VACUUBRAND RP 35C VARIO - Manual (Page 5)

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Comply with all relevant safety requirements (regulations and guidelines) and adopt
suitable safety measures.
The mains on/off switch is located sidewise at the terminal box. The pumps cannot be
hooked up separately.
☞ If the equipment is brought from cold environment into a room for operation, allow
the equipment to warm up (pay attention to water condensation on cold surfaces).
☞ Ensure that installation is in compliance with limitations from the degree of protec-
tion, see section ”Technical Data”.
☞ RP 15C/22/35/ VARIO only: After switching off the pump, wait at least 3 minutes
before next switching on.
☞ RP 15C/22/35/ VARIO only: Due to the high leakage current (up to 3.5 mA), a too
low rated FI-safety switch may be activated.
Comply with all other relevant safety requirements (e.g. safety at work regulations for
laboratories and explosion protection guidelines).
☞ Ensure that the equipment is suitable for the intended operation.
☞ Provide a firm level platform for the equipment and check that the system to be
evacuated is mechanically stable and that all fittings are secure.
Attention: Flexible elements tend to shrink when evacuated.
Due to the high compression ratio of the pumps, pressure at the outlet port might be
generated being higher than the max. permitted pressure compatible with the mechani-
cal stability of the system.
☞ Comply with maximum permitted pressures and pressure differences, see sec-
tion ”Technical data”. Do not operate the pump with overpressure at the inlet.
Do not permit any uncontrolled pressurizing (e. g. make sure that the exhaust pipe-
line cannot get blocked). If you have an exhaust-isolation valve, make sure that you
cannot operate the equipment with the valve closed. Risk of bursting!
☞ Ensure that the system design does not allow the exhaust pipeline to get blocked.
☞ Avoid overpressure of more than 0.2 bar in case inert gas is connected.
☞ The diameter of the inlet and outlet pipeline should be at the least as large as the
diameter of the pump connection pipelines.
Pay attention to symbol ”hot surfaces” on the equipment.
☞ Adopt suitable measures to prevent any danger arising from the formation of hot
surfaces or electric sparks.
☞ Make sure ventilation is adequate if pump is installed in a housing or if ambient
temperature is elevated.
To the best of our knowledge the equipment is in compliance with the requirements of
the applicable EC-directives and harmonized standards (see ”Declaration of conform-
ity”) with regard to design, type and model, especially directive IEC 1010. This directive
gives in detail conditions, under which the equipment can be operated safely (see also
IP degree of protection).
☞ Adopt suitable measures in case of differences, e. g. using the equipment outdoors,
installation in altitudes of more than 1000 m above mean sea level, conductive
pollution or moisture.
The pumps have no approval for operation in or for pumping of potentially ex-
plosive atmospheres.
If pumping different substances, purge the pump with inert gas prior to changing the
pumped media in order to pump out residues and to avoid reactions of the pumped
substances with each other with and the pump material.
Take into consideration interactions and chemical reactions of the pumped media.