Preparing the appliance – Karcher SC 1122 User Manual
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English 5
Never operate or store the appliance in 
a horizontal position!
The steam switch must not be locked 
during the operation.
Protect the appliance from rain. Do not 
store outside.
This steam cleaner is equipped with sever-
al safety devices that provide an all-round 
protection of the appliance. The most im-
portant safety devices are described in the 
following.
The pressure controller keeps the boiler 
pressure during the operation as constant 
as possible. The heating is turned off if the 
maximum operating pressure of 4 bar is 
reached in the boiler and is reactivated in 
case of a pressure drop in the boiler due to 
steam tapping.
When the water in the boiler becomes ex-
hausted, the temperature of the heating in-
creases. The low-water thermostat turns off 
the heating, and the red low-water indicator 
lamp lights up. The heating is prevented 
from being turned on again until the boiler 
has cooled down or refilled with water.
If the boiler thermostat fails and the appli-
ance overheats, then the safety thermostat 
turns off the appliance. 
Please contact your local KÄRCHER cus-
tomer service to arrange for the reset of the 
safety thermostat.
The safety lock seals the boiler against the 
steam pressure that builds up in the boiler. 
If the pressure controller is defect and the 
steam pressure in the boiler rises, a pres-
sure control valve in the safety lock opens, 
and steam is emitted through the lock to the 
outside. 
Please contact your local KÄRCHER cus-
tomer service before you put the appliance 
into operation again.
When you unpack the system, check that 
everything is complete (see page 3). 
If there are any missing parts or you detect 
any transport damage when unpacking, 
please inform your dealer immediately.
The packaging material can be recy-
cled. Please do not place the packag-
ing into the ordinary refuse for 
disposal, but arrange for the proper 
recycling.
Old appliances contain valuable ma-
terials that can be recycled. Please 
arrange for the proper recycling of old 
appliances. Please dispose your old 
appliances using appropriate collec-
tion systems.
Notes about the ingredients (REACH)
You will find current information about the 
ingredients at: 
http://www.karcher.de/de/unternehmen/
umweltschutz/REACH.htm
Safety elements
Pressure controller
Low-water thermostat
Safety thermostat
Safety lock
Preparing the Appliance
Unpacking the Appliance
Environmental protection