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• If it is no longer possible to operate the product safely, take it out of operation and protect it from any
accidental use. Safe operation can no longer be guaranteed if the product:
- is visibly damaged,
- is no longer working properly,
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has been stored for extended periods in poor ambient conditions or
- has been subjected to any serious transport-related stresses.
• Please handle the product carefully. Jolts, impacts or a fall even from a low height may damage the product.
• Always observe the safety instructions and operating instructions of any other devices which are
connected to the product.
• The product complies with protection class IPX8/IPX4 (protection class of the pump = IPX8, protection
class of the mains plug = IPX4).
• This product is built according to protection class I. Only a proper grounded mains socket of the public
supply network may be used as the voltage source (for the operating voltage of the pump, see chapter
“Technical Data” and inscription on the type plate).
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Contact an expert when in doubt about the operation, safety or connection of the product.
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Maintenance, modifications and repairs must only be carried out by a technician or a specialist repair
centre.
• If you have any questions that are not answered in these operating instructions, please contact our
technical customer service or other professionals.
c) Installation site and connection
• Operate the product in a way that it is out of reach of children.
• The use of the product in or near garden ponds, wells, swimming pools, water fountains or similar is
permitted only if the product is operated via a ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) with a rated leakage
current of <= 30 mA.
If there are persons in a swimming pool, swimming pond or garden pond, then the product must not be
operated.
In Austria, the product may be operated in or near the swimming pools and garden ponds only if a
suitable ÖVE-tested safety isolating transformer is connected upstream in addition to the ground fault
circuit interrupter.
For other countries, please observe the applicable regulations.
• In the place of operation the ambient temperature must not be around or under the freezing point
(<0 °C). Therefore, the water freezes in the pump; the higher volume of ice destroys the pump. Store the
product in a dry place above freezing point during winter.
• Although the connection cable of the pump complies with protection class IPX4, it must be operated in a
place protected against rainfall. In addition, protect the pump from direct sunlight, extreme temperatures,
dust and dirt.
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If you use an extension line or if it is required to lay cables to the pump, they must not have a smaller
cross-section than the pump itself. Use only extension leads with earthing contact suitable for outdoor
use.