Maintenance and care
(rooflight domes – continuous rooflights – glass architecture – upstands – openings systems)
Shipping:
Condition on delivery:
Storage:
Cleaning and
maintenance:
Instruction according to
Art 4 No. 3 in German
Construction
Contract Procedures:
possible, and in some
cases dangerous
detrimental effects on
LAMILUX daylights
elements:
Note about semi-
machines and plate-
rolled aluminium
surfaces:
Movable parts:
SHEV system
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LAMILUX – daylight elements
Please note important instructions.
LAMILUX daylight elements are sent as an individual shipment in crates or on pallets. When
transported by truck in larger shipments, elements are also covered in protective film.
As a general rule, LAMILUX daylight elements are pre-assembled at the factory as far as possible.
Daylight elements should be stored in their packaging under a cover in a dry place until just before
they are installed in order to protect them from dirt, damage, etc.. If they are stored on the roof,
they must be secured.
Daylight elements are best cleaned in the same way as glassware – with water, a well-known
washing-up liquid and a soft cloth. If they are heavily soiled or covered in oil or grease, warm
soapy water or soda water will normally help. As regards painted surfaces, the same applies as for
vehicles. A painted surface must only be cleaned with a mild cleaning agent using a soft sponge
with plenty of water. The surrounding seals must be rubbed with talcum powder at regular intervals
in order to keep the rubber supple and prevent it from freezing in winter. Organic solvent-based
cleaning and care products must not be used under any circumstances. Such products and their
particulates and vapours cause stress cracking. Daylight elements must be regularly cleaned to
prevent surfaces and sealing materials from wearing rapidly. The use are ensure, for instance, that
any drain openings or roof drainage strips are free of debris such as leaves.
The plastics we use, such as polycarbonate, are permanently in use in a wide range of sectors in
industry and have been tried and tested over many years. However, we must point out that
daylight elements should not be contaminated with emissions such as cutting oils and coolants
from manufacturing plants and/or processes as they can cause a high level of leaks in daylight
elements. In case of doubt, we recommend testing for potential damage by a specialist laboratory.
You can find information about potentially damaging materials and chemicals at www.lamilux.de.
Use of organic solvent-based contact substances should be avoided. This means solved-based
substances should not be used for tasks such as cleaning, sealing, greasing or applying finishes.
We recommend solvent-free products such as water-based ones.
In the case of variations in temperature due to unfavourable climate conditions (e.g. high level of
humidity indoors and low outside temperatures), condensation may form on the inner surface of
daylight elements. This is not a defect (also see DIN 4108 condensate formation on surfaces).
Due to its characteristic reaction with oxygen it the air, aluminium is protected against corrosion by
a natural, wafer-thin oxide coating (0.001 – 0.01 µm).
If it is damaged, this oxide coating renews itself. This is why this metal is particularly resistant to
weathering.
This natural "protection oxidation" generally leads to a mottled appearance on the surface after a
short time and is not a defect.
Opening mechanisms in daylight elements will function properly for much longer if movable parts
are lubricated and greased on regular basis.
SHEV systems are safety systems and must be serviced once a year in according with DIN
18232. LAMILUX carries out such servicing and offers servicing contracts in this respect.
LAMILUX
Heinrich Strunz GmbH
Zehstraße 2
95111 Rehau
Tel.: 09283/595-0
Fax. 09283/595-290
09/2016
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