Karcher SC3 Steam Cleaner Red Light Flashing Repair

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  • Is the red light on your Karcher Steam Cleaner flashing and the steam cleaner not working? Lets show you a quick fix in this video!
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  • @monkeyxxx9526
    @monkeyxxx9526 3 роки тому +135

    For the problem when the Red Water light stays continuously on (implying there is no water), when there is water in the machine and it warms up, I found the problem was the floating water sensor had gotten stuck (probably because it hadn't been used for several months, and as the machine had dried out, the floating plastic had just gotten stuck at the bottom). The solution was a) turn the machine off; b) pullout the descaler c) look inside where the water goes (put some water in if you haven't already) - at the back/bottom of the tank you'll see a round gray piece of plastic about 2cm in diameter. This is meant to float upwards when there's water in the tank. d) use a clean stick (I used a chopstick) to prod the gray plastic - it doesn't take much, but once free, you'll see it float upwards 1 cm etc, and when you push down on it, it will float back up. That's all that's required - once the plastic is freely moving/floating up and down, put the descaler back in, turn the machine on, and the red water light will no longer be on (as it will now register as having water in the tank). Hope this works....

    • @Laurims24
      @Laurims24 3 роки тому +3

      Thanks a lot!

    • @soniasmith2362
      @soniasmith2362 3 роки тому +3

      Thanks for explaining this.. it worked👍🏻👏🏼👏🏼

    • @johnbyrne8037
      @johnbyrne8037 3 роки тому +4

      it took some force and fiddling on my machine but this worked - I could find no explanation anywhere else so many thanks.

    • @miroslavaapostolova438
      @miroslavaapostolova438 2 роки тому +2

      Thanks a lot, a bit of pushing with a stick and actually trying to roll the stone vertically worked perfectly well. You saved me :)

    • @ellapaton2220
      @ellapaton2220 2 роки тому

      You flippin' genius! Thank you!

  • @toweiho7352
    @toweiho7352 2 роки тому +2

    Ich hatte das gleiche Problem, allerdings brachte die Lösung wie im Video gezeigt keine Besserung. Lösung bei mir war die Filterkartusche raus zu nehmen und das Granulat in der Kartusche zu lockern (leichtes auf den Boden klopfen). Anscheinend hatte sich das Granulat in der Kartusche über die Standzeit so verdichtet, dass kein Wasser mehr durchfließen konnte.
    Danke auf jeden Fall für das tolle Video 👍🏻

  • @mumhelen
    @mumhelen 9 днів тому

    Thank you sooooooo much ❤❤
    This worked first time ❤❤❤

  • @cindyeichenberg6288
    @cindyeichenberg6288 2 роки тому

    Thank you for this tip. It did the trick. Back in business.

  • @cindyi9297
    @cindyi9297 Рік тому

    Worked perfectly. Thank you.

  • @Swatinem
    @Swatinem 5 місяців тому

    Danke für das Video. Bei mir hatte der Kärcher auch nach einer sehr langen Standzeit einfach den Dienst verweigert. Rote Lampe leuchtet obwohl es voll mit wasser war. Es hat in dem Zustand überhaupt gar nicht versucht Wasser überhaupt anzusaugen.
    Mit diesem Trick ging es sofort auf anhieb wieder. Dass dies weder in der Betriebsanleitung noch auf der Kärcher Website erwähnt wird ist auch sehr fragwürdig.

  • @hadiaelkhalifa3411
    @hadiaelkhalifa3411 4 місяці тому

    You saved my life thank you so much 🌹

  • @1armenduro
    @1armenduro Рік тому

    Boom!! I'm back in business...... thanks 👍🏻

  • @berylosullivan5531
    @berylosullivan5531 2 роки тому

    many thanks this solved my problem

  • @MEXQ8MEX
    @MEXQ8MEX 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you for sharing super video

  • @eredlac9390
    @eredlac9390 Рік тому +1

    Thank you so much! Good fix!

    • @diyfab
      @diyfab  Рік тому

      You are so welcome! Glad it worked for you 😊

  • @papyscaph
    @papyscaph Місяць тому

    merci rester sur reset , et marche ensuite ça ma bien aidé 👍👍👍👍
    j'ai mis un peu de vinaigre blanc dans l'eau !! en espérant que c'est pas néfaste

  • @burchardisbasement2671
    @burchardisbasement2671 11 місяців тому +1

    That trick about the float worked perfectly - thank you very much!

  • @bajantreasure4052
    @bajantreasure4052 4 роки тому +1

    Hi beautiful cool thank you for sharing

  • @cadiwan
    @cadiwan 2 роки тому +1

    A day saver video 😊

    • @diyfab
      @diyfab  2 роки тому

      Hi I'm so glad it helped :)

  • @azeezaazeeza3987
    @azeezaazeeza3987 6 місяців тому

    Thank you

  • @qfa330
    @qfa330 4 роки тому +6

    Do you find that the SC3 drops pressure and builds up again mine does it all the time and its frustrating !

  • @tanile5248
    @tanile5248 6 місяців тому

    The best video 😊

  • @TubeArmadillo
    @TubeArmadillo 2 роки тому +1

    Kärcher service advised me to rinse the descaling cartridge with warm weater (or replace) and it fixed the problem. I also filled the steamer with warm water.

    • @diyfab
      @diyfab  2 роки тому

      Hi I'm so glad you've got it fixed! Filling the steamer with warm water sounds like a good tip thanks for sharing I will try this :)

  • @8lbnoorah
    @8lbnoorah 2 роки тому +1

    اشكرك🌹🌹🌹

  • @LambofLordJesus
    @LambofLordJesus 4 роки тому +1

    Smart J ^^

  • @YTVibe786
    @YTVibe786 4 роки тому +1

    Another superb video.. Greattt review dear..

    • @diyfab
      @diyfab  4 роки тому

      Thanks a lot for watching :)

  • @omerust9569
    @omerust9569 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks

    • @diyfab
      @diyfab  3 роки тому

      You are so welcome 😊

  • @basoom0443
    @basoom0443 4 роки тому +1

    thanks👍👍👍👍👏

    • @diyfab
      @diyfab  4 роки тому

      Hi you are very welcome! :)

  • @railwayfriends7953
    @railwayfriends7953 Рік тому

    How can I solve this

  • @hago66
    @hago66 2 роки тому

    I'm afraid this didn't help the issue in my machine. I saw some grey substance (dirt?) at the mouth of descaler and scrubbed it off, then shook it to get some water off inside it and put it back in. I started hearing moving water sound like it was filling up the descaler (what should happen right?) and got hopeful but after longer time than usual it started flashing again. It's probably clogged inside the descaler as is it yellow-ish inside.

  • @HeumateNaomi
    @HeumateNaomi Рік тому

    OMG mine is new and I hate it! I can’t even turn it on?

  • @railwayfriends7953
    @railwayfriends7953 Рік тому

    The steam is lukewarm instead of hot is this normal?

  • @Guille270908
    @Guille270908 3 роки тому +1

    Danke

    • @Guille270908
      @Guille270908 3 роки тому +1

      Funktioniert wieder.

    • @diyfab
      @diyfab  3 роки тому

      You are very welcome :)

  • @davidcottee2808
    @davidcottee2808 4 роки тому +8

    So you have reset the descaler setting to Very hard water. By pressing the RESET button again while it is flashing you can change the setting to softer water (it will go for longer before requiring a filter cartridge change). You then need to hold the RESET button down for 3 seconds to save the setting. It's in the manual but not very clear.

    • @diyfab
      @diyfab  4 роки тому

      Hi David I wasn't aware of this and will definitely try it out next time, thank you for the tips very helpful of you!

  • @alaincurti5161
    @alaincurti5161 3 роки тому +2

    le voyant rouge reste allumé est ce grave?

  • @tomfelixz
    @tomfelixz 7 місяців тому

    had exactly the same issue. my best mate slash flatmate and i had a huge fight over this, she ended up buying a garment steamer for my birthday (it wasnt even my birthday yet) if only i saw this video first! but good to have a working steamer now!

  • @bugsy468
    @bugsy468 2 роки тому

    Mine still flashes red. Water is full :(

  • @videos40058
    @videos40058 4 роки тому

    that pomp is broken :)) i cant see steam coming out :))

  • @vivianhernandez8986
    @vivianhernandez8986 2 роки тому

    Didn't work for me. Still won't start up. This is first time use. 🤷‍♀️

  • @hakman239
    @hakman239 3 роки тому +1

    Why does my sc3 steam cut out

    • @diyfab
      @diyfab  3 роки тому +1

      Hello its not supposed to cut out, did you try resetting it? I hope it fixed the issue for you?

    • @hakman239
      @hakman239 3 роки тому +1

      DIY Jay no it didn’t the pressure is fine for few seconds then it goes really low

    • @mohaaa9322
      @mohaaa9322 3 роки тому +1

      @@hakman239 did u figure out the problem?

    • @hakman239
      @hakman239 3 роки тому +1

      @@mohaaa9322 Yh descaled it

    • @mohaaa9322
      @mohaaa9322 3 роки тому

      @@hakman239 thanks 👍🏻

  • @tumanskychikov7255
    @tumanskychikov7255 4 роки тому +4

    throw that garbage and buy a heavy duty chief steamer