8. Dismounting, return and disposal
8. Dismounting, return and disposal
Personnel: Skilled personnel
Protective equipment: Safety goggles, protective gloves
Tool: Open-ended spanner
WARNING!
Physical injuries and damage to property and the environment
through residual media
Upon contact with hazardous media (e.g. oxygen, acetylene, flammable or
toxic substances), harmful media (e.g. corrosive, toxic, carcinogenic, radioac-
tive), and also with refrigeration plants and compressors, there is a danger of
physical injuries and damage to property and the environment.
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Before storage of the dismounted instrument (following use) wash or
clean it, in order to protect persons and the environment from exposure to
residual media.
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Wear the requisite protective equipment (see chapter 3.6 "Personal
protective equipment").
WARNING!
Risk of burns
During dismounting there is a risk of dangerously hot media escaping.
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Let the instrument cool down sufficiently before dismounting it!
WARNING!
Physical injury
When dismounting, there is a danger from aggressive media and high
pressures.
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Wear the requisite protective equipment (see chapter 3.6 "Personal
protective equipment").
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Observe the information in the material safety data sheet for the corre-
sponding medium.
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Disconnect once the pressure measuring instrument has been depressur-
ised!
8.1 Dismounting
1. Before dismounting, make sure that the measuring point is not pressurised and has
cooled down.
2. Dismount the pressure gauge with an open-ended spanner using the spanner flats of
the process connection.
WIKA operating instructions model 116.18.02x
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