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All pumps despatched from our works are tested with water and during storage, packing and installation,
some water will have remained in the pump body. This water may cause spillage during handling. Water
could react with the media you wish to pump, and it is your responsibility to check this before putting the
pump into operation. Water may also freeze if the pump is exposed to sub-zero temperatures. Do not
operate the pump under these conditions as ice inside the pump may cause damage to working parts of
the pump.
At all times the installer must wear suitable clothing, footwear, goggles, etc. for personal protection. This
particularly applies when the pump is being operated or maintained.
In the case of diaphragm failure leakage of media can occur from the exhaust silencers unless a guardian
protection system is fitted.
If the media being processed is hazardous, then provision must be made by the user to deal with this
problem. This can be achieved by specifying a guardian protection system as part of the original pump
specification or as a retrofit from Flotronic Pumps, or the silencers must be removed and replaced by
pipework which can carry the leakage to a safe place. Please note that wherever the media is piped, pulses
of mixed air and media will occur at the end of the pipework when diaphragm failure has occurred. Provision
must be made to accept the volumes of air/media mixture that may be present.
WARNING
- MEDIA MAY REMAIN INSIDE THE PUMP AFTER USE AND MAY BE UNDER PRESSURE.
HEALTH HAZARD WARNING
Flotronic Pumps products may contain PTFE depending upon specification.
At temperatures up to 250 °C polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is completely inert.
At higher temperatures however, small quantities of toxic fumes can be produced and the direct inhalation
of these can cause an influenza type of illness, which may not appear for some hours, but which subsides
without after effects in 24 to 48 hours. Such fumes can arise from PTFE particles picked up on the end of a
cigarette, or in the presence of any open flame or similar i.e. electric fire, therefore smoking should be
prohibited when pumps are being serviced or PTFE components are being handled.
The disposal of PTFE components such as diaphragms etc. must be carefully controlled and under no
circumstances should be burned.
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