BINDER VD 23 - Manual (Page 90)

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17.2 Decommissioning
• Turn off the key switch (1) (position 0).
When turning off the key switch (1), the stored parameters remain saved.
• Close the fine dosing valve (6) for inert gas supply.
Through the open inert gas connection, inert gas can enter the vacuum drying oven and escape into
the ambient air.
WARNING
High concentration of inert gas.
Risk of death by suffocation.
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Respect the relevant regulations for handling these gases.
 When decommissioning the VDL vacuum drying oven, turn off the inert gas supply:
close valve (6).
• Turn off the vacuum pump. Break the vacuum as described in chap. 14.2
• Disconnect the oven from the power supply. Pull the power plug.
• Remove the vacuum connection (chap. 4.2).
• Remove the inert gas connection and the pressure reducer (chap. 4.3).
Temporal decommissioning: See indications for appropriate storage, chap. 3.3.
Final decommissioning: Dispose of the unit as described in chap. 17.3 to 17.5.
17.3 Disposal of the unit in the Federal Republic of Germany
According to directive 2002/96/EC 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 collecting points.
The vacuum drying oven VDL bears the symbol for the marking of electrical and electronic
equipment manufactured / placed on the market in the EC after 13 August 2005 and be
disposed of in separate collection according to the directive 2002/96/EC on waste electrical
and electronic equipment (WEEE) and German national law for electrical and electronic
equipment (Elektro- und Elektronikgerätegesetz, ElektroG). WEEE marking: crossed-out
wheeled bin with solid bar under. A significant part of the materials must be recycled in or-
der to protect the environment.
At the end of the device’s service life, have the device disposed of according to the German national law
for electrical and electronic equipment (Elektro- und Elektronikgerätegesetz, ElektroG) from 23 March
2005, BGBl. I p. 762 or contact BINDER Service who will organize taking back and disposal of the unit
according to the German national law for electrical and electronic equipment (Elektro- und El-
ektronikgerätegesetz, ElektroG) from 23 March 2005, BGBl. I p. 762.