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1 Use of the Distillation Apparatus
Intended Use 1.1
In LAUDA Puridest Mono Distillation Apparatus PD 2 and PD 4, an electric heating element serves to boil water and
transform it to steam. The steam is led into the condenser that is placed on the boiler and condenses on the cooling coil.
The produced distillate drains through a drain tube on the front of the condenser. Depending on the model, the distillate
quantity is 2 litres (PD 2) or 4 litres (PD 4).
Depending on the tap water quality, the produced distillate has a conductivity of approx. 2.3 µS / cm at 25 °C. To feed
the Distillation Apparatus, preferably use tap water of drinking quality. Please also observe the information in chapters 15
of these instructions on the possible use of filters and cartridges to pretreat the tap water.
The Distillation Apparatus must be operated within the user's field of vision.
The information contained in these operating instructions must by all means be read and observed. Only
then a perfect operation of the Distillation Apparatus can be guaranteed. The units may only be installed
and operated by persons who have made themselves familiar with these operating instructions.
Caution:
Both the outer housing of the boiler and the steam condenser get strongly heated up during operation.
Both parts may only be touched after they have cooled down, or when using suitable safety gloves.
Improper Use 1.2
LAUDA Puridest Mono Distillation Apparatus, operated in a laboratory, are no Medical Devices. They fall neither under
national nor international Medical Device Directives and have to be used and applied accordingly. The Distillation Appa-
ratus may not be used in potentially explosive surroundings. The Distillation Apparatus may neither be set up nor operated
in laboratory areas with aggressive or corrosive ambient conditions.
2 Warranty
For all laboratory apparatus and their accessories from LAUDA-GFL Gesellschaft für Labortechnik mbH, there is a war-
ranty claim, as well for spare parts, repairs and modifications, carried out by LAUDA-GFL. In order to identify defective
units, we require both model and serial number on the nameplate, left-hand side of the Distillation Apparatus and, if appli-
cable, a copy of the invoice.