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ULT Freezer 352/528 Eco Premium 02/2022
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2.3 Intended use
Following the instructions in this operating manual and conducting regular maintenance
work (chap. 22) are part of the intended use.
Any use of the chambers that does not comply with the requirements specified in this Operating
Manual shall be considered improper use.
Other applications than those described in this chapter are not approved.
Use
Ultra-low temperature freezers “VWR
®
ULT Freezer” are technical equipment and intended solely for use
at work. They are suitable are designed for safe storage of varied materials at temperatures up to -86 °C /
-122.8
°F
, especially for long-term storage of biological, medical, and chemical samples at constant low
temperature. They are suitable for the domains Pharmacy, Medicine, Life Sciences, plastic industry, elec-
tronic components, food etc.
Freezers are designed for storage of harmless materials.
Requirements for the chamber load
The charging material shall not contain any corrosive ingredients that may damage the machine compo-
nents made of stainless steel. Such ingredients include in particular acids and halides. Any corrosive dam-
age caused by such ingredients is excluded from liability by VWR.
None of the components of the charging material must be able to form an explosive mixture with air. Any
component of the charging material must NOT be able to release toxic gases.
The chamber does not dispose of any measures of explosion protection.
DANGER
Explosion or implosion hazard and danger of poisoning through the introduction of
unsuitable loading material.
Poisoning. Serious injury or death from burns and / or explosion pressure.
∅
Do NOT introduce any substance combustible or explosive into the chamber, in partic-
ular no energy sources such as batteries or lithium-ion batteries.
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NO explosive dust or air-solvent mixture in the inner chamber.
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Do NOT introduce any substance which could lead to release of toxic gases.
Contamination of the chamber by toxic, infectious or radioactive substances must be prevented
WARNING
Danger of intoxication and infection through contamination of the chamber with
toxic, infectious or radioactive substances.
Damages to health.
Protect the interior of the chamber against contamination by toxic, infectious or radioac-
tive substances.
Take appropriate measures when bringing in or taking out toxic, infectious or radioac-
tive substances.
In case of foreseeable use of the chamber there is no risk for the user through the integration of the chamber
into systems or by special environmental or operating conditions in the sense of EN 61010-1:2010. For this,
the intended use of the chamber and all its connections must be observed.