3 Transportation and Storage
3.1 Transport
WARNING
Danger of serious injury due to falling objects
Due to falling objects there is a risk of injuries to limbs through to broken bones.
► Take particular care and pay special attention when transporting products manually.
► Do not stack the products.
► Wear protective equipment, e.g. safety shoes.
Pfeiffer Vacuum recommends retaining the transport packaging and original protec-
tive cover.
Notes on safe transportation
1. Transport the pumping station in the original packaging.
2. Always transport the pumping station upright and in as level a position as pos-
sible.
3. Always position the pumping station securely on a sufficiently large, level sur-
face.
1
3
2
< 20 kg
Fig. 1:
HiCube Eco transport
1
Recessed handle
3
Protective cover
2
Installation base
Notes on safe transportation without packaging
For transport without packaging, the HiCube Eco turbo pumping stations are equipped with recessed
handles on the side of the housing frame.
1. Observe the weight specified on the rating plate.
2. Lift the turbo pumping station with both hands at the recessed handles.
3. Always transport the turbo pumping station upright with the base downward.
4. Always position the pumping station securely on a sufficiently large, level surface.
3.2 Transport protection
The fore-vacuum pumps in HiPace turbo pumping stations are secured against damage during trans-
port.
Using the transport retainers
1. Do not unfasten the transport retainer on the backing pump until immediately before commission-
ing at the installation location.
2. Observe the notes on installation
(see chapter “Unfastening the transport retainer”, page 29)
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