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7. Installation of electrical devices
• Avoidtotaldischargesincethissignicantlyreducestheperfor-
mancecapacityandservicelifeofthebatteries.
• Checkthelevelofthebatteryuidregularly(acidbatteries);
AGM-batteriesrequirenomaintenance,butmustbecontinuo-
usly recharged.
• Checkthatthebatteryclampsaresecureandremoveanylayers
of oxide.
• Ifthebatteryisnotusedforalongerperiodoftime(eweeksor
more)press thepushbutton(seepage87).Thestandbycurrent
usedcontinuouslybysomeelectricaldevicesdischargesthebat-
tery.Evenifthemainswitchonthecontrolpanelhasbeenswit-
chedo,thebatterycanstillbechargedbythebatterycharger.
• Ifthebatteryhasbeenremoved,isolatethepositivepole(topre-
ventshortcircuits).
Battery charger
• ThechargerfunctionsinaccordancewithIU
1
U
0
charging tech-
nology.
• Inthecaseofmisusetheguaranteeandmanufacturer’sliability
willnolongerapply.
• Ensurethatthebatterychargerissucientlyventilated.
Tank probe
Theprobewithrodsmeasuresthecontentsofthefreshwatertank.
• Neverletthewaterstandtoolonginthetank,topreventscaling
(inthewastewatertankaswell).
• Flushthetanksregularly.
230V automatic circuit breaker with an earth leakage circuit
breaker
The230Vautomaticcircuitbreakersuppliesandprotectsthe
230V devices.
• Toswitchothe230Vpowersupplyintheentiresystem,set
the230Vautomaticcircuitbreakerto“0”(OFF).
Fuses
• Onlyreplacedefectivefusesafterthecauseofthedefecthas
beenremediedbyaprofessionalelectrician.
• Thenewfusemusthavethesameamperageastheoldone.