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Application of European Directives Storing the equipment
Pressure Equipment Directive
Please observe the following items when storing
the equipment:
The equipment must conform to the requirements
of the Pressure Equipment Directive (see
Manufacturer's Declaration) and can be used for
the following media:
Do not store the equipment for more than 12
months.
Use the supplied sealing plugs or other suitable
seal caps in order to seal off all openings of the
equipment.
Fluids of group 2
ATEX
Protect the sealing surfaces and contact areas
against mechanical damage.
The equipment does not have its own potential
ignition source and is not subject to the ATEX
Directive (see Manufacturer's Declaration).
Protect the equipment and all components
against hard shocks and impacts.
Store the equipment only in closed rooms that
meet the following environmental conditions:
Static electricity: Static electricity can be produced
in the system if the equipment is installed between
pipe flanges.
Air humidity below 50 %, not condensing
If the equipment is used in potentially explosive
atmospheres, the discharge or prevention of
possible electrostatic charging is the responsibility
of the manufacturer or operator of the system.
Indoor air: clean, salt-free and non-corrosive
Temperature 5–40 °C.
Make sure that all these requirements are
always met when storing the equipment.
Storing and transporting the
equipment
Please contact the manufacturer if you cannot
comply with the recommended storage
conditions.
Transporting the equipment
Attention!
Equipment can be damaged if stored or
transported improperly.
Close all openings with the sealing
plugs or covers supplied with the
equipment or use similar sealing
covers.
Protect the equipment against
moisture and corrosive atmospheres.
Please contact the manufacturer if the
specified transport and/or storage
requirements cannot be met.
DANGER
Risk of bruises if the equipment or
component parts fall down.
Use suitable lifting gear when moving
or lifting the equipment and/or
component parts.
Make sure that the equipment cannot
topple over.
Make sure that nobody is standing
below the lifted equipment.
Lightweight equipment may be transported and
mounted without using any lifting gear.
To lift equipment the weight of which exceeds
approx. 25 kg, you need the help of a second
person or suitable lifting gear.
Your physical strength and on-site regulations and
conditions determine what weight can be lifted and
if support is required.
