VACUUM LEAK DETECTOR
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2. Safety
2.1 Intended
Use
Leak detector fitted in the open air outside the explosion hazard
area (also possible in the building under the conditions listed)
Conditions from Sec. 3.5 “Field of application” must be complied
with.
Pressureless double-walled tanks and pressureless double-walled
pipes, if any explosive steam-air-mixtures and vapors that occur
comply with these conditions:
o
Explosion group IIA to IIB3
o
Temperature class T1 to T3
o
Must be
heavier
than air
Double-walled pipes with up to 5 bar conveyance pressure in the
inner pipe for liquids with a flashpoint > 60 °C (for Germany 55 °C)
and which end in the ex-area. Possible steam-air-mixtures and va-
pors must comply with the following conditions:
o
Explosion group IIA to IIB3
o
Temperature class T1 to T3
o
Must be
heavier
than air
Only for monitoring spaces of double-wall tanks/pipelines with suf-
ficient resistance to underpressures
Tightness of the monitoring spaces according to this documenta-
tion (Chap. 6.1.).
Detonation flame arresters are to be used on the vessel/pipe.
Ambient temperature -40°C … +60°C
Penetrations in the manhole or control shafts must be closed off so
that they are gas-tight
Power connection cannot be switched off
Earthing/equipotential bonding in accordance with applicable regu-
lations
Mains earth may be on the same potential as the equipotential
bonding of the tank/pipeline
Any claims resulting from misuse will not be accepted.
2.2 Responsibility of the operating company
The VLXE leak detector is used in the industrial sector. The operating
company must therefore comply with statutory occupational health
and safety requirements.
In addition to the safety information in this documentation, all the ap-
plicable safety, accident prevention and environmental protection
regulations must be complied with. In particular:
- Compilation of a hazard analysis and implementation of its results
in operating instructions
- Regular checking of whether the operating instructions comply with
the current state of regulations
WARNING!
Danger from
misuse
WARNING!
Hazard in the
case of incom-
plete documen-
tation
Safety