made of rubber or be encased in rubber.

Extension cables must meet the requirements of DIN VDE 0620. Only use permitted extension cables. Ask your electrician.

Attachment fittings must be used for extension cables.

For portable units, which are used outdoors, we recommend to use a residual-current de- vice having a residual-current rating ≤ 30 mA.

G

In Switzerland use of a residual-current device is obligatory.

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EU Certificate of Conformity

The undersigned

GARDENA Kress + Kastner GmbH · Hans-Lorenser-Str. 40 · D - 89079 Ulm

hereby certifies that, when leaving our factory, the unit indicated below is in accordance with the harmonised EU guidelines, EU standards of safety and product specific standards.

This certificate becomes void if the unit is modified without our approval.

9. Faults

The following table contains the most common faults and the appropriate remedies.

Problem

Possible cause

Remedy

 

 

 

Abnormal noise.

Foreign bodies in the aerator

Switch off the scarifier.

Clattering in the unit.

banging against the housing.

Remove the mains plug from

 

 

the socket and wait until the

Whistling sound.

Foreign bodies blocking

aerator has stopped rotating.

 

the aerator cylinder.

 

Remove foreign bodies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cog-belt slipping.

Contact GARDENA Service.

 

 

 

Motor will not start.

Faulty cable.

Check cable.

 

 

 

 

The conductor cross-section

Contact your electrician.

 

of the extension cable is possibly

 

 

too low.

 

 

 

 

Motor cuts out.

Blocked by foreign bodies.

Switch off the motor. Remove the

 

Blockage protection has been

plug. Remove the foreign bodies.

 

activated.

After 1 minute switch on the

 

 

scarifier.

 

 

 

 

The aerating height you have

Mow the lawn before aerating.

 

chosen is too low. Blockage

See description in section

 

protection has been activated.

“Correct Aerating”.

 

 

 

 

The grass is too tall.

 

 

 

 

Aerating results are not

The springs of the aerator are

See description in “Adjusting

satisfactory.

worn.

the Aerator”.

 

 

 

 

Cog-belt faulty.

Allow GARDENA Service to

 

 

change the cog-belt.

 

 

 

 

Lawn has grown too tall.

Mow the lawn before using the

 

 

scarifier.

 

 

 

Description of the unit:

Harmonised European

Year of CE marking:

Electric Lawn Scarifier

standards:

1998

Type : ES 450/30

EN 292 -1

 

EN 292 - 2

 

Art. No.: 4060

 

EN 60335 -1

Ulm, 03.05.2002

EU directives:

prEN 60335 - 2 - 77

 

Noise level:

 

Machinery Directive 98/37/EC

 

Electromagnetic Compatibility

measured: 91 dB (A)

 

89/336/EC

guaranteed: 95 dB (A)

Thomas Heinl

Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EC

 

Technical Dept. Manager

Directive 93/68/EC

 

 

Directive 2000/14/ EC

 

 

If you have any problem with your Electric Lawn Scarifier, please contact our Customer Service, or return the defective unit together with a short descrip- tion of the problem and, if covered under guarantee, with a copy of the receipt, directly to one of the

GARDENA Service Centres listed on the back of this leaflet.

We expressly point out that, according to the product lia- bility law, we are not liable for any damage caused by our units if, in case of repair or

exchange, other than original GARDENA parts are used and repair is not carried out by a GARDENA service centre or an authorised specialist.

The same also applies to spare parts and accessories.

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ES450/30 specifications

The Gardena ES450/30 is a powerful electric hedge trimmer designed to make hedge trimming easy, efficient, and precise. This model is ideal for both home gardeners and landscape professionals who demand high performance and reliability.

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In summary, the Gardena ES450/30 electric hedge trimmer combines power, precision, and user-friendly design to deliver an exceptional gardening tool. Its advanced features make it a reliable choice for maintaining healthy and attractive hedges in any garden.
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