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Any other usage is deemed non-compliant
with the intended use.
1. Safety instructions
1.9 Foreseeable misuse
Any usage of the product differing from
the aforementioned conditions and stated
purpose is strictly prohibited. Particularly
prohibited are:
o Use in another, more critical explosion
protection zone, if applied as ATEX
o to supply, transport, or store hazardous
substances and mixtures in accordance
with annex I part 2-5 of the CLP regu-
lation (EC 1272/2008), which have been
marked with hazard pictograms
GHS01-GHS 09
o Use to feed / forward / store gases, lique-
fied gases, dissolved gases, vapors, or
fluids whose vapor pressure exceeds nor-
mal atmospheric pressure (1013 mbar)
by more than 0.5 bar at their maximum
permissible operating temperature
1.10 Disclaimer of liability
The manufacturer shall not be held liable
for damage resulting from:
o
Failure to comply with these instructions
o The use of lubricants/media not approved
for the unit type
o Contaminated or unsuitable lubricants
o Installation of non-original SKF compo-
nents
o Inappropriate usage
o Resulting from improper assembly,
configuration, or filling
o Improper response to malfunctions
o
Non-observance of maintenance
intervals
o Independent modification of system
components
Unless specially indicated otherwise, gear
pump units of SKF series MKU, MKL, and
MKF are not approved for use in potentially
explosive areas as defined in the ATEX
Directive 2014/34/EC.