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Kunshan erlab D.F.S Co.,Ltd
100 Liu Shi Jing Road Kunshan Development Zone PengLang Jiangsu Province
Tel : +86 (0) 512 5781 4085 - Fax . : + 86 (0) 512 5781 4082 - E-mail : Sales.china@erlab.com.cn
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  • Page 1 Kunshan erlab D.F.S Co.,Ltd 100 Liu Shi Jing Road Kunshan Development Zone PengLang Jiangsu Province Tel : +86 (0) 512 5781 4085 - Fax . : + 86 (0) 512 5781 4082 - E-mail : Sales.china@erlab.com.cn  Please consider the environment before printing this document...
  • Page 2 User Manual Congratulations! By choosing Captair® Flex™ ductless filtering fume hoods, you have chosen an efficient, reliable way to ensure safety. Your Captair® Flex™ filtering fume hood guarantees that you are protected when working with chemicals that pose an inhalation risk for the user.
  • Page 3 User Manual Your new Captair Flex™ ductless filtering fume hood ® offers several advantages from day one: Protect the environment Since no ductwork is required, a captair ® Flex™ filtered enclosure totally eliminates the direct discharge of pollutants into the atmosphere and therefore contributes to the protection of the environment.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    - Description of the control box - First start-up - Navigating the digital display screen Protecting yourself Page 27 - Via the E.S.P. program (Erlab Safety Program) - Via AFNOR NF X 15-211: 2009 standard Maintenance Page 35 - Monitoring air face velocity...

  • Page 5: Getting Started

    User Manual Getting started - Flex™ technology - Description of the control box - First start-up - Navigating the digital display screen...

  • Page 6: Flex™ Technology

    A modular filtration column which provides unprecedented adaptability and flexibility. By combining molecular and particulate filtration This innovation developed by the erlab® R&D technologies, erlab® was able to devise the new Flex™ laboratory offers unprecedented flexibility, adaptability, modular filtration column technology. and savings.

  • Page 7: Description Of The Control Box

    User Manual DESCRIPTION OF THE CONTROL BOX Master switch Model label Fume hood model Fume hood serial number Supply voltage 100-240 47-67 and frequency supported Power in Watts Supply Intensity voltage Name of the manufacturer or their representative...
  • Page 8 User Manual Valipass® form: Refer to the Valiquest® section for details. Sampling port for the manual filter saturation test or for an ambient air sensor when the machine is equipped with the Molecode™ S option. Control panel Digital display screen Yellow indicator light Red indicator light Red indicator light...

  • Page 9: First Start-Up

    User Manual FIRST START-UP You have carefully followed the steps described in the assembly instructions and your Captair® Flex™ fume hood is ready to use. Turn on the device using the switch located on the left side of the control panel. Activate the device’s ventilation system using the ventilation button located underneath the digital display screen.
  • Page 10 User Manual In order to guarantee that your device functions properly and in order to ensure your safety, your Captair® Flex™ fume hood is equipped with a monitoring system linked to the air flow parameters and to the device’s Flex™ technology. The Timer™...
  • Page 11 User Manual Event 2: Fan out of order Event conditions: The rotation speed of the fan is less than 700 RPM. Display screen Alarm type OUT OF ORDER Red indicator light on, constant Continuous audible alarm Solution : Contact your maintenance service as quickly as possible. Event 3: Solvent detected in the sampling chamber Event conditions:...
  • Page 12 User Manual Event 4: Solvent detected 2 Event conditions: The detection limit of the Molecode™ S unit has been surpassed. Display screen Alarm type CHANGE FILTER(S) Red indicator light on, constant Continuous audible alarm Solution : It is necessary to replace the filter. Please contact your maintenance service.
  • Page 13 User Manual Event 7: Pre-warning alarm maintenance Event conditions: If the Timer™’s pre-warning alarm is activated, this alarm is triggered when the counter’s value is less than the pre-warning value. Display screen Alarm type FILTER TEST H / MN Yellow indicator light on, blinking Intermittent audible alarm Solution : Press the navigation and confirmation buttons simultaneously and release them to deacti-...

  • Page 14: Navigating The Digital Display Screen

    User Manual NAVIGATING THE DIGITAL DISPLAY SCREEN DEFAULT SCREEN DISPLAY Number of fans Information related to the filters installed in the device Filter FANS: XX MM/Year HH:MN Month and year during which Operating time of the device the main filter was installed based on the cycle setting of the Timer™...
  • Page 15 User Manual Main Menu Notes: Allows the user to view the sta- tus of the fume hood. Press the MAIN MENU confirmation button to access the contents of the menu. >Hood State Allows the user to modify the parameters of the screen display Hood State language.
  • Page 16 User Manual Hood State Notes : MAIN MENU >Hood State 1-1-1 This number corresponds to the number of fans detected by the Number of fan device. It may be between 1 and 4 de- pending on the Captair® Flex™ model in question. (Refer to the technical specifications listed at the end of the manual.) 1-1-2...
  • Page 17 User Manual Set Language Notes: By default the screen displays the Hood State name of the factory-set naviga- tion language. Other possible >Set Language display languages: French, Spanish, German, and Italian. Display the current navigation 1-2-1 language. Actual Language Display the Set Language English menu.
  • Page 18 User Manual Test filter Notes: N.B.: accessing this menu interrupts the ventilation Set Language system of your device. It is strongly recommended to >Test filter access this menu after the filter saturation tests have been performed. Press the confirm button to proceed 1-3-1 to the next step.
  • Page 19 User Manual Test filter Notes : 1-3-2-1 N.B.: Accessing this menu inter- rupts the ventilation system of Test filter your device. Press the confirm button to proceed to the next Good Filter step. 1-3-2-2 After verifying the condition of the filter via a saturation test, Good Filter display the installation date and operating time of this filter.
  • Page 20 User Manual Set Threshold Notes: N.B.: accessing this menu inter- rupts the ventilation system of Test filter your device. Press the confirm button to proceed to the next >Set Threshold step. IMPORTANT: this menu only appears if the device is equipped with a Molecode™...
  • Page 21 User Manual Set Setpoint Notes: N.B.: the contents of this menu are protected by an Set Threshold access code. Contact your maintenance service for >Set Setpoint additional information. 1-5-1 By default, the screen displays 00000000. Using the scroll but- Access Code tons, select the appropriate digit in the active box and press the 00000000...
  • Page 22 User Manual Set Timer Notes: This menu allows the user to ac- tivate or deactivate the Timer™. Set Setpoint >Set Timer 1-6-1-1 Displays the fact that the Timer™ is activated. Set Timer Timer ON 1-6-1-1 Confirm activation of the Timer™. Confirm Timer ON ? Display the Set Timer menu.
  • Page 23 User Manual Manufacturer Menu Notes: N.B.: the contents of this menu are protected by an access code. Set Timer Contact your maintenance ser- vice for additional information. >Man. Menu 1-7-1 To enter the access code, scroll through the numbers in the active Access Code ? box using the scroll button.
  • Page 24 User Manual Manufacturer Menu Notes : 1-7-7-1 1-7-7-2 Allows the user to activate or deactivate the Timer™. Manufacturer Manufacturer Timer OFF Timer ON Allows the user to set the 1-7-8 Timer™’s time value if the Timer™ is activated. Possible values: from Manufacturer 1 to 250 hours.
  • Page 25 User Manual Manufacturer Menu Notes: 1-7-11-1 Allows the user to modify the language displayed on screen. Manufacturer Lang. English 1-7-11-2 Allows the user to modify the language displayed on screen. CFG Usine Lag. Français 1-7-11-3 Allows the user to modify the language displayed on screen.
  • Page 26 User Manual Manufacturer Menu Notes: 1-7-12 Allows the service engineer to enter ventilation settings for the device. The Manufacturer rotation speed, between 0 and 3000 RPM (rotations / min), must corres- PWM XXXX RPM pond to the device’s Flex™ technology settings.

  • Page 27: Protecting Yourself

    User Manual Protecting yourself - Via the E.S.P. program (Erlab Safety Program) - Via AFNOR NF X 15-211: 2009 standard...
  • Page 28 PROGRAM—KEEPING YOU SAFE erlab safety program ® A long-lasting commitment by erlab to the safety of the operator ® An essential part of user safety, our laboratory’s mission is to assess the interactive behavior of specialist will recommend the most appropriate unit, ®...
  • Page 29 You may contact your E.S.P. agent at any time to reconfigure the Flex™ technology of your filtering fume hood. The fume hood can be modified according to the protection needs and the environment of your laboratory. This service is available online at www.erlab.com or at one of our commercial branches.
  • Page 30 «unlisted chemical» field from the list, then enter the name of the chemical. If this is the case, you must provide the material safety data sheet for the chemical in question to the erlab®...
  • Page 31 User Manual certificate The ValiPass certificate shall be delivered together with your Captairflex at the time of the first installation. It is the result of the ValiQuest you submitted to your supplier and is designed to remind the user(s) of this Captairflex unit of the chemical products which have been approved to be used, the expected life of the filter(s) and the saturation detection methods.
  • Page 32 User Manual SERVICE : CONTINUOUS MONITORING OF YOUR FILTERING FUME HOOD The E.S.P.® agent contacts users about every six months. The agent checks to see whether or not the laboratory’s applications have changed. Service The E.S.P®. agent will guide the user step by step through the tests to check for filter saturation as well as through the filter replacement...
  • Page 33 Example of test carried out on a Captair Flex™ ® performed on our filters demonstrate the technical XL 714, equipped with BE+ filters in class 1 performance developed by Erlab ® Isopropanol Cyclohexane HCL (35%) These results ensure a very high protection level to the Captair Flex™...
  • Page 34 700 molecular substances commonly used in laboratories. This booklet is delivered with each unit, as per the requirements of the AFNOR NF X 15-211: 2009 standard. Every Erlab ® The international standards Erlab products are in compliance with the following standards which guarantee your total protection.

  • Page 35: Maintenance

    User Manual Maintenance - Monitoring air face velocity - Manually detecting filter saturation - Automatically detecting filter saturation - Replacing the filters - The revolving system - Cleaning and maintenance...

  • Page 36: Monitoring Air Face Velocity

    User Manual Monitoring air face velocity The anemometer provided with your Captair® Flex™ fume hood allows the user to constantly monitor the face velocity. If the anemometer is not installed during assembly, please install this device according to the steps listed in the installation instructions provided with your fume hood. Leveling bubble Range of movement of the air speed...

  • Page 37: Manually Detecting Filter Saturation

    User Manual MANUALLY DETECTING FILTER SATURATION Your application was analyzed and validated by the erlab® laboratory as part of the erlab Safety Program (E.S.P.). During this validation, the erlab® laboratory used the information provided to determine the chemical that must be the subject of the molecular filter satu- ration test.
  • Page 38 User Manual Soak a roll up piece of paper in a Connect the quick connector to the sampling container placed inside the enclosure. port on the Control panel Pour a sufficient quantity of the chemical to be tested on the paper. Break off the 2 ends of the tube by inserting Break off the 2 ends of the tube by inserting them into the plastic pump end.
  • Page 39 User Manual Coonect the other end of the tube to the silicone tube, pump gently to sample air from downstream. Refer to the instructions provided with the tube for the number of pump strokes If you notice achange of coloration of the tube, your filter has to be changed.

  • Page 40: Automatically Detecting Filter Saturation

    Before turning on your Captair® Flex™ fume hood for the first time, verify that the de- tector setting corresponds to the code provided by the erlab® laboratory after analyzing and validating your application. This configuration was factory-set using the information provided.
  • Page 41 User Manual MODIFYING THE LIMIT SETTINGS FOR THE MOLECODE™ S UNIT You can modify the detection limit of the Molecode™ S at any time. The table at left lists the setting codes to be entered for the detection of a single chemical. To convey this information to the detector, refer to menu 1-4 of the section on “Navigating the digital display screen”...
  • Page 42 User Manual Molecode™ Molecode™ CHEMICAL NAME FORMULA CAS Number CHEMICAL NAME FORMULA CAS Number setting setting Cinamene C8H8 100-42-5 2800 Ethylidene chloride C2H4Cl2 75-34-3 2800 Crotonaldehyde C4H6O 4170-30-3 3600 Formic acid CH2O2 64-18-6 2600 Cumene C9H12 98-82-8 3000 Furfuryl alcohol C5H6O2 98-00-0 3100...
  • Page 43 User Manual Molecode™ CHEMICAL NAME FORMULA CAS Number setting 85% Nonane/15% Naphta 30/60 8052-41-3 3600 trimethylbenzene n-Butanol C4H10O 71-36-3 4000 n-Butyl acetate C6H12O2 123-86-4 3000 n-Butyl amine C4H9NH2 109-73-9 2800 n-Butyl chloride C4H9Cl 109-69-3 3000 N-Ethylethanamine C4H11N 109-89-7 3200 n-Hexane C6H14 110-54-3 2800...

  • Page 44: Replacing The Filters

    Please follow these DOWN markings. The table below summarizes the different types of carbon filters that erlab® offers as well as the range of application of these filters. Type AS For organic vapors Type BE +...
  • Page 45 User Manual For these operations, we strongly recommend that the user or maintenance technician wear the necessary safety equipment, including: safety glasses, a safety suit, and gloves. Turn off your Captair® Flex™ fume hood. Remove the two protective casings on either side of the hood.
  • Page 46 User Manual Disconnect the power supply to the ventilation card then the flexible silicone tube. Remove all items comprising your fume hood’s Flex™ technology. 1P 1C 1C 1P 1P 2C 2C 1 P...
  • Page 47 User Manual After carefully removing the filters from their packaging, assemble the column based on the Flex™ technology to be installed. 1P 1C 1C 1P 1P 2C 2C 1 P...
  • Page 48 User Manual The column is guaranteed to be airtight: The design of the filtration cartridges guarantees that the filtration column is completely airtight. The vertical stacking principle of the modular filtration column uses a gel-based joint technology that, when applied to the peri- meter of all of the filtration cartridges, ensures a perfect seal of the entire column thanks to gravity.
  • Page 49 User Manual Re-attach the two protective casings. You may then turn on your Captair® Flex™ fume hood. Do not forget to record the information related to the new filter installed by accessing the menus of the digital display screen (menu 1-3). Set Language >Test filter...

  • Page 50: The Revolving System

    User Manual THE «REVOLVING» SYSTEM This simple concept involves placing one chamber equipped with a molecular detection system between two filters having the same capacity. When the main filter is saturated, the molecules are directed to an identical back-up filter that is placed just above the detection chamber.

  • Page 51: Cleaning And Maintenance

    User Manual CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE CHECKING THE MECHANICAL PARTS Hinges: Hinges must be properly attached and should not jam; they must allow the front panel of the hood to be instantly and easily lifted upward. Acrylic parts: These parts must be clean; white streaks or spatters indicate rather heavy use of acid (hydrocholoric acid) or products handled at a high temperature.

  • Page 52: Warning

    User Manual WARNING...
  • Page 53 Value) should be handled in the enclosure. These chemicals must also be included in the exhaustive list of authorized substances provided by erlab®. In accordance with NF X 15-211: 2009 standard, it is only pos- sible to carry out operations that can be immediately stopped in a class 2 enclosure. The fume hood’s filter must also be replaced as soon as the presence of a chemical is detected downstream from the filter.
  • Page 54 UK and Ireland representation office CHINA : Home Farm Buildings / Home Farm Via Leone XIII, 10 – 20145 Milano Kunshan erlab D.F.S. co Ltd. Tel. : +39 (0)2 89 00 771 Netherhampton - Salisbury - SP2 8PJ 100 Liu Shi Jing, road Fax. : +39 (0)2 72 097 812 Tel.

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