Decommissioning; Temporarily Decommissioning The Product; Permanently Decommissioning The Product; Recycling And Disposal - Vaillant VWL Series Operating Instructions Manual

7 Decommissioning

7 Decommissioning
7.1

Temporarily decommissioning the product

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Use the partition that is installed on-site (e.g. fuses
or power switches) to disconnect the product from the
power supply.
7.2

Permanently decommissioning the product

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Have a competent person permanently decommission
and dispose of the product.
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Recycling and disposal

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The competent person who installed your product is re-
sponsible for the disposal of the packaging.
If the product is labelled with this mark:
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In this case, do not dispose of the product with the
household waste.
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Instead, hand in the product to a collection centre for
waste electrical or electronic equipment.
If the product contains batteries that are labelled with
this mark, these batteries may contain substances that are
hazardous to human health and the environment.
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In this case, dispose of the batteries at a collection point
for batteries.
9

Guarantee and customer service

9.1

Guarantee

Vaillant provides a full parts and labour guarantee for this
appliance for the duration as shown on the enclosed re-
gistration card which must be fully completed and returned
within 30 days of installation. All appliances must be installed
by a suitably competent person fully conversant and in ac-
cordance with all current regulations applicable to the ap-
pliance type installation. In the case of gas appliances the
Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998, and the
manufacturer's instructions. In the UK competent persons
approved at the time by the Health and Safety Executive un-
dertake the work in compliance with safe and satisfactory
standards. Installers should also be fully conversant with and
competent with all necessary electrical and building regula-
tions that may apply to the installation.
In addition all unvented domestic hot water cylinders must
be installed by a competent person to the prevailing build-
ing regulations at the time of installation (G3). All appliances
shall be fully commissioned in accordance with our installa-
tion manual and Benchmark commissioning check list (this
will be included within the installation manual). These must
be signed and given to the user for safe keeping during the
hand over process. Installers should also at this time advise
the user of the annual servicing requirements and advise of
appropriate service agreement.
Terms and conditions do apply to the guarantee, details of
which can be found on the registration card included with this
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appliance. In order to qualify for guarantee after one year the
appliance must be serviced in accordance with our installa-
tion manual servicing instructions. The benchmark service
history should be completed. Note - all costs associated with
this service are excluded from this guarantee.
Failure to install and commission this appliance in compli-
ance with the manufacturer's instructions will invalidate the
guarantee (this does not affect the customer's statutory
rights).
9.2

Customer service

Validity: Domestic
To ensure regular servicing, it is strongly recommended
that arrangements are made for a Maintenance Agreement.
Please contact Vaillant Service Solutions for further details:
Telephone: 0330 100 3461