5-15
Component Identification
Operator Manual
P129394-176
5.10 Emergency Door
Opening Procedure
This procedure should only be used when pressure remains in the
sterilizer chamber, and the door cannot be opened normally
because the sterilizer has lost either electrical or water utilities.
•
Use emergency door opening procedure to retrieve a load
trapped in the chamber.
•
This procedure requires pushing on the door cover to retract the
door seal into the groove, then pushing the door
downward
manually.
Procedure:
1.
Swing open the access panel of the sterilizer. Open the
emergency exhaust hand valve until chamber exhausts to
0.0 psig. See
Figure
.
2.
Using the door release tool provided, press on the upper left
hand and right hand corners of the chamber door (see
Figure 5-11
). The door should give inward slightly, indicating that
the seal has been pushed into the groove. The door must
“bottom out” against the metal end-frame of the sterilizer
chamber.
3.
Close the access panel of the sterilizer.
4.
Press down on the door handle to lower the door. The door will
slide stiffly, so be prepared to press down hard.
Once the door is open, do not use the sterilizer until the unit has
been examined by a qualified service technician. Further use
without attention may damage the sterilizer.
5.
Close the emergency exhaust valve.
Figure 5-11. Emergency Door Opening Procedure
WARNING – BURN HAZARD:
Do not attempt to open
sterilizer door if a water in
chamber alarm condition
exists.
!
Emergency Seal
Retract Tool
Emergency Exhaust
Valve