Safety Instructions - Sika VVX-Serie Betriebsanleitung

VVX
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Safety Instructions

Read the operating manual carefully. Follow all instructions to avoid personal injury and prop-
erty damage.
Intended use
The Vortex flow sensor VVX may only be used for measuring and metering water and aque-
ous solutions.
WARNING
The Vortex flow sensors of the series VVX are no safety components in accord-
ance with Directive 2006/42/EC (Machine Directive).
 Never use the device as a safety component.
The operational safety of the device supplied is only guaranteed by intended use. The speci-
fied limits ( p. 28) must not be exceeded under any circumstances.
Before installation, check whether the material of the device is suitable for the medium to be
measured and other media used (e.g. disinfectants and detergents) ( p. 28).
Due to the current demands on quality and safe use of products it is not always avoidable,
that substances are also included which, when considered separately, meet the criteria of Ar-
ticle 57, REACH directive. In the series VVX (vortex flow sensors) built-in piezoceramic bend-
ing vibrators can contain more than 0.1% lead zirconate titanate (PZT), CAS No. 12626-81-2,
EC No. 235-727-4, which is listed as SVHC according to REACH.
After the sintering process, however, the powdery PZT is bound in almost insoluble crystal-
line form. Proper use for the intended use may result in no release. Risks can occur only with
oral or inhalation intake, which can be excluded if used properly.
Qualified personnel
The personnel entrusted with the installation, operation and maintenance of the device
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must be appropriately qualified. This can be done by training or instruction.
General safety instructions
Only operate the device when it is in perfect condition. Damaged or defective devices
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must be checked immediately and replaced if necessary.
Type plates or other information on the device must not be removed or made unrecog-
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nizable, as otherwise any guarantee and manufacturer's liability will be invalidated.
Technical changes reserved
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