Operating and Assembly Instructions – A.B.S. Flexilo for wood pellets
Safety Information
Subject to technical change
Issue 09/2016
Page 7 of 30
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2.2 Fire prevention
All fire prevention regulations must be satisfied prior to start-up. (subject to country-specific
modifications).
2.3 Earthing
Attention! Let the earthing of your pellet storage area be executed by a
specialized company.
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All conductive parts of the silo must be grounded expertly.
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In particular the removal system, the steel frame and the connecting armature have to be
earthed.
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The filling lines must also be connected conductive and grounded professionally with a
cable (4 mm ²) to the potential equalization conductor (by a qualified electrician for
example).
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Especially the earthing parts have to be connected to the potential equalization and/or the
main potential equalization with specific PA conductors.
2.4 Nameplate
The nameplate stating the calculated storage capacity must
be attached to the pellet silo at a readily visible location, e.g.
at the filling nozzle or on one of the frame’s legs. The
nameplate is included in the shipping documents that
accompany Flexilo
for wood pellets when it is delivered.
Nameplate with calculated storage capacity
2.5 Maintenance
Regular cleaning of the bearing is required to ensure continuous, trouble-free and safe
heating operation. The fines content and the wood dust should be removed.
When cleaning, please note the following:
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Enter storage areas only when in compliance with safety regulations: Switch off
heating and discharge system, adequately ventilate before entering.
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Clean the removal system prior to new filling of dust and debris. Wear dust mask of
filter class P2.
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Heat silo sack empty regularly and clean the silo sack through movement from dust
while the removal system is uninstalled.
Vacuum the storage out. In private storage, the cleaning can be done with
commercial vacuum cleaners with HEPA filters. The vacuum cleaner should not work
at the highest level to avoid overheating and to prevent ignition hazards.
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For reasons of occupational health and safety, an industrial vacuum cleaner with filter
class M is required for cleaning pellet storages. Earth buried storage and all other
storages starting at a capacity of 40 tons may only be accessed with a CO warning
device.
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Until the next filling process please fill the silo manually with pellets in sacks (through
the manual filling nozzle).
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Please check if the silo has damages caused by rodents or other external influences.
