Turning The Compressor On - Invacare IRC5LXO2 Operator's Manual

PROCEDURE 3

TURNING THE COMPRESSOR ON

(FIGURE 3)
NOTE: Refer to the GENERAL WARNINGS and the HANDLING WARNINGS
in the SAFETY SUMMARY of this manual.
1. Make sure the concentrator is on. Refer to the concentrator
owner’s manual, Part One.
The concentrator flow rate to the patient MUST be at 3 L/
min. or less. Otherwise the oxygen level to the compressor
will be <90% and the compressor will not fill the cylinder.
2. Set the concentrator flow rate to the patient to 3 L/min. or less.
Refer to the concentrator owner’s manual, Part One.
3. Make sure the cylinder is connected to the compressor. Refer to
CONNECTING THE CYLINDER TO THE COMPRESSOR in this
section of the manual.
4. Push the power switch on the control panel to the ON position.
5. Examine the control panel. The following sequence of events
should occur:
A. 0-3 MINUTES -
The WAIT (YELLOW) light will be lit while the compressor
warms up.
B. AFTER 3 MINUTES -
The FILLING (GREEN) light will be on while the cylinder is
filling.
The FULL (GREEN) light will be on when the cylinder is finished
filling. Proceed to STEP 6.
NOTE: The O2 BELOW NORMAL (YELLOW) light may come on if the
oxygen level from the concentrator has not yet reached or drops below 90%.
The compressor will begin or resume filling when the oxygen level reaches 90%.
If light DOES NOT go off within 10 minutes, refer to the TROUBLESHOOT-
ING section of the Homefill II Owner’s Manual (Part No. 1100873).
PART TWO
COMPRESSOR OPERATION
CAUTION
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