Operator's Notes; Application; Intended Use; Danger Notices And Warnings - Renfert Vortex compact 3L Instruction Manual

The sections below are intended to help operators
make safe and proper use of the unit in their lab.
Use these operating instructions to instruct
the operator in the applicable range of ope-
ration, the potential risks when operating
the device and how to actually operate the
device.
Always have the user's information ready at hand for
the operator.
A. Application
A.1 Intended use
Use the unit for extracting dry, non-combustible dust
and liquids.
The unit is suitable for commercial use, e.g. in dental
labs.
When used properly, the safety vacuum
cleaner described in this manual is suitable
for vacuuming up dry, non-flammable dusts
and liquids. It is properly suited for the
vacuuming up and off of health endange-
ring, non-flammable dusts with TLV values
greater than 1 mg/m3 in accordance with
the dust class 'L' as per EN 60335-2-69.
In order to protect the health of persons
working in a dental laboratory, the law re-
quires that specialised dust extractors must
be used.
National regulations state the MAK value
- maximum concentration of suspended
particles in the air.
Find out about the legal national threshold
value and the type of dust generated in
your laboratory.
Any other use is not „as intended". The manufacturer
shall not be liable for any damages resulting from any
such other use.
The „use as intended" includes compliance with the
operating, servicing and preventive maintenance
conditions defined by the manufacturer.
B. Danger Notices and
Warnings
Top part of extractor housing contains live
(conducting) parts.
Contacting live parts will cause serious
injury or death.
Never spray top part of extractor housing
with water.
Risk of electric shock from a broken mains
lead.
Contacting a broken mains lead may cause
serious injury or death.
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Avoid damaging the mains lead (e.g. by
pulling, squashing or driving over it).
Regularly check mains lead for damages
(e.g. rips, wear).
Before making further use of the unit, have
the Renfert Service Team or a skilled electri-
cian replace the broken mains lead.
The mains socket on the unit is only de-
signed for the purposes specified in the
Operating Instructions. Connecting other
devices may cause material damage.
Before connecting another device, turn off
both the dust extractor and the other de-
vice.
Read the operating instructions of the other
device and comply with the safety instruc-
tions contained in the document.
Risk of damage by non-compliant mains
voltages.
You may damage the unit if you connect
it to any other than the specified mains
voltage.
Check the type plate to verify that your local
mains voltage matches the rated voltage.
Extracting liquids.
Immediately interrupt the work in progress
and empty the dust retainer when you
notice any foam beginning to form or liquid
escaping.
Regularly clean the built-in water level con-
trol float and check for damages.
Dangerous substances.
Extracting dangerous substances may cau-
se serious injury or death.
Do not extract any of the following materials:
• Health endangering dust with a MAK va-
lue of < 1 mg/m³,
• hot materials (glowing cigarettes,
hot ash, etc.),
• combustible, explosive, aggressive
(e.g. petrol, solvents, acids, caustic solu-
tions, etc.),
• combustible, explosive dust (e.g. magne-
sium dust, aluminium dust, etc.).
Spare parts and accessories.
The use of other than OEM spare parts and
accessories may be an impediment to the
safety of the unit.
Use OEM spare parts and accessories sup-
plied by Renfert GmbH only.
Environmentally hazardous extraction sub-
stances.
Extracted substances may be a risk to the
environment.
Dispose of extracted material according to
local statutory regulations.
liquids