Renfert Vortex compact User manual

Vortex compact
No. 2924-1000
Renfert GmbH • Industriegebiet • D-78247 Hilzingen
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Operating Instructions
Instructions de service
Instrucciones de servicio
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Index
1 Safety Instructions ......................................1-2
Consignes de sécurité.............................13-14
Avisos de peligros ...................................25-26
2 Description ..................................................3-4
Description ..............................................15-16
Descripción .............................................27-28
3 Assembly / Using for the First Time ............5-6
Montage / Mise en service ......................17-18
Montaje / Puesta en servicio ...................29-30
4 Operation ....................................................6-7
Commande .............................................18-19
Manejo ....................................................30-31
5 Troubleshooting ............................................. 8
Recherche des dérangements ..................... 20
Localización de averías................................ 32
6 Cleaning / Maintenance ............................9-10
Nettoyage / Maintenance ........................21-22
Limpieza / Mantenimiento .......................33-34
7 Spare Parts .................................................. 11
Pièces de rechange ..................................... 23
Piezas de recambio...................................... 35
8 Guarantee .................................................... 12
Garantie ....................................................... 24
Garantía ....................................................... 36
9 Technical Data ............................................. 12
Caractéristiques techniques ......................... 24
Datos técnicos.............................................. 36
10 Scope of Supply ........................................... 12
Composition de la livraison .......................... 24
Alcance de suministro .................................. 36

1. Important Safety Instructions
For your own safety
Before putting the cleaner
into operation, be sure to
read these operating
instructions thoroughly
and keep them close at
hand for future reference.
The cleaner may only be
used by persons trained in
its use and expressly
authorised to use it.
CAUTION!
This cleaner is not
suitable for picking up
health-endangering dusts.
General
Operation of this cleaner
is subject to the applicable
national regulations.
In addition to these opera-
ting instructions and the
binding regulations on
accident prevention appli-
cable in the country of use,
the generally acknow-
ledged technical rules for
safe and correct working
must also be observed.
Any method of work
endangering health or
safety is forbidden!
Use extra care when
cleaning on stairs.
Appliance plug socket
Before connecting any
appliance to the appliance
plug socket, the cleaner
must always be switched off.
If appliances are connec-
ted to the appliance plug
socket, ensure that these
appliances are also
switched off when being
connected to the
appliance plug socket.
CAUTION!
The operating instructions
and the safety precautions
contained therein must be
observed when using
appliances connected to
the appliance plug socket
of the cleaner.
Using for the first time
Before using the cleaner
for the first time, check
that it is in a good and
safe condition.
Plugs and connectors of
mains leads must be at
least splash water-proof.
Check the mains connec-
tion and mains plug.
Inspect the mains lead at
regular intervals for da-
mage or signs of ageing.
Use the cleaner only when
the mains lead is in a
good and safe condition.
(Damaged mains leads
present a danger of
electric shocks!)
Use the cleaner only with
an undamaged filter
element.
Fire and explosion
hazard
The following materials
must not be picked up
with the cleaner:
• Hot materials (glowing
cigarettes, hot ashes,
etc.)
• Inflammable, explosive
or aggressive fluids (e.g.
petrol, solvents, acids,
alkalines, etc.)
• Inflammable, explosive
dusts (e.g. magnesium
or aluminium dust, etc.).
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During operation
Take care not to damage
the mains lead (e.g. by
driving over, pinching or
dragging). Pull out the
mains plug only directly at
the plug, i.e. not by pulling
at the mains lead.
Before picking up liquids,
the filter bag must be
removed and the function
of the float switch
checked.
If foaming is observed,
stop work immediately
and empty the tank.
Connect to a properly
grounded outlet only.
Maintenance and repair
CAUTION!
Before cleaning and ser-
vicing the cleaner, always
remove the mains plug.
Carry out only mainte-
nance operations des-
cribed in these operating
instructions.
Use only original spare
parts.
Do not make any technical
modifications to the
cleaner.
CAUTION!
Your safety could be
endangered as a result!
For all other maintenance
and repair work, please
contact Denerica or an
authorised specialist
workshop!
Electrical equipment
Check the rated voltage of
the cleaner before connec-
ting it to the mains power
supply. Ensure that the
voltage specified on the
rating plate corresponds to
the local mains voltage.
When using an extension
lead or replacing the mains
lead, the lead type speci-
fied by the manufacturer
must always be used.
We recommend that the
power supply to the clea-
ner be connected to a
grounded, GFCI-protected
socket.
When using an extension
lead, observe the minimum
cross-sections of the leads:
Cable length Cross-
feet section
up to 60 14 AWG
60 to 150 12 AWG
Always arrange the
current-carrying parts
(plug sockets, plugs and
connectors) and lay
extension leads so that
the protection class of the
cleaner is maintained.
CAUTION!
Never spray the top
section of the cleaner with
water: Danger for
persons, danger of short
circuits.
The latest edition of the
IEC Regulations and the
NEC must be observed.
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2. Description
2.1 General View
1 Handle
2 Appliance plug
socket
3 Appliance switch
4 Speed regulator
5 Inlet fitting
6 Suction hose
7 Rollers
8 Dirt tank
9 Retaining clamp
10 Cleaner top section
11 Rating plate
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2.2 Intended Use The Vortex compact is an
industrial vacuum cleaner
for dust class “L” and thus
when employed in accor-
dance with its intended
use, is suitable for picking
up non-flammable, dry
dusts with TLV ratings >
1 mg/m³.
2.3 Tests and
Approvals
Electrotechnically tested
according to test methods/
standards:
IEC 335-1 and
IEC 335-2-2
The test in accordance
with IEC 335-1 and
IEC 335-2-2 has showed
that the safety require-
ments with respect to the
electrical safety are also
satisfied when picking up
a water/air mixture.
Protection class 1
Enclosure IP X 4
At a filter surface area
load of
< 500 m³ x m-2 x h-1, the
cleaner has a degree of
penetration of < 5% and
on the basis of its other
equipment thus satisfies
the requirements for appli-
cation category “L”.
The filter paper of the ab-
solute filter element has
been tested by the Berufs-
genossenschaftliche Institut
für Arbeitssicherheit [Tech-
nical Institute for Occupa-
tional Safety] (BIA) in
accordance with ZH 1/487,
paragraph 2 and has a
mean degree of penetra-
tion reliably < 0.1% mea-
sured at an air flow velo-
city of 0.05 m/s.
The two-layer filter
material of the bag-type
safety filter has been tes-
ted by the BIA in accor-
dance with ZH 1/487
para. 2 and has a mean
degree of penetration of
reliably < 0.1% measured
at an air flow velocity of
0.056 m/s.
Electrical tests must be
performed at least once
a year and after repair
or modification.
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3. Assembly / Using for the
First Time
3.1 Assembling
the Cleaner
CAUTION!
On delivery, the accesso-
ries are lying in the tank
and must be removed be-
fore the cleaner is used
for the first time. To
remove the accessories,
the cleaner top section
must be taken off. The
mains plug must not yet
be inserted into a plug
socket.
Remove from the plug
socket, if necessary.
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• Open retaining clamps.
• Lift off the cleaner top
section.
• Lay a bag-type filter
into the tank.
• Press the bag-type filter
sleeve as far as possible
onto the inlet fitting.
• Fit the cleaner top sec-
tion and close the re-
taining clamps.
• Connect the suction
hose to the tank.

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230V~50/60Hz
1200W
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IPX 4
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Renfert
3.2 Electrical
Connection
Connecting the Clea-
ner to the Power
Supply
The operating voltage
shown on the rating plate
must correspond to the
voltage of the mains
power supply.
• Ensure that the cleaner
is switched off and in-
sert the plug of the
mains lead into a pro-
perly installed and fused
plug socket with ear-
thing contact.
Appliance Plug
Socket
• Connect the spray gun
to the appliance plug
socket on the control
panel.
Maximum power consump-
tion of the appliance to be
connected, see 9. Techni-
cal Data.
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4. Operation
Switching ON the Cleaner Two operating modes are
possible:
Switch position “I”:
The cleaner motor runs
continuously.
Switch position “auto”:
The cleaner motor starts
only when the appliance
connected to the appliance
plug socket is switched on.
CAUTION!
Before turning the switch
to position “auto”, ensure
that the appliance connec-
ted to the appliance plug
socket is switched off.

Switching OFF the Cleaner
• Turn the switch to position “0”.
After Finishing Work
Before picking
up any dry, non-
flammable sub-
stances, the
bag-type filter should
always be installed in the
tank. It is then easy to
dispose of the material
picked up. Dry cleaning
without bag-type filter is
also possible. Inflammable
substances must not be
picked up with the cleaner!
After picking up liquids,
the filter element is damp.
Damp filter elements can
clog more quickly when
dry substances are picked
up. For this reason, the
filter element should be
dried or replaced with a
dry element before picking
up dry substances.
Picking Up Liquids Before picking
up non-flam-
mable liquids,
the bag-type
filter must always be
removed from the tank.
Inflammable liquids must
not be picked up with the
cleaner!
After picking up liquids, the
filter element is damp.
Damp filter elements can
clog more quickly when dry
substances are picked up.
For this reason, the filter
element should be dried or
replaced with a dry ele-
ment before picking up dry
substances.
If foaming is observed,
stop work immediately and
empty the tank.
Picking Up Dry
Substances
The motor speed and thus
the suction power can be
varied at the speed
regula-tor. This permits a
precise adaptation to
different sub-stances to be
picked up.
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• Pull the plug of the
mains lead out of the
plug socket.

5. Troubleshooting
Problem Cause Remedy
Motor does not start > Plug of mains lead not
inserted
> Fuse of mains plug
socket has blown
> Overload protection
switch has tripped
• Insert main lead plug
into plug socket
• Reset the fuse
• Allow the cleaner to
cool down for approx. 5
minutes; if the cleaner
does not start again
automatically, contact
the Service Dept.
Reduced suction power > Bag-type filter full
> Suction hose clogged
> Filter element clogged
• Replace bag-type filter
• Clean suction hose
• Clean or replace filter
element
No suction power
during wet cleaning
> Tank full (float switch
closing off the suction
opening)
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• Empty tank