Decommissioning; Disposal Of The Chamber In The Federal Republic Of Germany - Binder VDL Series Operating Manual

27.2

Decommissioning

• Disconnect the oven from the power supply. Disconnect the power plug.
• Turn off the inert gas supply.
Through the open inert gas connection, inert gas can enter the vacuum drying oven and escape into
the ambient air.
Risk of suffocation by inert gas in a high concentration.
Death by suffocation.
 Respect the relevant regulations for handling inert gases.
 When decommissioning the vacuum drying oven, turn off the inert gas supply.
• Turn off the vacuum pump. Ventilate the chamber as described in chap. 9.10.1.
• Remove the vacuum connection (chap. 6.5).
• Remove the inert gas connection and the pressure reducer (chap. 6.6).
Temporal decommissioning: See indications for appropriate storage, chap. 4.3.
Final decommissioning: Dispose of the chamber as described in chap. 27.3 to 27.5.

27.3 Disposal of the chamber in the Federal Republic of Germany

According to Annex I of Directive 2012/19/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste
electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), BINDER devices are classified as "monitoring and control
instruments" (category 9) only intended for professional use". They must not be disposed of at public col-
lecting points.
The chambers bear the symbol for the marking of electrical and electronic equipment man-
ufactured / placed on the market in the EC after 13 August 2005 and be disposed of in sep-
arate collection according to Directive 2012/19/EU on waste electrical and electronic
equipment (WEEE) and German national law for electrical and electronic equipment (El-
ektro- und Elektronikgerätegesetz, ElektroG). WEEE marking: crossed-out wheeled bin with
solid bar under. A significant part of the materials must be recycled in order to protect the
environment.
At the end of the device's service life, have the chamber disposed of according to the German national
law for electrical and electronic equipment (Elektro- und Elektronikgerätegesetz, ElektroG from 20 Octo-
ber 2015, BGBl. I p. 1739) or contact BINDER service who will organize taking back and disposal of the
chamber according to the German national law for electrical and electronic equipment (Elektro- und El-
ektronikgerätegesetz, ElektroG from 20 October 2015, BGBl. I p. 1739).
Danger of violation against existing law if not disposed of properly.
Alteration of the environment.
∅ Do NOT dispose of BINDER devices at public collecting points.
 Have the device disposed of professionally at a recycling company which is certified
according to the German national law for electrical and electronic equipment (Elektro-
und Elektronikgerätegesetz, ElektroG from 20 October 2015, BGBl. I p. 1739).
or
 Instruct BINDER Service to dispose of the device. The general terms of payment and
delivery of BINDER GmbH apply, which were valid at the time of purchasing the cham-
ber.
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