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70-2011-5643-0 Issue Date: 10/2015
3M
™
Steri-Vac
™
Sterilizer/Aerator GS Series
Site Planning and Installation Guide
Acceptable Air Flow
Unacceptable Air Flow
or
Exhaust
Exhaust
Intake
Exhaust
Sterilizer
Sterilizer
Intake
"Dead" Air Space
Air flow washes entire room.
Air movement is toward operator and
Air movement is away from operator.
"dead" air spaces can form.
An appropriate selected location must meet all of the following requirements. The location:
• has no flammable gases other than ethylene oxide (EO) present at the location.
• is not a high traffic area.
• is well-ventilated with at least 10 air changes per hour. The flow of air is away from the equipment
operator (Figure 3). Recommended room size is a minimum of 28.32 m
3
(1,000 ft
3
).
• has a non-recirculating ventilation system. The exhaust hood, if used, must be connected to an
exhaust system that is dedicated to the 3M
™
Steri-Vac
™
Sterilizer/Aerator GS Series area and
supplies air flow >125 cubic feet per minute (CFM) through each vent hood.
• allows 51 cm (20 inches) of clearance space at the top, rear, and sides of the GS Series sterilizer
for maintenance and service (Figure 5).
• provides a suitable location for storage of 3M
™
Steri-Gas
™
EO Gas Cartridges that includes a
flammable liquids cabinet vented to the outside.
Appropriate installation of the air handling system is important and should be designed and installed
to provide air flow through the entire room and direct air movement away from the GS Series sterilizer
and Operator as shown in Figure 3.
Figure 3. Example of Acceptable and Unacceptable Air Flow
