How To Set Up Your Kärcher Pressure Washer

    Setting up your Kärcher pressure washer really is very easy. All you need is a water supply and somewhere safe to plug it in, as demonstrated in this BuySpares video.

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    Video Transcript: How To Set Up Your Kärcher Pressure Washer


    Setting up your Karcher pressure washer really is very easy.

    All you need is a water supply and somewhere save to plug in.

    Every Karcher pressure washer come supplied with a standard hose pipe adapter

    But if you are drawing from a water but the suction hose and filter kit screws directly onto your machine.

    A mains fed garden hose pipe should be at least 15 meters long.

    This will help give you an even supply, and use a free-flowing hose pipe adapter on the end of your hose.

    Connect the water supply and turn on the tap then squeeze the trigger until water is running freely through the machine in a steady stream.

    This will remove air locks in the system.

    Now connect to a power supply turn on your Karcher pressure washer at the switch and you will hear the motor activate for a few seconds then stop.

    This is quite normal it's just as the machine is pressurizing itself.Got that?, great.

    Let's have some fun let's clean with Karcher.

    To pack you Karcher pressure washer away turn off the machine and turn off the water supply

    Pull the trigger to release the remaining pressure then remove the hose pipe from the machine.

    Removed the high pressure hose and to flush through the last few drops of water left inside the pump turn the machine back on for five seconds and then turn it off again.

    This action is especially important during the winter months.

    Excellent your pressure washer is now ready to be stored away,ready for its next Karcher adventure.

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    * All information provided is a guide only. BuySpares accepts no liability for any problems occurred while attempting any advice shown. If in any doubt contact a qualified repair service.