For Your Safety - Viessmann Vitotronic 300 Operating Instructions Manual

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For your safety

Please follow these safety instructions closely to avoid the risk of injury to persons and damage to property.
If you smell gas
H Don't smoke! Don't use naked
flames or cause sparks (e.g. by
switching lights or electrical
appliances on and off)
H Open windows and doors
H Close the gas shut-off valve
H Inform your heating engineers/
service contractors from outside the
building
H Observe the safety regulations of
your gas supply company (see gas
meter) and those of your heating
engineers (see start-up or instruc
tion report)
In emergencies
H Immediately switch off the mains
voltage, e.g. at the separate fuse or
mains electrical isolator switch
(unless there is a smell of gas)
H Close the shut-off valves in the oil
pipes or close the gas shut-off
valve, whichever applicable.
H Use suitable extinguishers in the
event of fire.
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Work on the equipment
Installation, initial start-up, mainte-
nance and repairs must be carried
out by a competent person (heating
engineer/service contractor) as per
EN 50 110, Part 1, and VDE 1000,
Part 10 (GB: registered with
C.O.R.G.I.).
Before work is undertaken on the
equipment/heating system, switch off
the mains voltage (e.g. at the separ
ate fuse or mains electrical isolator
switch) and take steps to prevent it
from being switched on again.
Gas-fired systems: Also close the gas
shut-off valve and make secure to
prevent unauthorized use.
Installation of additional components
The installation of additional compo
nents which have not been tested to
gether with the boiler can adversely
affect the function and performance
of the boiler.
Our warranty does not cover and we
accept no liability for damage attribut-
able to the installation of such com
ponents.
Boiler room conditions
H Do not use a room in which the air
is polluted by halogenated hydro
carbons (e.g. as contained in aero
sols, paints, solvents and cleaning
agents)
H Do not use a room subject to high
levels of dust
H Do not use a room subject to per
manently high humidity
H The room should be frost-protected
H Max. ambient temperature 35 °C
H Provide good ventilation and do not
close or obstruct vents (if installed)