Safety
HICO-VARIOTHERM 550
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2.3 General safety information
Observe the following general safety information for safe
handling of the unit:
► Ensure that the unit (mains cable, housing, couplings etc.)
and water pads are in good condition before commissioning.
► Lay hoses and water pads without creases and kinks.
► Do not touch the hoses and water pads with pointed or sharp
objects. The system cannot work correctly with perforated
pads.
► Fill unit tank with sterile filtered tap water
, to which a
germicidal agent
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► Position unit horizontally and operate; inclination of installation
area ≤ 3 %.
► Height difference between unit and water pad < 1 m.
► Do not cover unit; there are ventilation slots on the bottom
and back; there are ventilation slots and inlet ports for
ventilators on the sides.
► Observe the automatic functional test when switching on.
► Carry out automatic functional test manually at least once a
day during continuous operation.
► Medical Electrical Equipment needs special precautions,
regarding EMC and must be installed and put into operation
according to EMC information, contained in the accompanying
documents.
► Portable and mobile RF communications equipment can
affect Medical Electrical Equipment.
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Depending on the quality of the water (e.g. calcareousness among other things), the lifetime of the unit parts that
come into contact with water is reduced.
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e.g. 10 ml SANOSIL mixture (from Sanosil, Farchant)
(1000 ml sterile filtered tap water + 10 ml Sanosil
solution). Alternatively, another long-term germinating preservative can also be used, e.g. Micropur or Certisil. For
further information, please contact Hirtz & Co.KG.
The use of a disproportionately high amount of disinfectant can reduce the lifetime of unit parts that come into
contact with water!
