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- Page 1 Model PX1 V2016 Extraction System Operational Manual For Hazardous Environments 1 | P a g e Model PX1 V2016 Operational Manual – For Hazardous Environments Extraction Solutions ® Precision ©2015 PX2 Holdings, LLC. All rights reserved.
- Page 2 Model PX1 V2016 Operational Manual Extraction Solutions, ® Congratulations on the purchase of your new Precision Model PX1 V2016 extraction system! You are well on your way to a better experience in professional extraction. Please read and understand this operational manual thoroughly prior to using your new extractor. Also visit our YouTube channel for video tutorials on the PX1 system and Extraction Solutions products. Remember, safety first! ® other Precision Extraction Solutions ® If further assistance is needed please contact Precision technical support directly at 855-420-0020. Important: Preliminary Matters YOU WILL NEED TO ORDER A DESSICANT. WE RECOMMEND 3A AND 4A MOLECULAR SIEVE 8/12 DESSICANT FROM DELTA ABORBANTS. 25LBS OF EACH...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Model PX1 Operational Manual INDEX Chapter Title Page Preface Warning - Safety First! Components Getting Started Pressure Testing Charging/Filling the Solvent Vessel Preparing to Operate Running the Extractor Vent Down and Pour Off Periodic Maintenance Appendix A Facility Requirements Appendix B Assembly Requirements Appendix C Warranty Card 3 | P a g e Model PX1 V2016 Operational Manual – For Hazardous Environments Extraction Solutions ® Precision ©2015 PX2 Holdings, LLC. All rights reserved. -
Page 4: Warning - Safety First
DANGER Flammable gas under pressure – leaking LPG can cause a fire or explosion if ignited. WARNING All hoses may contain liquid LPG under pressure. Contact with LPG may cause frostbite or other related injuries. Wear proper personal protective equipment such as safety goggles and gloves. When disconnecting any hose, please use extreme caution. WARNING Avoid breathing LPG vapors. Breathing high concentration levels may cause heart arrhythmia, loss of consciousness, or even cause suffocation. Exposure may irritate eyes, nose, throat and skin. Please read manufacturer’s Material Safety Data Sheet for further safety information on LPG. 4 | P a g e Model PX1 V2016 Operational Manual – For Hazardous Environments Extraction Solutions ® Precision ©2015 PX2 Holdings, LLC. All rights reserved. - Page 5 Relief valves can open allowing a large amount of flammable gas to escape. DO NOT artificially heat equipment or containers above 125°F. WARNING This equipment is NOT equipped with an overfill prevention device. WARNING All system containers must be depressurized prior to opening. IT IS THE USER’S SOLE RESPONSIBILITY TO USE, TRANSPORT AND STORE THE EQUIPMENT IN A SAFE MANNER. USER ASSUMES ALL RISK ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF THIS EQUIPMENT. USER AGREES THE EQUIPMENT IS ONLY TO BE UTILIZED FOR LAWFUL PURPOSES. 5 | P a g e Model PX1 V2016 Operational Manual – For Hazardous Environments Extraction Solutions ® Precision ©2015 PX2 Holdings, LLC. All rights reserved.
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Page 6: Components
CHAPTER 1 Components 6 | P a g e Model PX1 V2016 Operational Manual – For Hazardous Environments Extraction Solutions ® Precision ©2015 PX2 Holdings, LLC. All rights reserved. -
Page 7: Getting Started
If required, you may have to utilize UL listed equipment for this task, and submit a building plan to your municipality. You should speak to your Precision Extraction Solutions ® technical representative to ensure that your cooling and heating options are adequate for seamless operation of the PX1 system in a passive configuration. The PX1 V2016 extraction system comes preconfigured with... -
Page 8: Pressure Testing
(which may need to be tightened). Before adjusting/tightening/re-taping any pieces on the unit, the system must be vented down to 0 PSI. Once the unit has passed a pressure test, you are now ready to charge/fill the solvent vessel. You will need to do several other procedures in order to prepare the machine to run. First, inspect its overall cleanliness. In general, Precision keeps our equipment as clean as possible post production, however, shipping and handling of the equipment can cause contamination. Because you are making a food grade product, it is your responsibility to ensure all surfaces used are clean and sanitary at all times. 8 | P a g e Model PX1 V2016 Operational Manual – For Hazardous Environments Extraction Solutions ®... - Page 9 The solvent vessel can be vacuumed with the thin hose by removing the center tri-clamp fitting. Once your system is cleaned, you should refer to our YouTube channel in order to properly connect your heater and chiller to the system. If you are using ONE chiller to cool MULTIPLE columns, you will need to “T” off your feed and return lines, in order to service both columns. It is recommended to use silicone hosing for these lines, you may need to purchase extra lengths from your hardware store in order to place the heater and chiller in the most desirable spots for your setup. Insulation on the lines AND the columns is essential. Extraction Solutions manuals for the heater ® You can also refer to the Precision and chiller units, these manuals are available on our website, precisionextraction.com, under the “support” portal. It is most desirable to use ½” quick release fittings for your collection bowl. These Extraction Solutions and make the disconnect of ® fittings are available though Precision the heat bath lines much easier. Once you have your heater and chiller in place, and you have checked for leaks, you will need to insulate all of your chilled lines and columns. IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT YOU INSULATE YOUR LINES AND COLUMNS THAT ARE CONNECTED TO YOUR CHILLER. THE BETTER YOU INSULATE THEM THE MORE EFFIECENT YOUR MACHINE AND CHILLER WILL FUNCTION.
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Page 10: Charging/Filling The Solvent Vessel
To charge your PX1 solvent vessel, begin by vacuuming the tank down to -30in/hg or until the vacuum pump bottoms out. Make sure to also put the line from for PX1 solvent vessel to the solvent source tank under a vacuum also. Vacuum reading may be slightly different depending on atmospheric conditions. Once the tank has been vacuumed down, it will need to be cooled. If using a Precision cryogenic chiller, turn on the chiller and allow the tank to cool. Depending on your atmospheric conditions, the solvent source tank may need to be warmed. This can be done by placing it in a hot water bath. You are now ready to fill the tank. WARNING: NEVER INTRODUCE BUTANE OR PROPANE INTO THE SYSTEM WHILE THE VACUUM PUMP IS RUNNING. ALWAYS DISCONNECT THE VACUUM PUMP PRIOR TO INTRODUCING SOLVENT. If you wish, you may also fill the PX1 solvent vessel with it detached from the mounting rack, while sitting on a refrigerant scale, although this is not necessary. - Page 11 Common Troubleshooting Problem Solution The solvent does not flow into the tank You do not have a siphon tube on your solvent source tank. It will need to be turned upside down. You do not have your solvent source tank warm enough, it will need to be warmed. Oils contaminates are in the PX1 tank Your butane source is tainted, you will need a better butane source and/or you will need to distill your butane before filling your PX1 solvent vessel. 11 | P a g e Model PX1 V2016 Operational Manual – For Hazardous Environments Extraction Solutions ® Precision ©2015 PX2 Holdings, LLC. All rights reserved.
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Page 12: Preparing To Operate
At this time, at the operator's discretion, you may also fill your expansion/filter column with a 3A or 4A molecular sieve, which may be purchased from Delta Adsorbents. At this point, you will commence running your recirculating chiller (i.e., the DFR-50 or DFR-80, deep freeze recirculators, sometimes referred to as “chillers”). At the operator's discretion, you may cool the solvent vessel to your desired temperature via the chiller. When running passive, you don’t want to get too cold, as you will lose all solvent pressure to push through the system. You may also begin to cool the cryo column via your chiller. It will take some time for the cryo column to reach the desired -25C to -30C temperature, approximately 45-60 minutes. THE DFR CHILLER IS MEANT TO BE IN SERVICE 24/7 WITHOUT FAILURE TO MINIMIZE SYSTEM DOWNTIME AND MAINTAIN TEMPERATURES EVEN WHEN NOT IN USE. 12 | P a g e Model PX1 V2016 Operational Manual – For Hazardous Environments Extraction Solutions ® Precision ©2015 PX2 Holdings, LLC. All rights reserved. - Page 13 Class 1, Division 1 or Class 1, Division 2 standards. With the solvent vessel and cryo columns chilled, and the system under a full vacuum, you are now ready to run the system. 13 | P a g e Model PX1 V2016 Operational Manual – For Hazardous Environments Extraction Solutions ® Precision ©2015 PX2 Holdings, LLC. All rights reserved.
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Page 14: Running The Extractor
The higher the pressure differential between these two vessels during your recovery process, the faster your ultimate passive recovery will be. More advanced users, using fine grade filtration, may also opt to use a vapor assist at the top of the material column if the pump is inadequate at pulling the solvent through. This can be done by connecting any vapor port of the solvent vessel to the vapor input on the top of the material column. NOTE: IMPROPER KNOWLEDGE OF PROPER FILTRATION GRADES AND APPLICATIONS CAN LEAD TO CLOGS IN THE SYSTEM. START WITH COARSE GRADES AND WORK YOUR WAY DOWN TO FINER GRADES. 14 | P a g e Model PX1 V2016 Operational Manual – For Hazardous Environments Extraction Solutions ® Precision ©2015 PX2 Holdings, LLC. All rights reserved. - Page 15 SET YOUR REGULATOR TO 30PSI ABOVE THE VESSEL PRESSURE YOU WISH TO INCREASE. INJECT THE NITROGEN UNTIL THE DESIRED PRESSURE INCREASE OF THE PRE- SET REGULATOR IS REACHED. OPEN THE NECESSARY VALVES TO MOVE YOUR SOLVENT TO THE TARGETED VESSEL IN THE PROCESS. WHEN THE SOLVENT HAS FULLY REACHED YOUR TARGETED VESSEL, YOU WILL NEED TO VENT OFF THE ACCESS NITROGEN. NITROGEN VENTING SHOULD HAVE A NITROGEN VENT DOWN LINE ATTACHED TO THE APPPOPRIATE VESSEL IN ORDER TO ROUTE THE NITROGEN DIRECTLY INTO YOUR CLASSIFIED VENTALATION SYSTEM. WARNING - NEVER VENT NITROGEN OR HYDROCARBON VAPOR DIRECTLY INTO THE ATMOSPHERE! 15 | P a g e Model PX1 V2016 Operational Manual – For Hazardous Environments Extraction Solutions ® Precision ©2015 PX2 Holdings, LLC. All rights reserved.
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Page 16: Vent Down And Pour Off
CHAPTER 7 Vent Down and Pour Off Vent Down and Pour Off With your solvent recovery complete, you are now ready to vent down your system and extract your product. After removing any hose on the collection vessel, open the valve to vent down the chamber and allow to stabilize at 0psi. You may now remove your extract by removing the 2 - 5/8" bolts that attach the pour off bowl. Remove your extract. You may now clean your components and vessels to prepare for your next run. 16 | P a g e Model PX1 V2016 Operational Manual – For Hazardous Environments Extraction Solutions ® Precision ©2015 PX2 Holdings, LLC. All rights reserved. -
Page 17: Periodic Maintenance
CHAPTER 8 Periodic Maintenance Periodic maintenance is essential to the safe and proper operation of your equipment. Extraction Solutions directly for replacement components. Obtaining ® Contact Precision replacement components from a third party voids your warranty and invalidates the engineering peer review of the equipment. Viton gasket screens, extraction columns, and collection vessel and bowl shall be cleaned after every use with an approved food-grade disinfectant. It is recommended that after every 10th use, a solvent only run be completed to help prevent oil build up in the system. A complete system cleaning is recommended EVERY MONTH. Remember that you may be producing a food-based product. Use ONLY approved, food-safe cleaners and sanitizers. - Page 18 Ball Valves Every 12 months Quick Connects Every 12 months The wear on the individual components of your machine will vary greatly depending on the amount of usage in a given time frame. It is EXTREMLY IMPORTANT that all nuts, bolts, and gaskets be inspected before every use of the system. If there is any question as to the integrity of any given component, replace it immediately. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ If further assistance is needed please visit our YouTube channel for video tutorials Extraction Solutions technical support directly at 855-420-0020. ® or contact Precision 18 | P a g e Model PX1 V2016 Operational Manual – For Hazardous Environments Extraction Solutions ® Precision ©2015 PX2 Holdings, LLC. All rights reserved.
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Page 19: Appendix A Facility Requirements
Health and Safety Administration (“OSHA”) standards that should be reviewed for site- specific applicability prior to the operation of this system include (but may not be limited to): 40 CFR § 1910.22 – General requirements for housekeeping and aisles/passageways 40 CFR § 1910.38-39 – Emergency Action and Fire Prevention Plans 40 CFR § 1910.101 – General requirements for the use of compressed gases 40 CFR § 1910.110 – Storage and handling of Liquefied Petroleum Gases (“LPG”) 40 CFR § 1910.132-138 – Personal Protective Equipment (“PPE”) 40 CFR § 1910.144-145 – Specifications for marking physical hazards and accident prevention signs and tags 40 CFR § 1910.147 – Control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) 40 CFR § 1910.151 – Medical services and first aid 19 | P a g e Model PX1 V2016 Operational Manual – For Hazardous Environments Extraction Solutions ® Precision ©2015 PX2 Holdings, LLC. All rights reserved. - Page 20 40 CFR § 1910.157 - Portable fire extinguishers 40 CFR § 1910.1000 – Control of occupational exposure to air contaminants (e.g., solvents ). 40 CFR § 1910.1200 – Hazard communication The American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) recommends that exposure to butane be controlled to a level of less than 1000 parts per million (ppm) as an 8‐hour time‐weighted average (TWA). Occupational exposures to propane must be controlled to a level less than 1000 ppm in accordance with the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL). 20 | P a g e Model PX1 V2016 Operational Manual – For Hazardous Environments Extraction Solutions ® Precision ©2015 PX2 Holdings, LLC. All rights reserved.
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Page 21: Assembly Requirements
Two Bolts shall be inserted into the double bolt lug and nuts affixed. With the nuts located in the stepped recess the bolts shall be lightly tightened to achieve a gap of approximately 4 to 5 mm between the two clamp segments. ANTI SIEZE FOOD GRADE THREAD LUBRICANT SHALL BE USED ON THE BOLT THREADS TO PREVENT GULLING. THE BOLTS AND NUTS ON THE ASME CLAMPS ARE INDVDUALLY SERIALED AND ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. The clamp is designed to meet the requirements of the design code with respect to bolt retainer, bolts sizes, material certification etc. Where not supplied by ACL care must be taken to ensure that bolts and nuts used for the assembly are of a size, type and material as called for in the written specification. All sliding surfaces shall have a light coating of lubricant, this to reduce the friction between the two surfaces, prevent galling or seizure and increase clamping efficiency. The clamp can only fit correctly (segments forming a circular geometry) in one position and this ideally occurs in the fully tightened state. From the initial untightened assembly 21 | P a g e Model PX1 V2016 Operational Manual – For Hazardous Environments Extraction Solutions ® Precision ©2015 PX2 Holdings, LLC. All rights reserved. - Page 22 80/100 Nm. (It will be necessary to tighten the bolts in sequence several times until both bolts are tightened to the same value). Once the two-bolt side is to fully torqued the single bolt end shall be tightened to full torque. With all bolts tight the locking nuts shall be tightened down to prevent nuts coming loose. With the high torque values it may be found that the nut will not be fully retained in the stepped recess. When this is the case the nut should be held with a spanner to prevent turning. The main aim of this tightening procedure is to ensure that the clamp segments are evenly clamped at both sides and that there is no load on the hinge plate once fully assembled. Also that the maximum pre-load is applied to bolts to satisfy the design pressure. Checks shall be made to ensure that: 1. The two clamp segments have a gap between them and that metal to metal is not achieved. 22 | P a g e Model PX1 V2016 Operational Manual – For Hazardous Environments Extraction Solutions ® Precision ©2015 PX2 Holdings, LLC. All rights reserved.
- Page 23 The calculations for clamp stresses were based on using a flat-face self-energizing elastomer seal with hardness in the range 70 to 75 Shore A. Care must be taken to ensure that gasket seals of different composition or hardness are not used without due consideration of the effects on the working stresses of the clamp. Gasket Fit: Because of the extreme forces generated by this clamp, when used with a standard elastomer gasket there is excessive compression of the gasket (the gasket width can be reduced to a little as 0.7 mm, this against a normal typical compressed width of 1.5/1.6 mm). 23 | P a g e Model PX1 V2016 Operational Manual – For Hazardous Environments Extraction Solutions ® Precision ©2015 PX2 Holdings, LLC. All rights reserved.
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Page 24: Appendix C Warranty Card
APPENDIX C Warranty Card PX2 HOLDINGS, LLC WARRANTY INFORMATION IVE EAR IMITED ARRANTY ESSELS ANKS AND OLUMNS PX2 Holdings, LLC (the "Company") warrants to the original purchaser of Precision Extraction Solutions "PX" branded products that the Company shall, at its option, replace or repair, without charge, the stainless steel vessel components of such product if it fails due to a manufacturing defect for a ears of normal use from the date of purchase. FIVE Product replacement includes standard ground transportation cost or labor installation cost. This warranty covers only stainless steel major components of PX products including only tanks, vessels and columns. The Company reserves the right to examine product in question and its installation prior to replacement. OMPONENTS UBJECT TO EAR IMITED ARRANTY ALVES AUGES AND... - Page 25 All incidental or consequential damages are specifically excluded. No additional warranties, express or implied are given, including but not limited to, any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages or limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state. Page 2 of 3 - Continued - 25 | P a g e Model PX1 V2016 Operational Manual – For Hazardous Environments Extraction Solutions ® Precision ©2015 PX2 Holdings, LLC. All rights reserved.
- Page 26 - PX2 Holdings Warranty - page 3 of 3 To Obtain Service Under Warranty: Email to: warranty@precisionextraction.com Subject: "Warranty Issue" The email must contain the following information: a. Date of purchase b. Proof of Purchase (copy of original dated invoice) c. Description of nature of defect d. Model number or description of model and/or component part e. Photographs of warranted issue (if applicable) f. Name, phone number & shipping address for replacement Third Party Distributed Products: All third party products distributed by the Company shall be covered under the manufacturer’s warranty of such company or companies. Please contact the Company for any such third party warranty issues and we shall direct you to the proper person(s) or department of such businesses. 26 | P a g e Model PX1 V2016 Operational Manual – For Hazardous Environments Extraction Solutions ® Precision ©2015 PX2 Holdings, LLC. All rights reserved.