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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
AIRONE FC 750
Filtration Fume Cupboard with
Filter Saturation Alarm
SAFELAB SYSTEMS
Airone Building ● 8 Beaufighter Road ● Weston-Super-Mare ● BS24 8EE
Telephone: 01934 421340 Fax: 01934 641569 E-mail: Safelab@safelab.co.uk
WWW.SAFELAB.CO.UK
DOCUMENT NO: M40
ISSUE NO: 3
ISSUE DATE: 11/07/18
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- Page 1 Filtration Fume Cupboard with Filter Saturation Alarm SAFELAB SYSTEMS Airone Building ● 8 Beaufighter Road ● Weston-Super-Mare ● BS24 8EE Telephone: 01934 421340 Fax: 01934 641569 E-mail: Safelab@safelab.co.uk WWW.SAFELAB.CO.UK DOCUMENT NO: M40 ISSUE NO: 3 ISSUE DATE: 11/07/18...
- Page 2 Contents Page 2 Contents. Page 3 Foreword. Page 4 Principles of Operation. Page 5 Installation and Assembly Instructions. Page 6 Installation & Assembly Instructions (continued). Page 7 Specification. Page 8 Specification Diagram. Page 9 Operating Instructions. Page 10 Operating Instructions (continued). Page 11 Wiring Diagram.
- Page 3 It is recommended that service and maintenance operations should only be undertaken by SAFELAB Service Engineers or their authorised agents. Details of Service Contracts, along with information on these and other products is...
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Page 4: Principles Of Operation
PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION Air is drawn into the cupboard at the working aperture A below the hinged clear acrylic front window, at a velocity high enough to ensure entrainment of any fumes/odours given off by the processes carried out within the cupboard. The fumes from within the cupboard are drawn either upwards as in the case of lighter than air fumes B to the extract slot D, or drawn across the work surface to the secondary extract slot E created by the back baffle, as in the case of heavier than air... - Page 5 - Warranty form. Your Airone FC750 fume cupboard should be assembled and sited by specialists using the correct handling equipment. Please contact Safelab systems for assistance in this matter. Space for free air circulation must be provided around the Airone FC750 Filtration Fume Cupboard (see page 6 for a guide to siting the cupboard).
- Page 6 INSTALLATION AND ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS (CONTINUED) GUIDE TO POSITIONING LOCATIONS FOR THE AIRONE R FUME CUPBOARD DOCUMENT NO: M40 ISSUE NO: 3 ISSUE DATE: 11/07/18...
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Page 7: Specification
The average inflow at the working aperture is 0.4 m/s. The working aperture is 200mm high. Size ‘B’ to customer spec. 1 Filter Main Filters: Safelab Systems Ltd offer a wide variety of filter types for different applications, please consult your Operational Safety Log Book. Weight 44 Kg. -
Page 8: Specification Diagram
SPECIFICATION DIAGRAM Main filter/s. Fascia panel. Rear baffles. Filter viewing window. 10) Fluorescent light. Illuminated ON/OFF switch (green). 11) Work tray. Low airflow warning light (red). 12) Pre-filter. Hinged acrylic front window. 13) Mains lead with moulded plug. Exhaust fan. Plenum. - Page 9 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (ENSURE THE UNIT IS PLUGGED IN TO THE MAINS ELECTRICAL SUPPLY) Before switching on the unit, check that the main filter is fitted (the filter identification label will be visible through the filter viewing window on the upper fascia panel.
- Page 10 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (CONTINUED) Try to place everything required for your process inside the fume cupboard prior to starting any operation. This will reduce the amount of arm movements into and out of the fume cupboard and hence reduce possibility of breakout (fume escape). Position apparatus inside the fume cupboard so that disturbance to airflow at the sash opening is minimised.
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Page 11: Wiring Diagram
WIRING DIAGRAM DOCUMENT NO: M40 ISSUE NO: 3 ISSUE DATE: 11/07/18... - Page 12 CALIBRATION (SHOULD ONLY BE UNDERTAKEN BY A SUITABLY QUALIFIED PERSON) Remove the outer front fascia panel by removing the four Allen screws. Open the hinged acrylic front window. Hinge down the upper baffle by unscrewing and removing the two thumbscrews at the front.
- Page 13 Fax - 01934 641569 Safelab Systems recommend that a simple air sampling test be carried out once a week at eye and mouth level and/or at the outflow port of the AIRONE Fume Cupboard utilising an appropriate GASTEC Chemical Detector Tube (available from Safelab Systems). Record result in the Operational Safety Log-Book.
- Page 14 MAINTAINANCE AND PERFORMANCE MONITORING (CONTINUED): INSTRUCTIONS FOR FACE VELOCITY MEASUREMENTS (Record results on record form - page 15 ) PROCEDURE: Imagine the face of the fume cupboard divided into nine cells. Stand as far as practicable from the fume cupboard with the sensing head in the plane of the sash and take airflow readings at approximately the centres of each of the nine cells.
- Page 15 MAINTENANCE AND PERFORMANCE MONITORING (CONTINUED): AIRONE FC750 EXAMINATION RECORD Site:...........................………… Air flow meter used:.........…… …………………………………………………………... Date Average Pre Filters Any deterioration or Initials Readings in each of the cells as ( m/s ) Clean? damage observed. above. Check Fail if face velocity Tester Yes/No <...
- Page 16 MAINTAINANCE AND PERFORMANCE MONITORING (CONTINUED): INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILTER SATURATION TESTING. Regular filter checks and monitoring (once a week is recommended) to test quality of the air breathed in by operators and filtration efficiency. Filter challenge tests can be carried out during routine Service and Maintenance procedures once every 6 months as described in the Operational Safety Log Book.
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Page 17: Pre-Filter Replacement
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING (FACE-MASK, GLOVES AND SAFETY GLASSES) MUST BE WORN PRE-FILTER REPLACEMENT (SAFELAB RECOMMENDS THAT THE PRE-FILTER IS REPLACED EVERY THREE MONTHS) With the cabinet switched on, raise the hinged front window. Measure and take note of the distance from the front edge of the upper baffle to the inside top of the fume cupboard and remove the thumbscrews supporting the front of the upper baffle and allow in it fold down flat against the rear baffle. - Page 18 PROTECTIVE CLOTHING (FACE-MASK, GLOVES AND SAFETY GLASSES) MUST BE WORN MAIN FILTER/S REPLACEMENT (SAFELAB RECOMMENDS THAT THE MAIN FILTER IS REPLACED EVERY FIVE YEARS DEPENDING ON USE AND APPLICATION) Switch off the cabinet and disconnect it from the mains electricity supply.
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Page 19: Spare Parts
SPARE-PARTS Main filter/s (to customer spec.): B size filter Pre-filters: Part No. 111092 (supplied as pack of 12) Mains lead: Part No. 050201 Fan: Part No. 060250 Red Neon Light: Part No. 050643 On/Off switch: Part No. 050245 Fluorescent light Part No.050520 Hinge Part No.130407... - Page 20 DOCUMENT NO: M40 ISSUE NO: 3 ISSUE DATE: 11/07/18...