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ECONOMY MANIFOLD

ALERT- 2

Installation and Maintenance Manual 

v1.5

Summary of Contents for ALERT- 2

Page 1: ...ECONOMY MANIFOLD ALERT 2 Installation and Maintenance Manual v1 5...

Page 2: ...G ALARM SYSTEMS 7 SAFETY FEATURES 7 INSTALLATION8 RECEIPT AND LOCATION 7 ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS 7 TESTING FOR LEAKAGE 9 FINAL TESTING 10 NORMAL OPERATING PROCEDURE 10 MAINTENANCE 11 GENERAL 11 CYLINDER...

Page 3: ...are broken missing worn distorted or contaminated must be replaced immediately Should such repair or replacement become neces sary please contact Amico Corporation or their distributors All manifolds...

Page 4: ...he master alarm or remote buzzer informing the hospital personnel that the In Use cylinder bank pressure is low and the cylinders need replacement At this point someone has to silence the alarm or buz...

Page 5: ...mpressed Medical Air and Carbon Dioxide service the In Use regulator will be set at 200 psi and the Reserve regulator will be set at 120 psi For Nitrogen the In Use regulator will be set at 250 psi an...

Page 6: ...tem Without Reserve Supply as classified in NFPA 99 Clause 4 3 1 5 This is one category of the broader classification Central Supply System which encompasses many types of sources of supply to nonflam...

Page 7: ...cabinet door The two pipes extending from the top of the manifold one for line pressure relief and one for the operating pressure relief are labelled Cylinder Connections The Amico manifold is design...

Page 8: ...boltssuppliedaspartoftheassemblies Removetheplugandchainassemblyoneachoutletconnectiononthecylinderextensionbar Attach the cylinder pigtails to the header bar connections while ensuring the check val...

Page 9: ...nder extensionbarusingthecopperorstainlesssteelcylinderconnectionhoseassemblies pigtails supplied 2 Make sure all other outlets are capped with the plug and chain assemblies supplied 3 Make sure that...

Page 10: ...ng at least one full minute allow time for the dissipation of generated heat S L O W L Y open all the rest of the cylinder valves one at a time The bank that was pressurized first will become the prim...

Page 11: ...nd Valves A Inspect semiannually and test for external leakage and tightness of shut off CYLINDER EXTENSION BARS The following components shall be inspected semiannually as indicated 1 Test check valv...

Page 12: ...ssure Regulator Faults Gas leakage around oper ating pressure regulator bodycap Venting at intermediate relief valve Pipeline not at desired pressure Required gas flow not available Low pressure relie...

Page 13: ...OPEN THE CYLINDER VALVE ON THE CYLINDER CLOSEST TO THE CONTROL CABINET WATCH THE BANK PRESSURE DISPLAY ON THE FRONT OF THE CABINET TO MAKE SURE THE PRESSURE RISES SLOWLY TO THE FULL CYLINDER PRESSURE...

Page 14: ...rogen NIT Header bars are sold separately M2 HBSG 04U GAS HBSG Staggard header bar or HBST Straight header bar 04 represents the number of cylinders 2 2 U represents language and color code U NFPA USA...

Page 15: ...ug Chain assembly Nit M X HB NUT NIT Plug Chain assembly Oxy M X MAN 36 Copper pigtail c w Check valve M X HB PTC AIR Air Copper pigtail c w Check valve M X HB PTC CO2 CO2 Copper pigtail c w Check val...

Page 16: ...E c o n o m y M a n i f o l d P a g e 1 6 APPENDIX A Economy Manifold Layout...

Page 17: ...A l e r t 2 S e r i e s P a g e 1 7 APPENDIX B Piping Schematic Diagram NFPA...

Page 18: ...Not supplied by Amico Hole size to be determined by the customer Recommended distance 57 from floor to center of bottom hole 14 50 15 00 14 50 381 mm Recommended distance 57 1448 mm from floor to cent...

Page 19: ...14MadisonRd Fairfield NJ07004USA Tel 1 877 GOAMICO 1 877 462 6426 85FultonWay RichmondHill ONL4B2N4Canada Fax 905 764 0862www amico com AUG 04 M2 MANUAL ECO...

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