Operation; Before Operation - Parkside PUV 2000 B1 Originalbetriebsanleitung

Operation

Before Operation

Mount the device
NOTE
► Place the unit on a flat surface . The cable
must be routed in the device as shown in
figure A (detailed view) . Insert the cable with
a loop into the unit . It must not exceed the
housing of the appliance . The cover of the
housing must be easy to install . Make sure
that the cable is not pinched .
♦ Place the cover on the device and screw it with
the supplied mounting screws (see Fig . A) .
Mount the stand 6
♦ Attach the stand 6 to the unit (see Fig . B) .
Operation
♦ Push the loop of the extension cable into the
provided strain relief 2 in the handle 1 and
fix it to the bar provided .
♦ Connect the appliance to a power socket
(230 V alternating current) using an extension
cable .
♦ Switch the appliance on by pressing the ON/
OFF switch 4 . The full operating temperature is
reached after approx . 1 minute (see Fig . C) .
♦ To kill weeds, now place the cone nozzle 9
onto the plant to be treated for around
5–10 seconds depending on the type of plant .
Keep at a distance of approximately 3 cm .
Guide the opening of the cone nozzle slowly
and parallel to the ground (see Fig . D, detailed
view) .
♦ For taller plants, first only heat the upper section
of the plant briefly and then place the cone
nozzle 9 against the shrunken plant for
approx . 5–10 seconds (see Fig . D) .
PUV 2000 B1
NOTE
► Burning the plants off completely is not essen­
tial . During heating, the leaf cells dry out and
the weed will die (see Fig . F) .
► To begin with, overgrown areas must be
treated several times at short intervals in
order to produce long­term success . After this,
treatment at longer intervals is sufficient . The
heat flowing out of the nozzle penetrates far
into the root system and causes the cell fluid
of the plant cells to coagulate . This expansion
causes the cell walls to burst .
► This appliance is particularly suitable for
removing weeds .
► Weedkilling is most effective at an early
stage of vegetation growth .
► The most suitable time is during spring .
► The treatment is at its most intensive the
younger the plant is . However, the success
of the measure is not immediately visible .
The visible section of the plant can also be
burnt off with a longer exposure time/treat­
ment .
► Plants do not react immediately to the heat
radiation with the recommended treatment
time .
The following applies as a basic principle:
young, soft­leaved plants react most sensi­
tively to treatment . They are subsequently no
longer capable of survival .
► Older plants with hard leaves such as thistles
must be treated more frequently at an interval
of between 1 and 2 weeks in order to make
them dry out .
Winter­green grasses are extremely robust
and require longer treatment .
► Repeated treatment of certain types of weed
may be necessary .
GB │ MT │ 35 ■