Troubleshooting; Operation - Dräger Medical Vapor 2000 Operating Instructions Manual

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting
Fault

Operation

No concentration delivered or
concentration excessively high/low
1) to be carried out only by trained and factory authorized service personnel
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Cause
Vapor not full, Vapor empty
Control dial setting at »0« or »T«
No Vapor connected, or if several
connections, one unoccupied and open
Vapor tilted during or before operation
when control dial not at »T« setting.
If this has happened, liquid anesthetic
agent may have entered flow control
system
Vapor filled with incorrect anesthetic
agent or mixture of agents
Gas is flowing through Vapor in wrong
direction
Leak, e.g. plug-in adapter is not fitted
flush on seals
Valves in plug-in connector damaged
Vapor temperature outside specified
application range, e.g. filled with very cold
anesthetic agent, or operated with both
flow and concentration high over a
prolonged period
Vapor being operated with carrier gas
other than air
Monitor displays volume percentage, not
partial pressure
Vapor or anesthetic monitor faulty
Remedy
Fill Vapor
Set control dial to ≥0.2 vol.%
Connect Vapor, or close open
connections with Vapor or by direct gas
connections
Before operation: flush and then check
concentration, see "Transport, procedure
after tilting", page 58
Drain Vapor and blow off,
see pages 49 to page 53; repair
Check connecting system,
see page 21
Disconnect Vapor; check plug-in adapter
safety locking device and sealing rings;
replace. Leak test with Vapor at control
dial setting »0« and ≥0.2 vol.%
1)
Repair
Allow Vapor to reach normal temperature,
allowing at least 15 min per
from specified range,
see page 67; refill with anesthetic agent
at room temperature
Concentration changed because of
carrier gas, see page 37 and page 69.
To convert measured value to partial
pressure, see page 38
Check with another Vapor to establish
whether Vapor or anesthetic agent
1)
monitor faulty, repair
1)
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