KV1000 Constant Temperature Kinematic Viscosity Bath
Operation and Instruction Manual
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WEEE Directive
Background
The goal of the WEEE Directive is to encourage design of environment-friendly products that increase reuse, recycling and other forms
of recovery to reduce waste streams and applies to listed Electronic and Electrical Equipment (EEE) and Koehler's equipment falls broadly
into Appendix 1A; Section 9 Monitoring and Control Equipment: Measuring, weighing or adjusting appliances for household or as
laboratory equipment.
Any associated non-embedded equipment such as Lighting (Saybolt Color) and PCs/Printers also fall under WEEE. If provided with an
order these ancillary items must be WEEE compliant. For these and other reasons (printer cartridges are regionalized) the equipment
must be supplied through a third party supplier in Europe.
The WEEE Directive applies to electrical and electronic equipment falling under the categories set out in Annex IA provided that the
equipment concerned is not part of another type of equipment that does not fall within the scope of this Directive. Annex IB contains a list
of products which fall under the categories set out in Annex IA.
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2003:037:0024:0038:en:PDF
We do not qualify for any of the 10 exemption categories.
http://www.dpa-system.dk/en/WEEE/Products/Exemptions
Professional use
For equipment defined for ’professional use’ local authorities have no role to play. Producers and importers are basically responsible for
collection of WEEE recyclables from the professional user and for subsequent management. A separate statement is given cataloging
the items that require separation from the equipment along with basic information on subsequent processing or recycling prior to disposal
of the equipment.
http://www.dpa-system.dk/en/WEEE/Products/Private-or-professional-use
Responsibility for Registration and Annual Reporting:
Koehler will not sell directly to end users in the EU and so has no responsibility to register within each EU state and to make annual
reports. Koehler declares that this responsibility is born by the importer who is the first level of the distribution chain and is subject to
producer responsibility. We will communicate this in writing to our distributor/importers in the EU stating they are responsible to satisfy
WEEE registration and reporting requirements in the EU states where they conduct sales activities.
It is illegal to market electrical and electronic equipment covered by producer responsibility without being registered.
http://www.dpa-system.dk/en/WEEE/Producers/Whoissubjecttoproducerresponsibility
Product Design
Koehler's designs allow for complete disassembly to a modular level which usually allows for standard recycling. A qualified refrigeration
system technician must be consulted when disassembling and de-commissioning any equipment with refrigeration systems.
Koehler's scientific testing equipment is robustly designed to function over a long service life and are typically repaired many times over
the course of years rather than being replaced. We believe that re-use and refurbishment is the very best form of re-cycling.
All batteries must be readily removable not soldered in place.
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