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Priorclave Manual 27125322-EN Issue 2
Great care should be taken when loading and unloading bulk loads with an autoclave
trolley.
Manual handling regulations should be observed at all times.
Accelerated media cooling
Unless specified otherwise before delivery of the autoclave or set up during the
commissioning process the Media cooling function is set to operate by default with program
1.
It can easily be re-set to operate on different programs by a Priorclave Engineer or your local
approved Priorclave representative.
When selected the autoclave will carry out a standard media cycle and will begin cooling as
normal with the cooling fan coming on at the end of the process time.
As the autoclave cools below 100
into a vacuum. This assists greatly in the cooling of liquid loads giving savings of around 50% of
the total cooling time to cycle completion at a safe thermal lock temperature.
Once the cycle has completed any vacuum in the autoclave is automatically released and the
door can be opened in the normal way.
For best results over sized bottles should be used, i.e. 500ml volumes in a 1000ml bottle.
Delayed start cooling (both lights lit on the cooling button) may be required if excessive
media volume losses during cooling are observed.
Chart Recorder
If fitted, the recorder power input is connected directly to the autoclave in such a way that the
recorder will only operate during the autoclave cycle, i.e. from the pressing of the start button
to cycle complete. At this time power to the recorder is cut. Unless otherwise specified, single
channel units record the temperature of a fixed thermocouple probe, and in the case of two
channel units the second channel records the temperature of the load probe.
For more details on individual recorder function and operation please refer to the
manufacturer's manual supplied with the autoclave.
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C the pressure on the gauge will gradually drop below 0 and
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