KARCHER AD 2 Vacuum Cleaner User Manual

: June 8, 2024
: Karcher

Table of Contents

KARCHER AD 2 Vacuum Cleaner
General notes
Safety instructions
Description of the Appliance
Operation
- Integrated filter cleaning system
Care and maintenance
Troubleshooting
Technical specifications
References
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KARCHER AD 2 Vacuum Cleaner

General notes

Before using your appliance for the first time, read these original operating instructions, act in compliance with them, and keep them for later use or for subsequent owners.

Two models of this appliance are offered.
AD 2
AD 4 Premium with advanced features and accessories.

Proper use

The ash and dry vacuum cleaner is intended for household use only and not for commercial purposes.
The device is suitable for picking up:

cold ashes from fireplaces, chimneys, ovens, ash-trays and similar places where ashes accumulate.
Coarse dirt of all types, such as sand or rubble.

AD 4 Premium:
The floor nozzle supplied is not suitable for use on carpets.
The manufacturer is not liable for any damage that may occur on account of improper use or wrong operation.

Environmental protection

The packaging material can be recycled. Please do not place the packaging into the ordinary re-fuse for disposal, but arrange for the proper recycling.
Old appliances contain valuable materials that can be recycled. Please arrange for the proper recycling of old appliances. Please dispose your old appliances using appropriate collection systems.

Electrical and electronic devices often contain components which could potentially pose a danger to human health and the environment if handled or disposed of incorrectly. However, these components are necessary for the proper operation of the device. Devices marked with this symbol must not be disposed of with regular household rubbish.

Disposing of flat fold fitler

Flat fold filters are made from environment-friendly ma-terials.
They can therefore be disposed off through the normal household garbage provided you have not sucked in substances that are not permitted to be thrown into household garbage.
Notes about the ingredients (REACH)
You will find current information about the ingredients at: www.kaercher.com/REACH

Warranty
The warranty terms published by the relevant sales company are applicable in each country. We will repair potential failures of your appliance within the warranty period free of charge, provided that such failure is caused by faulty material or defects in manufacturing. In the event of a warranty claim please contact your dealer or the nearest authorized Customer Service centre. Please submit the proof of purchase.

Customer Service
Our KÄRCHER branch will be pleased to help you further in the case of questions or faults.

Accessories and Spare Parts
Only use original accessories and spare parts, they ensure the safe and trouble-free operation of the device. For information about accessories and spare parts, please visit www.kaercher.com.

Symbols on the machine

Read the operating instructions.

WARNING: Risk of fire due to flammable materials.
Continuously check hoses and vacuum cleaner for heat while vacuuming ashes.
The vacuumed material must not exceed a tem-perature of 40°C.
Do not vacuum up any moist ash.
Do not vacuum up soot or combustible material.
2-3 In order to avoid the collection of materials that may represent a fire risk (e.g. sawdust): Open, empty and clean the vacuum cleaner outside before and after vacuuming ashes.

Safety instructions

Warning and information plates on the machine provide important directions for safe operation.
Apart from the notes contained herein the general safety provisions and rules for the prevention of accidents of the legislator must be observed.

Hazard levels

DANGER
Pointer to immediate danger, which leads to severe injuries or death.

WARNING
Pointer to a possibly dangerous situation, which can lead to severe injuries or death.

CAUTION
Pointer to a possibly dangerous situation, which can lead to minor injuries.

ATTENTION
Pointer to a possibly dangerous situation, which can lead to property damage.

Electric components

DANGER
Risk of electric shock.

Turn off the appliance and remove the mains plug prior to any care and maintenance works.
Repair work and work on the electrical components may only be performed by an authorised customer service.
Never touch the mains plug and the socket with wet hands.
Check the power cord with mains plug for damage prior to every use. Immediately have damaged power cord replaced by an authorised customer service/electrician. Do not operate an appliance if the power cord is damaged.
Do not use scouring agents, glass or multi-purpose cleaners!
Do not immerse the appli-ance into water!
Do not carry/transport the appliance on the mains cable.
Do not scrape the power cord across sharp edges and ensure that it does not get pressed.
Do not remove the mains plug from the socket by pulling on the power cord.

WARNING

The appliance may only be connected to an electric supply that has been installed by an electrician in accordance with IEC 60364.
The appliance may only be connected to alternating current. The mains voltage must correspond with the voltage indicated on the type plate.
For safety reasons, we recommend that you operate the appliance only via a residual current device (max. 30 mA).
Completely pull the power cord out of the appliance or completely uncoil it upon op-eration.
In case of visible smoke development: Pull out the mains plug and bring the device into the open.

Safe handling

DANGER

Keep packaging films away from children, there is a risk of suffocation!

WARNING

This device must not be used by children or persons with restricted physical, sensory or mental abilities or those lacking in experience and/or lacking in knowledge.
Children must not play with this appliance.
Supervise children to prevent them from playing with the appliance.
Cleaning and user mainte-nance must not be performed by children without supervision.

CAUTION

In case of extended breaks, switch the appliance off at the main switch/appliance switch or pull the mains plug.
Never leave the appliance unattended as long as it is in operation.
Switch off the appliance after every use and prior to every cleaning/maintenance and pull the mains plug.

ATTENTION

Never vacuum without inserting a flat fold filter and associated frame, otherwise the device can be damaged.
Protect the appliance from extreme weather conditions, moisture and heat.

Other risks

DANGER
Risk of explosion!
Certain materials may produce explosive vapours or mixtures when agitated by the suction air!Never vacuum up the following materials:

Explosive or combustible gases, liquids and dust particles (reactive dust particles)
Reactive metal dust particles (such as aluminium, magnesium, zinc) in combination with highly alkaline or acidic detergent
Hot, burning or smoldering objects with temperatures greater than 40°C. Temperatures above 40°C represent a fire hazard.
Not suitable to separate health-hazardous dust (dust classes L, M, H).
The appliance may not be operated in explosive atmos-pheres.
In addition, these substances may cause the appliance materi-als to corrode.

WARNING Risk of fire!

Do not pick up hot, glowing or burning ash.
Pick up only cold ash.
The dust container must be emptied and cleaned before and after each use.
Do not use dust collection bags made of paper or bags made of similarly combustible materials.
Do not use customary vacuum cleaners to vacuum ashes.
Do not store the ash vacuum on combustible or polymeric surfaces such as carpet or vi-nyl tiles.
Only ashes from permissible fuels (e.g. natural wood, wooden briquets, wood pel-lets, lignite and hard coal) must be vacuumed.
Do not vacuum up soot.
Vacuuming material which appears to have cooled down from the outside may still be very hot inside. Hot ash parti-cles may ignite again in the air flow.
Stir up the ashes with a metal object to check whether the ashes are still hot.
Please make sure that the oven is cold before you vacu-um clean ovens.
Wait until the ashes have cooled down before you be-gin with the cleaning. We do not recommend extinguishing the fire rapidly with water.
The chimney material will not withstand the quick tempera-ture changes and may crack.
Continuously check hoses and vacuum cleaner for heat while vacuuming ashes. If you notice a temperature rise, switch off the vacuum cleaner immediately. Pull out the mains plug. Remove the vac-uuming material from the ash and dry vacuum cleaner. Al-low device to cool down out-side under supervision.

WARNING Risk of injury!

Do not vacuum in the vicinity of the head when using the nozzle and suction pipe.

CAUTION

In order to prevent accidents or injuries, mind the weight of the appliance during trans-port (see technical data).

Stability

CAUTION

Create stability for the appli-ance prior to any work on or with the appliance to prevent accidents or damage.

Safety Devices

CAUTION

Safety installations serve the protection of the user and may not be modified or by-passed.

Description of the Appliance

Illustrations on fold-out page!
The scope of delivery of your appliance is illustrated on the packaging. Check the contents of the appliance for completeness when unpacking.
In the event of missing accessories or any transport damage, please contact your dealer.

Suction hose connection
Handle
ON/OFF switch for appliance
Filter cleaning system connection
Filter cleaning button
Carrying handle/cable hook/leaning position
Exhaust grille and exhaust filter
(already installed in the appliance)
Container closure
Mains cable with mains plug
Accessory mount
Steering roller
Handle/skirting protection
Flat fold filter with frame
(already installed in the appliance)
Filter basket
Suction hose with handle
Suction tubes 2 x 0.5 m
Floor nozzle

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Operation

ATTENTION
Flat fold filters and the associated frame must always be inserted during use.

Before Startup

Illustration
Remove the appliance head and the filter basket. Mount loose parts deliverd with appliance prior to start-up.
Illustration
Insert filter basket.
Insert and lock the appliance head.

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Startup

WARNING
Check whether the appliance was emptied and cleaned during the last vacuuming cycle.
The use of dust collection bags is not permitted.

Illustration –
Depending on equipment Connect accessories.

Slide the suction hose into the connection, it will lock into place.
In order to disconnect it, push down with your thumb and pull the suction hose out.
Connect both suction pipes and connect them to the suction hose.
Join suction pipes and floor nozzle together.

Illustration

Plug in the mains plug.

Illustration

Turn on the machine. Position I: Suction operations

Interrupting operation

Turn off the appliance.
Position 0: Appliance is switched off

Illustration

Place suction hose with handle and accessories in the trough of the cable hook.

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Illustration

Place suction hose with handle in the trough of the cable hook.

Integrated filter cleaning system

The filter cleaning system is intended for intermediate cleaning when vacuuming large amounts of ash. Note: Thanks to the filter cleaning system the soiled flat pleated filter can be cleaned at the push of the button and the suction performance can be increased again.

Illustration

Insert the handle of the suction hose into the filter cleaning system connection on the device head. Press the filter cleaning button three times with the device switched on, waiting 4 seconds between the individual actuations.

Note: After operating the filter cleaning button several times, check the container for its filling volume. Other-wise, the dirt might escape when the container is opened.

Finish operation

Turn off the appliance and disconnect the mains plug.

Empty the container

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Illustration

Take off the device head.
Remove the filter basket.
Empty the container.
Clean the flat fold filter as needed.

Storing the appliance
Depending on equipment

Illustration

Stow away the mains cable and accessory at the machine. Store the appliance in a dry room.

Care and maintenance

Clean the appliance and accessory parts made of plastic with a commercial plastic cleaner.
If required, rinse the container and accessories with water properly and dry them before reuse.

Clean flat fold filter

Note
The flat fold filter is located in the filter basket.

Illustration

Remove the appliance head. Remove the frame and filter and knock the dirt out of the filter. Clean the filter under running water if necessary. Do not rub or brush the filter dry.
Let it dry completely prior to installation.

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Illustration

After that, insert the filter first and then the frame.
Insert and lock the appliance head.

Replacing exhaust filter

Recommendation: In order to ensure good filtration, replace the exhaust filter once a year.

Illustration

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Press the side lugs of the exhaust grille inwards.
Take off exhaust grille with exhaust filter.
Remove exhaust filter from the exhaust grille.
Dispose of the used exhaust filter.
Insert a new exhaust filter into the exhaust grille.
Reinsert exhaust grille with exhaust filter.

Troubleshooting

Decreasing cleaning power

Note:
The amount that can be vacuumed up can vary depending on the vacuuming material.

If the cleaning power of the appliance deteriorates please check the following:

Accessories, suction hose or suction pipes are clogged.
- Remove the clog with a suitable aid.
  Flat fold filter and/or coarse dirt filters are dirty.

Illustration

Clean the filters.

Illustration

Tap on the flat fold filter and clean it under running water.
If necessary, replace the flat fold filter with a new one.
Exhaust filter is very dirty or has not been changed regularly.

Illustration

Replace old exhaust filter with a new one.

The device switches off automatically

To avoid overheating due to clogging of the accessories (e.g. suction hose, suction pipes, exhaust filter),the device switches off automatically (thermal protection contact).
- Remove the clog with a suitable aid.
- Clean the filters.
  See chapter “Declining suction performance”.
- After cleaning and cooling, vacuuming operations can be resumed.