Nordson 3100V Series Customer Product Manual page 171

A
5-18
Maintenance
To Flush
the System with a Flushing Material
(contd)
17.
Place
a
container under the manifold drain valve, open the valve, and
drain the remaining adhesive.
18.
Clean the manifold
filter.
Refer
to
Cleaning a Standard Manifold Filter
in this section.
19.
Go to
the procedure Io
Restore the Unit
to
Normal Operation
in
this
section.
To Flush the System with
Type R
Fluid
1.
Before beginning
this procedure, first complete the procedure
Io
Prepare for Flushing the System earlier in this section.
2.
Set the
tank temperature
14-17'C (25-30 "F)
higher than the
recommended application temperature of the adhesive.
Refer
to
System Programming Proceduresinlhe lnstallation section
of
this
manual.
3.
PourType
R
fluid
intothe emptytankto within 25
mm (1 in.)
of
the
top
of
the tank.
4.
Use a
clean paint brush or similar tool to apply fluid to areas not
submerged'in the fluid.
5.
Allow the fluid to heat
in the
tank for
2-12
hours
6.
As needed, use
a
wooden or plastic strainer to skim
off
the char and
adhesive that floats to the top
of
the tank.
CAUTION: Do not pump
Type
R
fluid through
hoses.
Fluid
absorbed by char in the hoses may leach out or cause large
pieces of char
to break off and clog
a
nozzle
during later
operation.
7.
Place a
container under the manifold drain valve, open the valve, and
drain the fluid from the manifold.
NOTE:
You
can reuse the fluid if you place
a
strainer on the top of
the
container used to collect
it.
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