Gardena Floating Skimmer Set PS 2500 S - Manual (Page 2)

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GARDENA Floating Skimmer Set PS 2500 S
Translation of the original German User’s Manual.
Please read this User’s Manual carefully and observe the notes
given. Use this User’s Manual to familiarise yourself with the
Floating Skimmer Set, how to use it correctly and the safety
instructions.
For safety reasons children and young people under 16 as well
as people not familiar with this User’s Manual must not use this
Floating Skimmer Set. Persons with reduced physical or mental
abilities may use the product only if they are supervised or
instructed by a responsible person.
v Please keep this User’s Manual in a safe place.
Contents 1. Where to use your GARDENA Floating Skimmer Set . . . . . . . 8
2. Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3. Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4. Initial Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
5. Putting into Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
6. Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
7. Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
8. Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
9. Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
10. Service / Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1. Where to use your GARDENA Floating Skimmer Set
Intended Use: The GARDENA Floating Skimmer Set is intended for private use
outside in the garden only for cleaning ponds with an area of up to
25 m 2 . It can also be used as a pond aerator at the same time.
It is not intended for operating watering equipment and irrigation
systems.
Please note: The GARDENA Floating Skimmer Set is not suitable for
constant use in the industrial sector. Corrosive, easily
combustible, aggressive or explosive substances (such as
petrol, petroleum or nitro thinners), salt water, food and
drinking water must not be pumped.
2. Safety instructions
Electrical safety:
DANGER ! Electric shock !
v Disconnect the Floating
Skimmer Set from the mains
before working on it.
v Keep the mains plug dry.
The Floating Skimmer Set must be operated
via a residual current device with a residual
current rating of ≤ 30 mA (DIN VDE 0100-702).
v Please ask an electrician for his advice.
Mains cables must not have a smaller
cross section than an H05 RNF3G0,75 rubber
sheathed cable. Extension cables must
comply with DIN VDE 0620. Details on the
type plate must match the mains supply
details.
Please unplug the device after decommis-
sioning it, when not using it and before any
maintenance work.
The Floating Skimmer Set must not be used
when there are people in the water.
Swimming pools and garden ponds must
comply with international and national design
regulations.
v Please ask an electrician for his advice.
Before use, look to see whether the
Floating Skimmer Set is damaged, paying
particular attention to the mains cable
and the plug.
The Floating Skimmer Set connection cable
cannot be replaced. If the cable is damaged,
disconnect the mains plug immediately.
Please contact GARDENA Service.
Ensure that the power cable cannot be crushed
if it has not been laid in conduit in the earth or
in gravel.
Do not carry or pull the Floating Skimmer Set
by the cable and do not use the cable to pull
the plug out of the socket.
Protect the cable from heat, oil and sharp
edges.
Operating instructions:
Do not allow the pump to run without
water because dry running will lead to
an undesirable build up of heat and to
the pump being damaged.
The temperature of the liquid used must not
fall below 4° C or exceed 35 °C.
Sand and other abrasive substances in
the liquid used will lead to faster wear and
a reduction in performance.
3. Assembly
Assembling the Floating
Skimmer Set:
1. Push the two float elements 1
from the top into the retainer in
the Floating Skimmer Set until
the float elements 1 click into
place.
2. Insert the air distributor 2
from underneath and turn out-
wards with the air outlets.
3. If necessary fit laces 3 into
the eyelets 4 . (They are used
to fix the Floating Skimmer
Set to the edge of the pond).
1
1
4 3
3 4 2