12.
Decommissioning
Disconnection
WARNING
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Before performing any operation, read the warnings
found in the Maintenance chapter.
Avoid leak or spills into the environment.
Before switching off the unit, extract the following sub
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stances (if present):
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refrigerant gas
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Anti-freeze solutions in the hydraulic circuit
Awaiting decommissioning and disposal, the unit can also
be stored outdoors, as bad weather and rapid changes in
temperature do not harm the environment provided that
the electric, cooling and hydraulic circuits of the unit are
intact and closed.
WEEE-Information
The manufacturer is registered in accordance with the
implementation of Directive 2012/19/EU and the relevant
national regulations for waste electrical and electronic
equipment.
This Directive requires electrical and electronic equip
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ment to be disposed of properly.
Equipment bearing the crossed-out wheelie bin mark
must be disposed of separately at the end of its life cycle
to prevent damage to human health and to the environ
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ment.
Electrical and electronic equipment must be disposed of
together with all of its parts.
To dispose of “household” electrical and electronic equip
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ment, the manufacturer recommends you contact an au
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thorised dealer or an authorised ecological area.
“Professional” electrical and electronic equipment must
be disposed of by authorised personnel through estab
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lished waste disposal authorities around the country.
In this regard, here is the definition of household WEEE
and professional WEEE:
WEEE from private households: WEEE originating from
private households and WEEE which comes from com
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mercial, industrial, institutional and other sources which,
because of its nature and quantity, is similar to that from
private households. Subject to the nature and quantity,
where the waste from EEE was likely to have been by
both a private household and users of other than pri
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vate households, it will be classed as private household
WEEE;
Professional WEEE: all WEEE which comes from users
other than private households.
This equipment may contain:
Refrigerant that must be completely removed by quali-
fied personnel and collected in suitable containers that
meet the necessary requirements.
•
lubrication oil contained in compressors and in the cool
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ing circuit to be collected;
•
mixtures with antifreeze in the water circuit, the con
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tents of which are to be collected;
•
mechanical and electrical parts to be separated and
disposed of as authorised.
When machine components to be replaced for main
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tenance purposes are removed or when the entire unit
reaches the end of its life and needs to be removed from
the installation, waste should be separated by its nature
and disposed of by authorised personnel at existing col
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lection centres.
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