Gude GH 2801 SILENT Electric Plant Crusher Instruction Manual

Gude GH 2801 SILENT Electric Plant Crusher

Introduction

Please read thoroughly this operation manual and attached safety instructions to enjoy your new electric\ garden waste shredder. We further recommend to retain the operation manual for future references. We reserve right to make technical changes for the purpose of improvement in the course of continuous product development. This is the original operation manual.

Scope of supply

Unpack the appliance and check completeness and delivery of the following components:

•  GH 2801 SILENT
•  filling hopper
•  pusher
•  collection bag or box
•  original user guide

Please contact your seller if you either miss some components or the components are damaged. If assembled, weight of the appliance is 17.2, respectively. If needed, two persons may lift the appliance from the packing.

GH 2801 P #94374

1.  overload safety feature
2.  Start pushbutton (green), Stop pushbutton (red) next to it
3.  forward and reverse operation pushbutton
4.  filling hopper
5.  plug
6.  set screw for crushed material size control
7.  collection bag
8.  leg
9.  transport wheels
10.  transport handle

Technical data

ELECTRIC GARDEN WASTE SHREDDER GH 2801 SILENT #94374

• Voltage/frequency: 230V~50Hz
• Engine power: 2800W (S6 40%)**
• max. revolutions: 60 min-1
• Protection type: IP24
• Max. branch diameter: max. 44mm
• Collection bag volume: 30l
• Noise level: LWA 92dB (A) *
• Dimensions LxWxH: 485x430x915
• Weight: 17,2kg

Noise information

Noise values were measured according to 2000/14/EC (1.60m height, 1m distance) – measurement tolerance +- 3dB Operation mode S6 40% indicates load profile: 40 seconds load and 60 seconds idle operation, long-term operation is acceptable for normal operation.

General safety instructions

Read this user guide thoroughly. Make sure you know the controls and correct use of the appliance. Store the user guide safely for future reference.

Safe work

• Keep your workplace tidy!
• Disorder on workplace may result in injuries.
• Consider surrounding conditions!
• Do not expose to rain.
• Do not use in moist or wet environment.
• Provide good lighting.
• Do not use close to flammable liquids or gases
• Keep other persons in a safe distance!
• Other persons, particularly children, may not touch the device and power cable. Keep them in a sufficient distance from your workplace.
• Store your device properly!
• The device, if not used, should be stored in a dry and closed space, out of reach of children.
• Do not overload your device!
• Operate the appliance within specified working capacity.
• Use correct device!
• Do not use the device for purposes other than intended.
• Take care of your appliance!
• Observe maintenance directions and instructions.
• Check appliance cable regularly and ask an authorized specialist to replace the same if damaged.
• Check extension cable regularly and replace, if damaged.
• Keep handles dry, without traces of oils and greases.

Be careful!

Be aware of what you are doing. Approach your work with a sound mind. Do not use the device if you are tired.

WARNING!

• Use of non-compliant accessories may result in an injury. Have your device repaired by an electrician only! This device complies to applicable safety provisions. Repairs may be performed by an electrician with the use of genuine spare parts, otherwise the user may be exposed to injury hazard.
• Safety instructions specific for this device
• Turn the appliance off and unplug the appliance from socket before working with cutting mechanism.
• If the power supply cable either cuts or gets damaged during operation, do not touch the cable but deactivate the safety feature of relevant electric circuit.
• If the cable is damaged, do never use the appliance.
• Wear protective gloves, goggles, ear protection, solid shoes and long trousers.
• Longer material used for crushing, which protrudes from the appliance, may suddenly lash when drawing in and therefore, keep safety distance and work with caution.
• Caution to rotating cutting blade. Do never put your hands and legs in the hole.
• Make sure the bystanders are not hit or injured by hurled materials.
• Keep bystanders in safe distance from the appliance.
• Wait until all parts of the appliance stop and then you can touch them.
• Do never use the appliance during raining.
• Do not touch the filling hopper during operation. After turning off, the appliance runs down for a while.
• Children and persons not familiar with the appliance and physically and mentally handicapped persons or persons with sensorial limitations must not operate the appliance.
• The appliance must be assembled according to user guide before turning it on.
• Use FI switch and check it before each use.
• Use extension cables protected against splashing water and those approved for outdoor use only.
• Do not touch the socket and plug if your hands are moist or wet.
• Do never cross the power or extension cable, do not squeeze, pull or jerk the cable. Protect the cable against excessive temperature, oil and sharp edges.
• No persons and animals may be present within three metres distance during operation. Operator in working zone is responsible against third parties.
• Use genuine accessories only.
• Do not wear wide clothes, long strings and ties.
• Use the appliance on a free place with flat and solid surface.
• Do not use the appliance on either paved or gravel surface. Ejected material may cause injury.
• Check all bolts, nuts and other fixing parts and their tightness as well as safeguards with respect to their placement before use. Replace damaged or illegible warning and information decals.
• Make sure the filling hopper is empty before turning the appliance on.
• Keep your face and body out of reach of the filling hopper.
• Avoid approaching of your hands, other body parts and clothes to the filling hopper and ejection hole.
• Turn off the appliance before coupling and uncoupling of the collection bag.
• Always ensure balance and a safe stance. Do not lean over ahead too much and do not stand higher than the appliance leg when filling the hopper.

Keep distance from the ejection zone.

• To a maximum extent possible make sure the material being processed does not include metal parts, stones, bottles, cans and other foreign things.
• If foreign thing gets in the appliance, turn it off; the appliance sounds abnormally or vibrates. Unplug the appliance from socket and continue as follows:
•  assess damage;
•  replace all damaged parts or make them repaired;
•  check if the parts are free and retighten, if necessary.
• Do never attempt to repair the appliance despite you are properly trained for this purpose.
• Make sure the material being processed does not accumulate in the ejection shaft; transport of the material is prevented and reverse impact in the filling hopper may take place.
• If the appliance is clogged, turn it off and wait until running down. Unplug the appliance from socket before removing the material being shredded from the appliance.
• Check whether the safeguards and covers are intact and connected properly. Perform maintenance or repair, if needed, before use.
• Do never attempt to change engine revolution settings. In case of problems, contact a specialist.
• Keep ventilation holes without residues and other deposits to avoid engine damage and potential fire.
• Do never lift or remove the appliance if it is on and running.
• Turn the appliance off, wait until the cutting mechanism stops, and unplug the appliance every time you leave the workplace.
• Do never tilt the appliance during operation.
• Do never expose the appliance to rain and moisture. Store the appliance on a dry place only.
• Do never attempt to disengage the forced turning off.

Application according to intended use

The appliance is intended for shredding of fibrous and woody garden waste for composting purposes. Collection bag or collection box is intended only for collection of
shredded material (not for storing). Do never stand on the collection box. Any other use contradicts to the intended use. Manufacturer is not responsible for subsequent damage and injuries. Please note the appliance is intended for domestic use only.

Assembly GH 2801 SILENT #94374

Attention! Turn off and unplug the appliance before maintenance, cleaning and assembly. The same procedure applies to damaged, cut or tangled cable. Keep power supply voltage: power supply voltage must correspond to data on the appliance product label. Small conductor size of the extension cable significantly reduces power output of the appliance. For cables up to 25 metres, minimum cross section is 3 x 1.5mm², for cables over 25 metres, minimum cross section is 2.5mm². Attention! The extension cables not corresponding to the requirements must not be used. The extension cable, plug and socket must be water-proof and approved for outdoor application. Cable connections must be dry and must not rest on ground. If a cable drum is used, it must be unreeled.

Proceed as follows

Take the machine out of the package and install the axis, transport wheels and the collection bag

Operation

• Always put the appliance on solid and leveled surface. Do never tilt or move the appliance if it is on and running.
• Attention! The engine runs down after turning off.
• Remove soil from the root balls and avoid penetration of foreign objects such as stones, glass, metals, plastic materials or textiles in the filling hopper and thereby to the appliance, cutting roll; the appliance may get damaged.
• The filling hopper must be empty.
  • Turning on
  • Press green Start pushbutton
  • Turning off
  • Press red Stop pushbutton
  • Safety feature against repeated running up
  • The safety feature against repeated running up prevents sudden engine start after power supply failure.
  • Reverse operation
  • Press and hold the reverse operation button  depending on your model, press also green Start button   the cutting roll then rotates in reverse direction and releases the clogged material.
  • Overload safety feature
  • If the appliance is exposed to excessive load (e.g. clogging of cutting roll), the appliance halts after several seconds.

Work instructions

Material supply

• Insert the shredded material only, the rotating cutting roll will draw it in automatically.
•  Insert such quantity of material not to clog the hopper.
•  Do not shred soft waste without solid consistency but compost it directly.
•  Make sure the shredded material exits to the collection box or bag without any restrictions – danger of clogging!
•  Best results are achieved if you shred fresh branches shortly after cutting.

Adjustment of the pressure plate

The pressure plate is calibrated by the manufacturer and requires no adjustment before first commissioning. Adjustment of the pressure plate is required in case of wear, e.g. when the branches wedge in chain each other and they can not be shredded correctly.

In this cas e proceed as follows:

Turn the engine on and slowly rotate the adjustment knob (Fig. 8/C) clockwise to hear slight friction. The cutting roll sharpens the pressure plate to correct distance. Adjust the plate so that it is not worn too early.

Identification

Warranty

A warranty period of 12 months applies to commercial use and 24 months apply to private use and commences on the day of purchase of the device. Warranty applies exclusively to failures due to defective material or workmanship. An original sale slip with an indication of date of sale must be presented in case of claiming for the warranty rights. Warranty does not cover unprofessional use such as device overload, violent use, damage caused by third party or foreign materials, failure to comply with operations and assembly manual, and normal wear and tear.

Residual risks and protective measures

Direct

electric contact

| Electric shock| Protective switch against stray current FI
Indirect electric contact| Electric shock via medium| Protective switch against stray current FI
Risk| Description| Protective measure(s)
---|---|---
Hurled objects| Shredded material, foreign things etc. may be hurled away from the appliance and cause injury| Always wear goggles and protective gloves.
You and bystanders must keep sufficient safety distance
Slipping, tripping or fall of persons| The power cable and appliance may be cause of

tripping.

| Depending on type of installation, adopt relevant measures. (Suitable place of installation, identification of

place of installation etc.)

Emergency procedures

Administer first aid according to injury and call for qualified medical assistance. Protect injured person against other injuries and keep him/her in rest. For reasons of potential injury, a first aid box according to DIN 13164 must be available on the workplace. Replenish immediately the material used from the first aid box.
If you require medical assistance, give the following information:

•  Place of accident
• Type of accident
•  Number of injured persons
•  Type of injury

Disposal

Disposal instructions are illustrated in the form of pictograms on the device or packaging. Description of the pictograms is given in the “Identification” chapter. Disposal of transport packaging Packaging protects the device against damage during transport. Packaging materials are usually selecte  according to their effect on environment and disposal methods and can therefore be recycled. Returning of the packaging back to circulation saves resources and costs for packaging disposal. Parts of the packaging (e.g. foil, styropor) may be dangerous for children. Risk of suffocation! Keep these parts of the packaging out of reach of children and dispose as soon as possible.

Operator requirements
The operators must thoroughly read operation manual before use.

Qualification
Except for thorough training by an expert for use of the device, no special qualification is required.

Minimum age
The device may be operated by persons over 16 years of age. An exception is use by younger person if the use takes place under supervision of an adult trainer in the course of education.

Training
Use of the device requires corresponding guidance by an expert or operation manual only. No special training is required.

Service
Any technical questions? Complaint? Do you need spare parts or operation manual? Go to our website www.guede.com and the section Service will help you quickly and without bureaucracy. Please, help us to help you. In order to identify your device in case of complaint, please indicate serial number, order number and year of manufacture. All information is available on the product label. To have all information always at hand, put them down.

• Serial number:
• Order number:
• Year of manufacture:
• Phone: +49 (0) 79 04 / 700-360
• Fax: +49 (0) 79 04 / 700-51999
• E-Mail: support@ts.guede.com

Important information for the customer
Please be sure to know that returning the product in or after the warranty period must be made in the original packaging.

Maintenance and storage

Keep the air hole and body free from dust and dirt. Use soft cloth and fine soap solution for cleaning. Avoid direct contact of the appliance with aggresive cleaning agents. Do not use aggresive, volatile or caustic products. Have your electric garden waste shredder inspected annually by a qualified authorized specialist. Protect the appliance against moisture and dust. If not used for a longer period of time, store covered on dry, safe place not accessible to children.

Troubleshooting

The table shows potential failures, their possible cause and remedies. Call your specialist if you can not tackle with the trouble. Turn off and unplug the appliance before maintenance and cleaning.

Electric shock hazard.

inserted properly

| Insert the collection box

properly

Filling hopper not

assembled correctly

| Assemble the filling

hopper correctly

Defective socket| Use other socket
Extension cable damaged| Check or replace the cable
Safety feature activated| Replace
Overload safety feature activated| Press overload safety feature button (Fig. 1/2) and remove clogging according to description

in chapter “Operation”.

Shredded material not drawn in| Shredded material is wet and soft| Use pusher to draw the shredded material in the appliance
Shredded material clogged in the appliance| Remove clogged shredded material

(always wear safety gloves)

Press reverse operation button or remove clogging according to

description in “Operation”.

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