General Information Alert Signals Safety Information Your Barnstead MEGA-Pure® 6A Water Still has been designed with function, reliability, and safety Warning in mind. It is the user’s responsibility to install it in Warnings alert you to a conformance with local electrical codes. For safe possibility of personal injury.
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ENERAL NFORMATION ® 4. Do not mount your MEGA-PURE Water Still directly over equipment that requires electrical service. Routine mainte- nance of this unit may involve water spill- age and subsequent electrical shock hazard if improperly located. 5. For continued protection against possible fire hazard, replace fuses only with the same type and rating of fuse.
ENERAL NFORMATION 7. Carefully follow the manufacturers’ safety instructions on labels of chemical Hot Surface containers and Material Safety Data Avoid contact. Hot water and Sheets (M.S.D.S.). steam heat the glass portions of the still to dangerous 8. Refer servicing to qualified personnel. temperatures during operation.
ENERAL NFORMATION ® The Barnstead MEGA-PURE 6A Water Still is rated at 240V, 50/60 Hz, 5000 watts, single phase. Warning It is also available in 208V. Changing the unit for Do not connect unit to electrical use on either 240V or 208V operation requires only ®...
ENERAL NFORMATION Water Supply Requirements Barnstead recommends one of the following options for supplying water to operate your ® MEGA-PURE 6A Water Still. OPTION #1 A single, untreated cold water supply. The supply must be capable of providing a minimum of 16 gallons per hour at a pressure of 20-100 psi and be located within 4 feet of the water still.
Unpacking Unpacking 1. Remove the parts box and the still from the shipping carton and place on a work- bench. 2. Remove the two (2) shipping screws located on the upper back of the unit and discard. Turn the two (2) cover fasteners located on the lower front of the unit 1/4 turn counterclockwise, and lift the cover out and up to remove.
Assembly Assembly Tools required for assembly: 7/16" open end wrench, diagonal cutting pliers, common screwdriver. 1. Reinstall the condenser (B) into the coupling (C) and clamp the condenser in place with springs (Y). 2. Tighten coupling (C) using a 7/16" wrench.
SSEMBLY 7. Insert the immersion heaters into the top openings of boiler (P) as shown in Figure 8. Thread the heater plugs and cords through the large hole above the boiler (P), then back through the hole below the control box (O).
SSEMBLY 5. If the 3 1/2 gal. storage bottle is not being installed, move the still to its final location. See page 12 for layout recom- mendations and pages 10-12 for final plumbing details. 3 1/2 Gallon Storage Bottle To install the optional 3 1/2 gallon storage bottle ®...
Plumbing Details Automatic Collection System ® Before connecting your MEGA-PURE 6A Water Still to the Barnstead Automatic Collection System move the still to its final location. Locate ACS tube (Z) and Thomas clamp (D) in the parts box. Assemble to the tubing from the collection system as shown in Figure 10.
LUMBING ETAILS Tap water/Demineralizer - Figure 8 (Must have the optional still adapter kit: catalog no. 440376). 1. Thread the solenoid valve (“in” side towards shut-off) onto the customer supplied shut-off. 2. Install 1/4" O.D. tubing and the sup- plied fitting to the “out” side of the solenoid valve.
Installation Tap water/In-House Treated Water - Fig. 9 (Must have the optional double solenoid valves: Catalog No. 440236) Thread the solenoid valves (“in” side towards shut-off) onto the customer supplied shut- offs. Install 1/4" O.D. tubing and the supplied fitting to the “out” side of the solenoid on the tap water.
NSTALLATION Wall mounting ® Warning The MEGA-PURE 6A Water Still has slotted Wall composition and holes for wall mounting. To support the weight of construction, as well as fastener this unit, use 1/4" x 1 1/4" lag bolts for mounting. type, must be considered when An optional wall mounting bracket is available for mounting this unit.
Operation Operation Refer to Figure 11: Warning Do not use in the presence of 1. Close the drain stopcock (K) on the bottom flammable or combustible of the boiler (P). materials; fire or explosion may result. This device contains 2. Open the valve at the tap water source and components which may ignite the treated water source if so installed.
PERATION If any difficulties are encountered in operating this water still, check all operating and assembly Note steps to be sure the still was assembled and is Under most feedwater being operated correctly. If the difficulty still conditions, the 11-12 GPH exists, consult the Troubleshooting section of flow rate will provide this manual.
Maintenance and Servicing Maintenance and Servicing Warning To avoid electrical shock, al- ways disconnect from power Cleaning supply before maintenance and For top performance and efficiency, the servicing. Refer servicing to MEGA-PURE® 6A Water Still should be kept qualified personnel. For contin- clean and free of scale.
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AINTENANCE AND ERVICING down 1 inch and turn the unit on for a few minutes until the residue disappears. Do not boil. Turn still off. If scale re- mains that the 10% hydrochloric solution will not remove, rinse boiler three times with feedwater (fill and drain).
Replacement Parts v i l Warning l i o To avoid electrical shock, always disconnect from power supply before maintenance and servicing. l i o l l i Refer servicing to qualified personnel. l i o l l i e l i c t i —...
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EPLACEMENT ARTS ® " 6 n i l n i l " 2 " 4 " 5 c i t T " t t i " g — l i o l i o l l i p i l o l l —...
Ordering Procedures Please refer to the Specification Plate for the complete model number, serial number, and series number when requesting service, replacement parts or in any correspondence concerning this unit. All parts listed herein may be ordered from the Barnstead Thermolyne dealer from whom you purchased this unit or can be obtained promptly from the factory.
One Year Limited Warranty Barnstead|Thermolyne Corporation (“BARNSTEAD”) warrants that if a product manufactured by Barnstead shall be free of defects in materials and workmanship for one (1) year from the first to occur of (i) the date the product is sold by BARNSTEAD or (ii) the date the product is purchased by the original retail customer (the “Commencement Date”).