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01_M318_de.book Seite 2 Montag, 21. März 2011 1:09 13 Bedienungsanleitung ................................................................... 4 - 27 Operating Manual ......................................................................... 28 - 51 Mode d'emploi ............................................................................... 52 - 75 Bedieningshandleiding................................................................. 76 - 99 Manual de instrucciones ..................................
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02_M318_gb.book Seite 28 Montag, 21. März 2011 1:15 13 Overview Thank you! Overview Thank you for buying the universal steam cleaner AquaClean and for your confidence in us. Scope of delivery (Fig.
02_M318_gb.book Seite 29 Montag, 21. März 2011 1:15 13 List of contents 1 Safety instructions.................................................................... 30 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Concerning the Operating Manual............................................................................... Re: Certain groups of person ...................................................................................... Concerning hot steam and hot parts of the appliance ..........................................
02_M318_gb.book Seite 30 Montag, 21. März 2011 1:15 13 1 Safety instructions 1.1 1 Concerning the Operating Manual Safety instructions Violation of these instructions may cause injury or damage the appliance. We take no responsibility for damage due to violation of these operating instructions. Read this operating manual completely before working with the appliance. Keep the operating manual in a safe place. Include the operating manual if you pass the appliance on to someone else.
02_M318_gb.book Seite 31 Montag, 21. März 2011 1:15 13 1 Safety instructions 1.3 Concerning hot steam and hot parts of the appliance Never direct the steam base at persons, animals, or plants. Always point the steam base downwards towards the surface to be cleaned. Even then, take care that parts of your body never get under the steam base. Never operate the appliance without wearing shoes. There is a danger of scalding. Never lay the appliance on its side during operation.
02_M318_gb.book Seite 32 Montag, 21. März 2011 1:15 13 1 Safety instructions 1.4 Concerning the optionally supplied disinfectant Keep the disinfectant inaccessible to children. If they swallow any, there is a danger of poisoning! The disinfectant is harmful to health. Keep it away from the eyes and mucous membranes in particular. Carefully pour it into the disinfectant tank. If supplied, use the refilling container provided to do so. If you have sensitive skin, wear gloves when filling.
02_M318_gb.book Seite 33 Montag, 21. März 2011 1:15 13 1 Safety instructions 1.5 Concerning the power supply The appliance is operated with electrical power which means there is always a risk of electric shock. So please observe the following in particular: - Make sure that the steam base is always on the surface to be cleaned during operation.
02_M318_gb.book Seite 34 Montag, 21. März 2011 1:15 13 1 Safety instructions 1.6 Re: Appropriate Use This appliance may only be used in households. It is not suitable for industrial or commercial use. Only use the steam mop in households for cleaning normally dirty, flat hard floors, e. g. tiles, stone floors, linoleum, and other smooth, coated surfaces, that can withstand the high temperature, pressure and moisture of hot steam.
02_M318_gb.book Seite 35 Montag, 21. März 2011 1:15 13 2 Assembly 2.1 2 Unpacking Assembly 1. Unpack the appliance and all its accessories. 2. Check the contents for completeness and possible damage. Information regarding scope of delivery Page 28, “Overview”. ATTENTION: Always transport/send the appliance in its original packaging to avoid transport damage. Keep the packaging for such an event. Dispose of no longer needed packaging material according to the applicable regulations of your country.
02_M318_gb.book Seite 36 Montag, 21. März 2011 1:15 13 2 Assembly 2.2 2 Assembly 1. Place the steam base on a flat surface. 2. Screw the pre-installed cross-head screw out of the adapter on the steam base using a cross-head screwdriver (Fig. 2). 3 3. Push the central console powerfully into the adapter on the steam base as far as it will go. NOTE: The hole in the adapter must be visible through the hole of the central console (Fig. 3). Otherwise, it will not be possible for the screw to engage fully.
02_M318_gb.book Seite 37 Montag, 21. März 2011 1:15 13 2 Assembly 5 5. Hold the appliance firmly by the carrying handle and pull the water tank up and out of the console (Fig. 5). 6 6. Screw the pre-installed safety screw out of the central console (Fig. 6).
02_M318_gb.book Seite 38 Montag, 21. März 2011 1:15 13 2 Assembly 7 7. Now powerfully insert the handle into the central console from the top (Fig. 7) until it will go no further. NOTE: The hole in the handle must be visible through the hole of the central console. Otherwise, it will not be possible to get the screw all the way through. 8 8. Screw the safety screw you removed before back on by hand (Fig. 8). 9 9. Put the water container back on (Fig. 9).
02_M318_gb.book Seite 39 Montag, 21. März 2011 1:15 13 3 Filling the tanks 3.1 3 10 Filling the water tank Filling the tanks ATTENTION: First, pull the plug out of the plug socket. Otherwise, the appliance might run without water and get damaged. 1. Put the appliance into the neutral position by straightening the handle until it is at about 90° to the steam base, you can feel it lock into place, and the appliance remains standing without support. 2.
02_M318_gb.book Seite 40 Montag, 21. März 2011 1:15 13 3 Filling the tanks 3.2 13 Filling the disinfectant tank WARNING: Health hazard! Only use the disinfectant supplied or ordered from us. The device has been designed for and tested with this disinfectant. Do not mix this disinfectant. Other products may make using the appliance unsafe.
02_M318_gb.book Seite 41 Montag, 21. März 2011 1:15 13 4 Steam cleaning 4.1 4 Before starting steam cleaning Steam cleaning WARNING: Danger of injury! Check appliance and power cord before each use. A damaged appliance must never be used. ATTENTION: Before starting cleaning, check whether the surface to be cleaned is suitable for steam cleaning. Always follow the cleaning recommendations of the material manufacturers.
02_M318_gb.book Seite 42 Montag, 21. März 2011 1:15 13 4 Steam cleaning 4.2 Uncoiling the power cord quickly WARNING: Danger of electric shock! Always completely uncoil the power cord. Otherwise there is a danger of underestimating the reach of the appliance, over-exerting the power cord, and possibly damaging it. 16 1. Turn the upper coil storage device down and anti-clockwise through 180° (Fig. 16). 2. Take the entire coil from the upper and lower coil storage device. 3.
02_M318_gb.book Seite 43 Montag, 21. März 2011 1:15 13 4 Steam cleaning 8. To steam-clean, move the appliance back and forth slowly. 18 NOTE: If the steam ready indicator goes out, you can continue working. Only if the steam produced is no longer sufficient, should you release the steam button (Fig. 18/1) and wait until the steam ready indicator (Fig. 18/2) lights up again. Then, as required, you can wet the micro-fibre cleaning cloth again by depressing the steam button whilst you want to emit steam.
02_M318_gb.book Seite 44 Montag, 21. März 2011 1:15 13 4 Steam cleaning 4.5 Refreshing carpets ATTENTION: 20 Always comply with the cleaning instructions of the manufacturer of the carpet. Before starting cleaning, check whether the particular floor surface is suitable for steam cleaning. NOTE: Your steam mop is not suitable for deep cleaning carpets or for removing stubborn stains. Even adding disinfectant cannot change this.
02_M318_gb.book Seite 45 Montag, 21. März 2011 1:15 13 5 After use 5.1 5 22 Winding up the power cord After use WARNING: Danger of tripping! Wind up the power cord as soon as you have finished cleaning. Otherwise the power cord is a tripping hazard. 1. If this has not yet been done, turn the upper cable storage device clockwise through 180° right to the end. 2. Now wind the power cord around the lower and upper cable storage devices as shown (Fig. 22). 3.
02_M318_gb.book Seite 46 Montag, 21. März 2011 1:15 13 5 After use 5.2 Taking care of the micro-fibre cleaning cloth WARNING: Danger of scalding! The appliance continues to run. Even after you have pulled the mains plug from the socket, hot steam will continue to be available. ATTENTION: As soon as it has cooled off, remove the micro-fibre cleaning cloth from the steam base. Otherwise, germs and mould might develop.
02_M318_gb.book Seite 47 Montag, 21. März 2011 1:15 13 6 Maintenance 6.1 6 23 Checking/replacing the water filter cartridge Maintenance There is always a small quantity of lime in your home’s tap water. For this reason we have installed a water filter cartridge which is designed to remove the lime particles before the water runs through the appliance. Check the water filter cartridge (Fig. 23) every time you fill the water tank, Chapter 3.1, “Filling the water tank”.
02_M318_gb.book Seite 48 Montag, 21. März 2011 1:15 13 6 Maintenance 6.2 Cleaning the housing WARNING: Danger of injury! Before you clean the appliance, switch off the appliance and unplug the mains plug, Chapter 4.6, “Putting the device into the neutral position”. ATTENTION: Do not use cleaning or scouring agents or alcohol, as these might damage the appliance's housing. Only clean the outside of the housing using a slightly damp cloth.
02_M318_gb.book Seite 49 Montag, 21. März 2011 1:15 13 7 Troubleshooting 7.1 7 Before you send in the appliance Troubleshooting Before contacting your authorised Royal dealer, Royal service partner or appliance market, first follow the procedure in the following table to check if you can solve the problem yourself.
02_M318_gb.book Seite 50 Montag, 21. März 2011 1:15 13 7 Troubleshooting 7.2 7.3 Accessories and spare parts Supply sources Item number Contents 0318001 Water filter cartridge 0318002 Micro-fibre cleaning cloth set (3 units) 0318004 Carpet glider base 0319002 Set of 3 bottles of disinfectant Accessory parts and spare parts can be reordered. You can get these: at the Dirt Devil online shop at www.dirtdevil.de by e-mailing Ersatzteilshop@dirtdevil.
02_M318_gb.book Seite 51 Montag, 21. März 2011 1:15 13 8 Warranty 8.1 8 Warranty conditions Warranty We offer a warranty of 24 months from the date of purchase for the appliances we sell. Within this warranty period, we will correct all defects free of charge that are due to material or manufacturing faults, either by repair work or replacing the appliance or accessories, at our discretion (damage to accessory parts does not automatically lead to the entire appliance being replaced).
