EINHELL ERL 500, Operating Instructions Manual

28.  Operate the machine at a walking pace only.
29.  Be particularly careful when you change

direction on a slope.

30.  Be particularly careful when you turn the lawn

aerator around or pull it toward yourself.

31.  Stop the lawn aerator whenever it has to be lifted

for transporting over areas other than lawns and
whenever it has to be moved from or to the area
you want to aerate.

32.  Carefully actuate the starter switch in

accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
Make sure your feet are far enough away from
the tine roller.

33.  Never lift or carry the lawn aerator with the motor

running.

34.  Switch off the motor and pull out the mains plug

before you leave the lawn aerator.

35.  Allow the motor to cool down before you put the

machine in a closed room.

36.  Switch the lawn aerator off and disconnect the

power cable before performing any adjustment
or cleaning work to the lawn aerator, and before
checking to see if the mains connection is
entwined or damaged.

37.  Socket couplers to connection elements must be

made from rubber, soft PVC or other
thermoplastic material of equal rigidity or coated
with such material.

38.  When aerating, ensure that you avoid paths that

could restrict the free movement of the
extension cable.

39. Switch off the motor:

-  before you try to remove any obstructions or 

blockages,

-  before performing any checking, adjustment 

or cleaning work to the lawn aerator,

-  after running over an obstruction.

40.  If the lawn aerator should start to vibrate

unusually, it must be checked immediately.

41.  To prevent risk of fire, keep the motor free of

grass, leaves and moss at all times.

42.  For safety reasons you should always replace

worn or damaged parts.

2. Layout (see Fig. 1)

1. ON/OFF 

lever

2. Push 

bar

3. Switch/plug 

block

4. Cable 

holder

5. Wing 

nuts

6. Stress-relief 

clips

7. Ejector 

flap

8.  Hubcap with lawn aeration height adjustment
9. Cable 

guide

3.  Brief description of the warning

logos (see Fig. 2)

1 =  Warning!

Thoroughly read the instructions before starting
to use the machine.

2 =  Keep other persons (and animals) away from

the danger zone.

3 =  Wear hearing and eye protection.
4 =  Pull the plug out of the power socket before

doing any work on the tine roller!

5 =  Rotating tine roller
6 =  Do not place your hands or feet under the

rotating lawn aerator.

7 =  Keep the power cable away from the machine.

This will eliminate the risk of the power cable
being shredded and destroyed by the rotating
tine roller.

4. Proper operation

Power supply

The lawn aerator can be connected to any light
socket (with 220/230 volts of alternating current).
However, the socket outlet must have an earthing
contact protected by a 16 A circuit breaker.
Additionally, a 30 mA residual current circuit breaker
should be present!

Power cable

Please only use power cables that are not damaged.
The total length of the power cable should not
exceed 50 meters; going beyond this distance will
reduce the power output of the electric motor. The
power cable must have a cross-section of 3 x 1.5
mm_. The insulating sheath of lawn aerator power
cables is frequently damaged.
Some of the causes for this are:
-

Cracking from running over the cable

- 

Pinching when the power cable is dragging
under doors and pulled through windows

- 

Cracking due to old age of the insulation

- 

Kinking by improperly fastening or guiding the
power cable

Even though power cables with damaged insulation
sheaths pose a lethal hazard, some people still use
them. Do not make this mistake!
Cables, plugs and socket couplers must meet the
following requirements listed below. Power cables

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