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Decommissioning
12. Decommissioning
12.1 Disconnection
Before performing any work, carefully read: SAFETY WAR-
NINGS FOR OPERATIONS ON UNITS CONTAINING R-290
Avoid leak or spills into the environment.
Before disconnecting the unit, the following must be
recovered, if present:
• refrigerant gas
• Anti-freeze solutions in the hydraulic circuit
Awaiting decommissioning and disposal, the unit can also
be stored outdoors, as bad weather and rapid changes in
temperature do not harm the environment provided that
the electric, cooling and hydraulic circuits of the unit are
intact and closed.
12.1.1 WEEE INFORMATION
The manufacturer is registered on the EEE National Register,
in compliance with implementation of Directive 2012/19/
EU and relevant national regulations on waste electrical and
electronic equipment.
This Directive requires electrical and electronic equipment to
be disposed of properly.
Equipment bearing the crossed-out wheelie bin mark must
be disposed of separately at the end of its life cycle to pre-
vent damage to human health and to the environment.
Electrical and electronic equipment must be disposed of
together with all of its parts.
To dispose of “household” electrical and electronic equip-
ment, the manufacturer recommends you contact an autho-
rised dealer or an authorised ecological area.
“Professional” electrical and electronic equipment must be
disposed of by authorised personnel through established
waste disposal authorities around the country.
In this regard, here is the definition of household WEEE and
professional WEEE:
WEEE from private households: WEEE originating from pri-
vate households and WEEE which comes from commercial,
industrial, institutional and other sources which, because
of its nature and quantity, is similar to that from private
households. Subject to the nature and quantity, where the
waste from EEE was likely to have been by both a private
household and users of other than private households, it will
be classed as private household WEEE;
Professional WEEE: all WEEE which comes from users other
than private households.
This equipment may contain:
• refrigerant gas, the entire contents of which must be
recovered in suitable containers by specialised personnel
with the necessary qualifications;
• lubrication oil contained in compressors and in the coo-
ling circuit to be collected;
• mixtures with antifreeze in the water circuit, the contents
of which are to be collected;
• mechanical and electrical parts to be separated and
disposed of as authorised.
When machine components to be replaced for maintenance
purposes are removed or when the entire unit reaches the
end of its life and needs to be removed from the installation,
waste should be separated by its nature and disposed of by
authorised personnel at existing collection centres.
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