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Use and maintenance booklet - Safety instructions
For correct installation and safe use of the product, read this manual carefully and keep it safe in a clean, easily accessible place
for future reference.
Misuse of the product may cause even serious injury and damage, cause malfunctions and lead to loss of warranty cover.
1. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
1.1 INTRODUCTION
These safety instructions refer to the installation, operation and maintenance of the pump IECEx and ATEX Blue Standard and Professional
Series for use in places with an explosive gas atmosphere other than mines (-Ex).
Before installing and using the pump, read the instructions given below carefully.
Check that the box and its contents are in perfect condition and stop the installation in the event that any defects or anomalies are found,
then inform the supplier.
1.2 EQUIPMENT: EXPLANATION TO -EX APPROVAL
The electrical pumps BLUE series are suitable for professional use, heavy duty with clean and dirty water. They have the types of protection
“Ex ec” and “Ex h” and are suitable for gas group IIC.
The equipment is manufactured with cables permanently connected to it.
The IECEx and ATEX Blue pumps have the following explosion protection classification
1.2.1 Suitability of the pump to the location of installation
II 3G (only for ATEX)
Ex ec nC h IIC T3 Gc (Atex and IECEx)
II 3G (only for ATEX)
Ex ec h IIC T3 Gc (Atex and IECEx)
Three phase
(NAE version: models without thermal protection)
Single phase
(all version with thermal protection)
The user shall check that pump is suitable to the area classification and to the characteristics of the flammable substances present.
National Law, local Rules and Standards establish the essential safety requirements against the risk of explosion in classified areas.
1.2.2 Places subject to the presence of inflammable gas, mist or steam
The classification criteria for areas subject to the risk of explosion are laid down in the IEC 60079-10 standard.
The technical requirements for electrical plants located in classified areas are established by the IEC 60079-14 standard.
The choice of type of pump, according to these technical and legislative provisions, must take into account the following factors:
• Type of plant: above ground plants
• Zone classification: 0, 1, 2
• Characteristics of the flammable substances present in the form of gases, vapours or mists:
-Sub-group: IIA, IIB, IIC
-Temperature class: T3 (defines the ignition temperature of the gases)
1.3 NAMEPLATE SAFETY DATA
In addition to operating data, the information provided on the nameplate, includes:
• Information necessary to identify the appropriate type of pump and for the correct installation of the pump itself.
• References to the notified bodies responsible for certification.
The specific marking of explosion protection given in the Annex II of the Directive 2014/34/EU
II Group of the equipment. Group II: electrical equipment for use in places with an explosive gas atmosphere other than mines
3G Category of the equipment subject of certification, in presence of potentially explosive atmospheres of Gas, Vapors, Mist (G).
The equipment can be installed in ZONE 2
Ex ec h IIC The types of protection for the Ex equipment correspond to increased safety “ec” and through liquid immersion “h”, suitable
for Gas Group IIC, IIB and IIA.
Ex ec nC h IIC
The types of protection for the Ex equipment correspond to increased safety “ec” with encapsulated thermal protection devi-
ce “nC” and through liquid immersion “h”, suitable for Gas Group IIC, IIB and IIA.
T3 Temperature Class of the equipment (maximum surface temperature 200°C)
Gc Equipment for explosive gas atmospheres, having a “enhanced” level of protection (EPL Gc), which is not a source of ignition
in normal operation and which may have some additional protection to ensure that it remains inactive as an ignition source in
the case of regular expected occurrences. Suitable for use in ZONE 2. Equipment category 3G.
Certificates number:
IECEx EUT 16.0006X
IECEx EUT: laboratory that issued the IECEx certificate of conformity
16: year in which the certificate was issued
0006: IECEx certificate number
EPT 16 ATEX 0228 X
EPT: laboratory that issued the ATEX certificate of conformity
16: year in which the certificate was issued
ATEX 0228: ATEX certificate number