7 Decommissioning18 Operating instructions aroTHERM 0020151761_047 Decommissioning7.1 Having the productpermanently decommissioned▶ Have a competent person permanentlydecommission the product.8 Recycling and disposal8.1 Recycling and disposal▶ The competent person who installedyour product is responsible for the dis-posal of the packaging.If the product is identified with thissymbol:▶ In this case, do not dispose of theproduct with the household waste.▶ Instead, hand in the product to a collec-tion centre for old electrical or electronicappliances.If the product contains batteries thatare marked with this symbol, these bat-teries may contain substances that arehazardous to human health and the envir-onment.▶ In this case, dispose of the batteries ata collection point for batteries.8.2 Arranging disposal of coolantThe Vaillant aroTHERM heat pump is filledwith the coolant R410A.▶ Coolant must only be disposed of byqualified competent persons.▶ Observe the general safety information.9 Guarantee and customerservice9.1 GuaranteeVaillant provides a full parts and labourguarantee for this appliance for the dura-tion as shown on the enclosed registrationcard which must be fully completed andreturned within 30 days of installation. Allappliances must be installed by a suitablycompetent person fully conversant andin accordance with all current regulationsapplicable to the appliance type installa-tion. In the case of gas appliances the GasSafety (Installation and Use) Regulations1998, and the manufacturer’s instructions.In the UK competent persons approved atthe time by the Health and Safety Execut-ive undertake the work in compliance withsafe and satisfactory standards. Installersshould also be fully conversant with andcompetent with all necessary electrical andbuilding regulations that may apply to theinstallation.In addition all unvented domestic hot watercylinders must be installed by a compet-ent person to the prevailing building regu-lations at the time of installation (G3). Allappliances shall be fully commissioned inaccordance with our installation manualand Benchmark commissioning check list(this will be included within the installa-tion manual). These must be signed andgiven to the user for safe keeping duringthe hand over process. Installers shouldalso at this time advise the user of the an-nual servicing requirements and advise ofappropriate service agreement.Terms and conditions do apply to the guar-antee, details of which can be found on theregistration card included with this appli-ance. In order to qualify for guarantee afterone year the appliance must be servicedin accordance with our installation manualservicing instructions. The benchmark ser-vice history should be completed. Note -