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13. Care, Cleaning and Spare Parts
Cleanoffdirtonthemeteronlywithadampcloth.
Anywater-basedmediagentleontherelevantmaterialscanbeusedascleaningmedia.
Maintenance is carried out by the manufacturer (or by authorized workshops). Only original
Elster spare parts may be used.
14. Decommissioning
Slowlydecreasethepressure(max.350mbar/s).
Donotopenthecouplinguntiltheoperatingpressureiszero.
Onlyremovethemeterwhenthepipehasbeendepressurized.
15. Recycling and Environmental Protection
Elster-Instromethasreducedthetransportpackagingsofitsmeasuringinstrumentstothebare
essentials.Packagingmaterialsarealwaysselectedconsistentlywithaviewtorecycling.The
cardboarditemsusedconstitutesecondaryrawmaterialsforthepaperboardandpaperindus
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try.TheInstapak® foam packaging items are recyclable and can be reused .
Plasticsheetingandstrips/bandsarealsomadeofrecyclableplastic.AtElster-Instromet,sub -
sequentrecyclinganddisposalarealreadyelementsoftheproductdevelopmentprocess.When
selectingthematerials,weallowforreusabilityofthematerials,suitabilityofmaterialsandsub
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assembliesfordismantlingandseparation,andtherisksofenvironmentalpollutionandhealth
riskswhenrecyclinganddumpingonlandfillsites.Theturbinegasmetersandquantometers
mainlyconsistofmetallicmaterialswhichcanbemelteddownagaininsteelworksandmetal
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lurgicalplantsandwhichcanthusbereusedavirtuallyunlimitednumberoftimes.Theplastics
used are listed in Annex B so that sorting and separating of the materials for the purposes of
subsequentrecyclingispossible.
Transport:
– Formeterswithoutoilpump:draintheoil.
– Protect the meter against transport damage.