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Safety recommendations and information
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Intended use
The REHAU-VACUCLEAN central vacuum
cleaner system may only be installed and
operated in accordance with this technical
information. Any other use is unintended and
therefore impermissible.
General precautionary measures
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Keep the work area clean and free of
impeding objects.
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Provide sufficient lighting at the work area.
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Keep children, house pets and
unauthorised persons away from tools and
the installation sites. This is especially
important in cases of renovation in
inhabited areas.
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Do not allow children near electronic
devices without supervision.
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Use only the intended components for the
respective REHAU pipe system. Using
components from other manufacturers or
unsuitable tools for installation can lead to
accidents and other dangerous situations.
Fire protection
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Observe the applicable fire protection
regulations very carefully as well as the
codes of building practice / building
regulations that apply in each case,
especially in relation to:
- Penetration through ceilings and walls.
- Rooms with special/greater
requirements for preventative fire-
protection measures (observe national
regulations).
Personnel requirements
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Allow only authorised and trained persons
to install our systems.
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Work on electrical systems or pipe
sections may only be performed by
persons trained and authorised for this
purpose.
Work clothing
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Wear protective glasses, suitable work
clothing, protective shoes, a protective
helmet and, if you have long hair, a hairnet.
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Do not wear loose clothing or jewellery, as
they can be caught by moving parts.
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Wear a protective helmet when performing
installation work at head level or above
your head.
When installing the system
Using a house's water drain pipes to double
as exhaust air pipes is impermissible.
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When shortening a pipe, maintain a safe
distance between the hand holding the
object and the cutting tool.
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Never put your hands near the area where
the tool is cutting or on moving parts.
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When performing service, maintenance
and conversion work and when changing
the installation site, always unplug the
power plug of the tool and secure it against
being switched on inadvertently.
When operating the system
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Do not allow children to play with the
suction sockets.
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Under no circumstances may liquids be
allowed to end up in the suction and
exhaust air system.
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Check the suction sockets regularly for
proper operation.
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Keep small house pets away from the
suction sockets.
Notes on this
technical information
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Read the safety recommendations and
operating instructions carefully and
completely for your own safety and for
the safety of other people before
starting the installation. Retain the
operating instructions and keep them
handy.
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If you do not understand the safety
recommendations or individual
installation regulations, or if they are
unclear, contact your REHAU sales
office.
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Observe all national installation,
accident-prevention and safety
regulations when installing piping
systems and the notes in this technical
information.
Areas of use not dealt with in this
technical information (special
applications) require consultation with our
applications department.
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Please contact your REHAU sales
office.
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Please check at regular intervals
whether a more recent version of this
technical information is available for
your own safety and to ensure correct
usage of our products.
The date of issue of your technical
information is always printed at the
bottom right on the cover page (e.g. 3.04
for March 2004).
The current technical information is
available from your REHAU sales office,
specialist wholesaler as well as on the
Internet as a download under:
www.REHAU.com