Packaging And Storage; Commissioning, Operation - WIKA PGS23 Mode D'emploi

4. Transport, packaging ... / 5. Commissioning, operation
CAUTION!
Damage through improper transport
With improper transport, a high level of damage to property can occur.
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Shocks can cause small bubbles to form in the fill fluid of filled instruments. This
has no effect on the function of the instrument.

4.2 Packaging and storage

Do not remove packaging until just before mounting.
Keep the packaging as it will provide optimum protection during transport (e.g. change in
installation site, sending for repair).
Permissible conditions at the place of storage:
Storage temperature: -20 ... +70 °C
Avoid exposure to the following factors:
Direct sunlight or proximity to hot objects
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Mechanical vibration, mechanical shock (putting it down hard)
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Soot, vapour, dust and corrosive gases
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Hazardous environments, flammable atmospheres
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Store the instrument in its original packaging in a location that fulfils the conditions listed
above.

5. Commissioning, operation

Personnel: Skilled personnel
Before installation, commissioning and operation, ensure that the appropriate instrument has
been selected in terms of scale range, design and specific measuring conditions.
WARNING!
Physical injuries and damage to property and the environment caused by
hazardous media
Upon contact with hazardous media (e.g. with flammable or toxic substances),
harmful media (e.g. corrosive, toxic, carcinogenic, radioactive), there is a danger
of physical injuries and damage to property and the environment.
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When unloading packed goods upon delivery as well as during internal trans-
port, proceed carefully and observe the symbols on the packaging.
With internal transport, observe the instructions in chapter 4.2 "Packaging
and storage".
Pressure gauges with inductive contact model 831, for hazardous areas