaler.
Pour the descaling solution into the boil-
er and allow it to react for approximately
8 hours.
Completely empty the descaling solu-
tion after 8 hours. A small amount of the
solution will remain in the boiler. There-
fore, you should rinse the boiler two to
three times with cold water to remove
any residues of the descaler.
Illustration
Completely empty the steam boiler to
remove existing water.
Allow the storage compartment for the
mains cable to dry.
Screw the maintenance lock in using
the extension pipe.
Dry ironing
•
Synthetics
•• Wool, silk
••• Cotton, linen
Care and maintenance
Rinsing the steam boiler
Descaling the Steam Boiler
Degree of hardness ° dH
mmol/l TF
I
soft
0-7
0-1,3
100
II
medium
7-14
1,3-2,5 90
III hard
14-21 2,5-3,8 75
IV very hard
>21
>3,8
50