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4.5 Appropriate use
Sealedwater-basedheatingandcoolingsystemsinwhichtemperature-inducedchangesinthevolumeofthesystemwater(the
heattransferingagent)canbeabsorbedandtherequiredoperatingpressureisgovernedbyaseparateexpansionautomat.
Thewater-basedheatingsystemsaresubjecttoEN12828.Fortemperaturesabove105°Corsystemcapacitiesover1MW,
additionalrulesandregulationsmayapply.ThePrincipal/Operatorwillneedtoconsultwithanotiedbodyonadditionalsafety
measures.
Useinsimilarsystems(e.g.heattransfersystemsforprocessindustryortechnologicallyconditionedheat)mayrequirespecial
measures.PleasenotethattheFlamcomatStartermustnotbeusedinsystemswithmostlystainlesssteelpipingandnotin
combinationwithavacuumdegasser.Thecomplementarydocumentsmustbestudied.
4.6 Incoming goods
Theitemsdeliveredmustbecomparedagainsttheitemslistedontheshippingnoteandinspectedforconformity.Unpacking,
installationandcommissioningmaybestartedonlyoncetheproducthasbeencheckedtoconformwiththeintendeduseas
statedintheorderprocessandcontract.Inparticular,exceedingthepermissibleoperatingordesignparametersmayleadto
malfunctioning,componentdamageandpersonalinjury.
Ifnotinlinewithconformityorifthedeliveryisincorrectinanotherway,theproductmustnotbeused.
4.7 Transportation, storage, unpacking
Theequipmentisdeliveredinpackagingunitsinaccordancewiththecontractspecicationsorthespecicationsrequiredfor
certainmodesoftransportandclimatezones.TheseunitsmeetatleasttherequirementssetoutintheFlamcoB.V.packaging
directives.Inaccordancewiththesedirectives,expansionvesselsmustbetransportedhorizontallyandpumpunitsupright;each
packagedonthrow-awaypallets.Ifthepackagingissuitableforusewithhoistinggear,thiswillbeindicatedatthedesignated
hoisting points.
Important note:Transportthepackedgoodsascloseaspossibletotheenvisagedset-uplocationandmakesurethereisa
horizontal,solidsurfaceonwhichthegoodscanstand.
Note!Takeallnecessaryprecautionstoensurethattheexpansionvesselcannottoppleoverorwobbleonceithasbeen
unpackedandremovedfromthepallet.
Suitableliftinglugsareprovidedforliftingandmovingsuspendedemptyvesselspriortoinstallation.Suchdevices(liftinglugs)
mustbeusedintandem;avoidside-pulling.
Onceithasbeenremovedfromthepalletandthepackaging,theunitmustbetransferredbypullingitoversuitablesurfaces.Use
methodsthatpreventuncontrolledfalling,slidingortippingover.Theliftinglugsonthepumpunitaredesignedsotheunitcanbe
liftedvertically.Theymaynotbesubjectedtoanylateralforce.
Thegoodsmayalsobewarehousedintheirpackaging.Onceithasbeenremovedfromitspackaging,theequipmentmustbe
putinposition,observingstandardsafetyprocedures.Donotstacktheequipment.
Useonlypermittedliftinggearandsafetoolsandweartherequiredpersonalprotectiveequipment.
4.8 Operations room
Denition:roomwhichmeetstheapplicableEuropeanregulations,Europeanandharmonisedstandardsandrelevanttechnical
rulesandguidelinesoftheprofessionalassociationsforthiseldofapplication.Fortheuseoftheexpansionautomatas
prescribedinthismanualtheseroomsgenerallycontainequipmentforthermalgenerationanddistribution,waterheating/cooling
andtop-up,powersourceanddistribution,suchasmeasuring,controlengineering,controltechnologyandIT.
Accessforunqualiedanduntrainedpersonsmustberestrictedorforbidden.
Theset-uplocationoftheexpansionautomatmustensurethatoperation,service,maintenance,inspection,repair,installation
anddismantlingcanbecarriedoutunhinderedandwithoutdanger.Theooroftheset-uplocationfortheexpansionautomat
mustbesuchthatstabilityisguaranteedandmaintained.Bearinmindthatthemaximumpossibleforcescanbeexertedfromthe
netmassincludingthewatervolume.Ifstabilitycannotbeguaranteed,thereisadangerthatthevesselwilltipoverormoveand,
asaconsequenceinadditiontofunctionaldefectsmayleadtopersonalinjury.
Theambientatmospheremustbefreefromconductivegases,highconcentrationsofdustandaggressivevapours.Thereisthe
riskofexplosionifanycombustiblegasesarepresent.
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