LABEC BES4 - Manual (Page 3)

Caution
Please observe the following safety measures before using your LABEC equipment.
1.
These water baths are NOT FLAME PROOF and under no circumstances should inflammable,
combustible or explosive material be placed in the water bath.
2. Low ignition temperature materials and those materials which give off inflammable or explosive vapors
should not be placed in or near the water bath.
3. Avoid heating substances which give off corrosive vapor.
4. Users are advised of the dangers of heating combustible materials. The manufacturer can recommend
special types of elements which will prohibit the water baths temperature reaching known ignition points.
5. Observe those rules pertaining to wiring and installation of electrical appliances as recommended by the
local supply authority.
WARNING
It is detrimental for any of the substances listed below to be inside this equipment. The interior of the water bath
may be damaged if exposed to any of them. Corrosion of the stainless steel and other surfaces will be directly
attributable to the presence of one or more of these substances and will not be a defect or failure for which the
manufacturer will accept responsibility.
ORGANIC SUBSTANCES SALT ACIDS MISCELLANEOUS
ALKAFORM
AMMONIUM BROMIDE ACETIC
BROMIDE
ANAESTHESIA AMMONIUM CHLORIDE BORIC
CHLORINE
CARBON CALCIUM
CHLORIDE CARBOLIC
(PHENOL) FLUORINE
TETRACHLORIDE CALCIUM
HYPOCHLORITE CHROMIC
IODINE
FORMALDEHYDE FERRIC CHLORIDE
HYDROCYAIC
SULPHUR DIOXIDE
LYSOL(CRESOLS ETC) HYDROGEN PEROXIDE NITRIC
TRICHLORETHYLENE MAGNESIUM
CHLORIDE OXALIC
MERCURIC CHLORIDE HYDROCHLORIC
POTASSIUM CHLORIDE PHOSPORIC
POTASSIUM
HYPOCHLORITE SULPHURIC
POTASSIUM
HYPOCHLORITE SULPHUROUS
SODIUM CHLORIDE TARTARIC
SODIUM
HYPOCHLORITE
2 Laboratory Equipment Pty Ltd Instruction Manual ­ Baths ­ 2013 ­ Ver 1.01