DROPSA SMART3 - Safety Guidelines and Fluid Restrictions; Essential Safety Compliance Checks; Permitted Fluid Guidelines

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15.1GUIDELINES FOR USE
Compliance with the essential safety requirements and the provisions specified in the machine directive was checked by filling
out prepared check lists that are contained in the technical file.
Two types of lists were used:
 Riskassessment (UNI EN ISO 14121-1).
 Compliance with the essential safety requirements Machine Directive –EC 06/42).
The risks that were not completely eliminated, but considered acceptable, are specified below:
 Electrocution: this can only occur in the case of serious user incompetence.
 Use of unsuitable lubricant: the types of fluids that are not compatible with correct pump operation are listed below.*
 Contact with harmful fluids.
FLUIDS THAT ARE NOT PERMITTED
FLUIDS
RISKS
Lubricants with abrasive additives
Wear of the components inside the pump
Lubricants with silicone additives
Pump seizure
Petrol – solvents – inflammable liquids
Fire – explosion – damage to the gaskets
Corrosive products
Pump corrosion - damage to people
Water
Pump oxidation
Food substances
They would be contaminated
* For more detailed information regarding product compatibility with particular fluids, contact the Dropsa S.p.A. technical office