Troubleshooting Guide - Kärcher SC 3 Upright EasyFix Manual De Instrucciones

Troubleshooting guide

Malfunctions often have simple causes
that you can remedy yourself using the
following overview. When in doubt, or
in the case of malfunctions not men-
tioned here, please contact your autho-
rized Customer Service via email or
phone. Contact information, please
see Chapter Customer service.
WARNING
Risk of electric shock and burns
Trying to eliminate faults while the de-
vice is connected to the electrical outlet
or has not yet cooled down is always
dangerous.
Unplug the device from the outlet.
Allow the device to cool down.
No steam / little steam despite suffi-
cient water in the reservoir
The decalcification cartridge has not
been inserted or has been inserted in-
correctly.
 Fit the decalcification cartridge and/
or check that the decalcification car-
tridge sits tightly in the reservoir and
press in again if necessary.
The decalcification cartridge has been
removed when filling with water and/or
a new decalcification cartridge has
been fitted
 Always leave the decalcification car-
tridge in the water reservoir when
filling with water.
 Press and hold the steam lever con-
stantly.
The full steam output is reached af-
ter approximately 30 seconds.
The red "Replace decalcification
cartridge" indicator light flashes but
the device still functions correctly
Run time of the decalcification car-
tridge ends soon.
 Fit a new decalcification cartridge,
see chapter Replacing the decalcifi-
cation cartridge.
No steam despite sufficient water in
the reservoir, the indicator light and
LED operating indicator on the de-
vice light up continuously red, the
floor covering symbols on the han-
dle do not light up
Run time for the decalcification car-
tridge has expired
 Fit a new decalcification cartridge,
see chapter Replacing the decalcifi-
cation cartridge.
 If a new decalcification cartridge has
already been installed and the error
still occurs, the RESET button was
probably not pressed after the de-
calcification cartridge was replaced.
Press and hold the RESET button
for 4 seconds after inserting the de-
calcification cartridge, see chapter
Replacing the decalcification car-
tridge.
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