Equipment P Rovider M Aintenance - CAIRE FreeStyle Provider Technical Service Manual

EQUIPMENT P ROVIDER M AINTENANCE
NO S CHEDULED M AINTENANCE
FreeStyle a nd F reeStyle 5 u nits a re m aintenance-­‐free d ue t o t heir t echnologically a dvanced
design. C AIRE d oes n ot r equire p reventative m aintenance o r s ervice o n t hese c oncentrators a s
long a s t he c oncentrator r emains w ithin s pecifications. T o e nsure t hat t he u nit's o utput o f
oxygen i s w ithin s pecification, y ou m ust e stablish a nd i mplement a p rotocol t o c heck o xygen
concentration u pon d elivery t o a p atient a nd a t p eriodic i ntervals ( Reference O XYGEN
CONCENTRATION T EST s ection o f t his m anual).
AIR I NTAKE / G ROSS P ARTICLE F ILTER
The e xternal a ir i ntake g ross p article f ilter i s l ocated i n t he a ir i ntake/filter c over. Y ou c an e asily
remove i t b y h and. I nstruct t he p atient t o c lean t his f ilter w eekly. ( Reference C LEANING T HE A IR
INTAKE / G ROSS P ARTICLE F ILTER s ection o f t his m anual).
The f ilter m ay r equire m ore f requent c leaning i f t he u nit o perates i n a h arsh
environment – a h ouse h eated b y w ood, k erosene, o r o il, o r o ne w ith e xcessive
cooking o r c igarette s moke.
Turn O FF t he u nit a nd d isconnect t he p ower c ord f rom t he e lectrical
outlet b efore y ou c lean t he u nit t o p revent a ccidental e lectrical s hock
and b urn h azard.
Remove t he b attery f rom t he u nit b efore p erforming a ny m aintenance t o
prevent a ccidental e lectrical s hock a nd b urn h azard.
The F reeStyle o r F reeStyle 5 m ust b e o ff a nd d isconnected f rom e xternal p ower
before r emoving t he b attery p ack.
PRODUCT F ILTER R EPLACEMENT
The p roduct f ilter i s d esigned t o l ast t he l ife o f t he u nit. I f i t i s d etermined t hat t he p roduct f ilter
needs t o b e r eplaced, f ollow t he i nstructions b elow:
Portable O xygen C oncentrator
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