Safety Notes; General Safety Notes; Other Safety Notes - Lauda RE 104 Operating Instructions Manual

Safety notes

7 Safety notes
7.1

General safety notes

A laboratory thermostat is intended for heating and pumping liquids according to the needs of the user.
This leads to hazards by high temperatures, fire, and the general hazards by the use of electrical energy.
The user is largely protected through the application of the appropriate standard specifications..
Additional hazards may arise from the type of material being thermostated, e.g. when going above or
below certain temperature levels or through breaking of the container and reaction with the thermostating
liquid.
It is not possible to cover all possibilities; they remain largely within the responsibility and the judgement
of the user.
The unit must only be used as intended and as described in these Operating Instructions. This includes
operation by suitably instructed qualified personnel.
The units are not designed for use under medical conditions according to EN 60601-1 or IEC 601-1 !
7.2

Other safety notes

• Connect the unit only to grounded mains power (PE).
• Parts of the bath cover may reach surface temperatures above 70 °C when operating at higher
temperatures. Take care when touching it!
• Use suitable hoses
• Protect tubing with hose clips against slipping off. Prevent kinking of tubing!
• Check tubing from time to time for possible material defects!
• Heat transfer tubing and other hot parts must not come into contact with the supply cable!
• When using the thermostat as circulation thermostat, failure of tubing may lead to leaking of hot liquid
and become a danger to personnel and objects.
• When no external consumer is connected to the thermostat the pump outflow must be closed (use
closing plugs) or linked to the return!
• Allow for expansion of the bath oil at elevated temperatures!
• Depending on the bath liquid used and the mode of operation it is possible for toxic vapours to be
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