Startup, Shutdown, And Operation; Pre-Startup Checks; Starting Up The Dryer - AEC ACM Series Operation And Installation Manual

Startup, Shutdown, and Operation

7-1

Pre-Startup Checks

Important!
Clean the rust-preventing oil from inside the drying hopper.
Failure to clean the hopper fouls the desiccant and voids your
7-2

Starting Up the Dryer

ACM Series Dehumidifying Dryers
Check the process and return hoses for tight connections.
Check all companion equipment, such as the drying hopper;
verify that the loading system is ready for operation.
Verify that all dryer electrical connections are tight.
9. Turn on (energize) the disconnect switch in your power
drop, then turn on the one on the dryer.
10. Turn the system
display panel.
11. Close the slidegate at the bottom of the drying hopper.
12. Fill the drying hopper with material.
13. Turn the dryer
Heaters turn on and solenoid opens.
14. Set the process set point on the temperature controller.
15. After the proper pre-drying time for the initial hopper fill
has elapsed, fully open the drying hopper slide gate.
Note: To allow proper residence time during
continuous processing, maintain the material
level in the hopper at the midpoint of the air
trap assembly.
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switch to
ON/OFF ON
switch to
ON START
7
to energize the
to start the dryer.
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