Basic Safety Information - Burkert 8026 Guide Rapide

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his safety information does not take into account:
• any contingencies or occurrences that may arise during instal-
lation, use and maintenance of the devices.
• the local safety regulations for which the operating company
is responsible including the staff in charge of installation and
maintenance.
danger due to electrical voltage.
▶ If a 12-36 V DC or a 14-36 V DC powered version is installed
either in a wet environment or outdoors, all the electrical volt-
ages must be of max. 35 V DC.
▶ Disconnect the electrical power for all the conductors and iso-
late it before carrying out work on the system.
▶ Observe all applicable accident protection and safety regula-
tions for electrical equipment.
danger due to high pressure in the installation.
▶ Stop the circulation of fluid, cut off the pressure and drain the
pipe before loosening the process connections.
danger due to high temperatures of the fluid.
▶ Use safety gloves to handle the device.
▶ Stop the circulation of fluid and drain the pipe before loosening
the process connections.
danger due to the nature of the fluid.
▶ Respect the prevailing regulations on accident prevention and
safety relating to the use of aggressive fluids.
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Type 8026 - 8036 - SE36

Basic safety information

Various dangerous situations
To avoid injury take care:
▶ not to use the device for the measurement of gas flow rates.
▶ not to use the device in explosive atmospheres.
▶ not to use the device in an environment incompatible with the
materials it is made of.
▶ not to use fluid that is incompatible with the materials the device
is made of.
▶ not to make any modifications to the device.
▶ not to subject the device to mechanical loads.
▶ to prevent any unintentional power supply switch-on.
▶ to carry out the installation and maintenance work by qualified
and skilled staff with the appropriate tools.
▶ to guarantee a defined or controlled restarting of the process,
after a power supply interruption.
▶ to observe the general technical rules when installing and using
the device.