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Electrical Installations
07-2
Advice and instructions
Important
• Anychangestotheelectricalinstallationsmayonlybecarried
outbyaprofessionalelectrician.
• Disconnectthebatteryandswitchoffthe230Vmainsbefore
carryingoutanymaintenancework.
Batteries
•
Pleaseobservethebatterymanufacturer’soperatinginstruc-
tions.
• Theacidinthebatteryispoisonousandcorrosive.Avoid
contactwitheyesandskin.
• Thecompletelydischargedbatterymustberechargedforat
least10hours.Thebatterymaybedamagedifithasbeen
dischargedformorethan8weeks.
• Avoidtotaldischargesincethissignicantlyreducestheper-
formancecapacityandservicelifeofthebatteries.
• Checkthelevelofthebatteryuidregularly(acidbatteries);gel
batteriesrequirenomaintenance,butmustbecontinuously
recharged.
• Checkthattheclampshavebeenproperlyttedand,ifneces-
sary,removeanylayersofoxide.
•Unclamptheminuspoleiftheancillarybatteryisnotbeing
usedforalongerperiodoftime(morethan1-2months).Even
ifthemainswitchofthebatteryhasbeeninterrupted,thebat-
terymayberechargedbythecharger.(Conservationcharging)
• Shouldtheconsumerbatteryberemoved,isolatethepluspole
(topreventshortcircuitswhenturningonthemotor).
Battery charger
• Thecharger’scapacityis220W(VanExclusive)
 300W(ToskanaExclusive,Sphinx).
• ThechargerfunctionsinaccordancewithIU0U1charging
technology.
• Inthecaseofmisusetheguaranteeandmanufacturer’sliability
willnolongerapply.
• Donotpluguptheventilationandensurethatyouhaveade-
quateventilation.
Tank probes
• Toavoidincrustations,particularlyinthewastewatertank,
neverletthewaterinthetanksstandfortoolong.Flushthe
tanksregularly.
230V main switch
• Toswitchoffthepowersupplyfortheentiresystemsetthe
mainswitchto“0”(OFF).
•Connectanddisconnectthe230Vmainsconnectiononly
whenthemainswitchhasbeenswitched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.