Inspection And Maintenance 6; Maintenance Plan; Observing Inspection And Maintenance Intervals; General Inspection And Maintenance Instructions - Vaillant aurotherm classic VFK 135/2 VD Installation Manual

5.3.2 Disposing of the packaging
The transport packaging consists largely of recyclable mater-
ials.
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Observe the applicable regulations.
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Dispose of the transport packaging properly.
6 Inspection and maintenance
6.1

Maintenance plan

The following table shows the inspection and maintenance
work that must be carried out at specific intervals.
6.1.1 Calendar-based maintenance intervals
Calendar-based maintenance intervals
Interval Maintenance work
Annually Checking collectors and connec-
tions for damage, dirt and lack of
tightness

Cleaning collectors

Checking brackets and collector
components for firm seating
Check the pipe insulations for
damage
Replacing damaged pipe insula-
tions
Disposing of damaged pipe insula-
tions
6.2 Observing inspection and maintenance
intervals
Regular inspection/maintenance of the entire solar plant by a
competent person is a prerequisite for ensuring that the sys-
tem is constantly ready for operation, reliable and has a long
service life. Vaillant recommends that you sign a mainten-
ance contract.
Danger!
Risk of death, injury and material damage
due to failure to perform maintenance and
repairs work!
Failure to perform maintenance or repair
work, or failure to comply with the specified
maintenance intervals, may impair the op-
erating safety of the unit and cause material
damage and personal injury.
▶ Instruct the operator to observe the spe-
cified maintenance intervals strictly.
▶ Perform maintenance work on the collect-
ors in accordance with the maintenance
plan.
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Inspection and maintenance 6

6.3 General inspection and maintenance
instructions
Danger!
Risk of death, injury and material damage
due to improper maintenance and repairs!
Improper maintenance work or repairs can
impair the operating safety of the unit and
result in material damage and personal injury.
▶ Only perform maintenance work and re-
pairs on the collectors if you are a quali-
fied competent person.
6.4

Preparing for inspection and maintenance

6.4.1 Procuring spare parts
The original components of the product were also certified
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as part of the CE declaration of conformity. If you do not use
certified Vaillant original spare parts for maintenance or re-
pair work, this voids the CE conformity of the product. We
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therefore strongly recommend that you fit Vaillant genuine
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spare parts. You can find information about the available
Vaillant original spare parts on the back page of these in-
36 structions, below the contact address.
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If you require spare parts for maintenance or repair work,
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use only Vaillant genuine spare parts.
6.4.2 Preparing for maintenance
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▶ Put together all the tools and materials required for the
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maintenance work.
6.5 Checking collectors and connections for
damage, dirt and lack of tightness
1. Check the collectors for damage.
If the collectors are damaged:
▶ Replace the collectors.
2. Check the collectors for dirt.
If the collectors are dirty:
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Clean the collectors. (→ Page 35)
3. Check the connections for leaks.
If the connections are not tight:
▶ Seal the leaking connections. (→ Page 36)
6.6 Cleaning collectors
Danger!
Risk of burns and scalding!
In the event of solar radiation inside the units,
collectors can reach 200 °C.
▶ Avoid working in direct sunlight.
▶ You should preferably perform the work in
the morning.
▶ Wear suitable safety gloves.
▶ Wear suitable protective goggles.
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