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Instruction 0019-9210

The Informant Refrigerant Leak Detector

Parts & Service

Sales/Service Centers

Replacement parts and service can be obtained by contacting one of the

following Bacharach Sales/Service Centers:

United States

Bacharach, Inc.

621 Hunt Valley Circle

New Kensington, PA 15068

Phone: 724-334-5051

Fax: 724-334-5723

Email: [email protected]

Canada

Bacharach of Canada, Inc.
20 Amber St. Unit #7
Markham, Ontario L3R SP4
Canada
Phone: 905-470-8985
Fax: 905-470-8963
Email: [email protected]

Summary of Contents for Informant Leak Detector

Page 1: ...0019 9210 1 The Informant Refrigerant Leak Detector The Informant Refrigerant Leak Detector Instruction 0019 9210 Operation Maintenance Rev 6 May 2010 Quality Products Nationwide Repair Service Techni...

Page 2: ...d to those provided herein to the exclusion of any and all other remedies including without limitation incidental or consequential damages No agreement varying or extending the foregoing warranties re...

Page 3: ...ocedure for Locating a Refrigerant Leak 7 Sensor Failure Indication 8 False Refrigerant Indication 8 Sensor Flooding Indication 9 SAE Leak Detection Tips 9 Maintenance 11 Routine Maintenance 11 Probe...

Page 4: ...The Informant Refrigerant Leak Detector 4 Instruction 0019 9210 Notes...

Page 5: ...s or refrigerant are present No man ual sensitivity adjustments are necessary during the inspection process The detector is suitable for HVAC Service Technicians Refrigerant Ser vice Technicians Plant...

Page 6: ...itivity mode pushbutton selectable Automatic zero and background compensation that allows a leak to be quickly found in contaminated atmospheres without requiring manual sensitivity adjustments Flexib...

Page 7: ...LED Probe tip is 0 2 5 mm in diameter and 1 25 mm long Battery Life 4 5 hours under typical intermittent opera tion Visual and Audible Indicators Power On Green LED Low Battery Red LED Low Sensitivity...

Page 8: ...efrigerant as detected by mov ing probe tip at 2 50 mm per second 0 1 3 mm above leak source A leak rate of less than 0 25 oz year 7 g yr can be de tected when probe tip is held steady over leak sourc...

Page 9: ...ee Figure 3 The detector is toggled ON and OFF by pressing the POWER button When first turned on observe that the Power LED glows and that all other LED s are tested by being turned on for 1 second Th...

Page 10: ...oggled on and off by momen tarily pressing the LOW SENS MUTE button for less than second ob serve that the LOW SENS LED should not be affected by this operation Normal Low Sensitivity Mode When The In...

Page 11: ...allows an operator to quickly locate the source of a leak without making manual sensitivity adjust ments or being concerned about the background vapor or refrigerant level in the surrounding area Lea...

Page 12: ...refrigerant level indicators will all begin to decrease At this point reverse the direction of probing As the probe tip is moved back and forth across the leak the detector will automatically adjust...

Page 13: ...to have a gauge pressure of at least 340 kPa 49 psi when not in opera tion At temperatures below 15 C 59 F leaks may not be measurable since this pressure may not be reached Take care not to contamina...

Page 14: ...Leak testing of the evaporator core while in the air conditioning module shall be accomplished by turning the air conditioning blower on high for a period of 15 seconds minimum shutting it off then wa...

Page 15: ...rant This will severely reduce sensor life or damage the sen sor Routinely check the probe filter A dirty filter will lengthen the detec tor s response time or prevent the detection of gas if the filt...

Page 16: ...quired Probe Filter refer to Section Replacement Parts Procedure 1 Turn OFF detector 2 Unscrew probe tip 3 Remove filter from top of sensor and discard 4 Insert replacement filter 5 Reinstall probe ti...

Page 17: ...SING Procedure 1 Turn OFF detector 2 Unscrew probe tip 3 Remove filter from top of sensor then pull out sensor from its socket and discard 4 Plug in new sensor making sure that its tab lines up with n...

Page 18: ...ors from the printed circuit board being very careful not to damage the pins on the board then remove the probe assembly from the detector 5 Remove fan from probe assembly by removing its three screws...

Page 19: ...See Figure 6 for instructions on how to remove Front Retaining Collar 8 Position the probe assembly between the two case halves routing the fan wires through the notches in the case as shown in Figur...

Page 20: ...TTOM OF CASE Pry off front retaining collar by inserting a flat blade screwdriver here and twisting When replacing collar ensure that rib inside collar shown here in dotted lines fits into slot in bot...

Page 21: ...gerant Leak Detector PROBE FAN BATTERY IMPORTANT IMPORTANT When installing connectors be sure to position their wires as illustrated Route wires from fan through notches in case Figure 8 Connector Loc...

Page 22: ...d con nector Disassemble detector and ensure that all connectors are securely attached to the printed circuit board See Figure 8 Sensor depleted or faulty Replace sensor per Section Sensor Replace men...

Page 23: ...mly in socket b Sensor has often been exposed to high levels of refrigerant Avoid sampling to pure refrigerant for long periods of time a Probe filter clogged Replace filter per Section Probe Filter R...

Page 24: ...t includes protective rubber boot MagLite 2 AA batteries and a hard carrying case 0019 8037 Protective Rubber Boot provides a protective cover for the Informant that includes a cavity for a MagLite fl...

Page 25: ...y contacting one of the following Bacharach Sales Service Centers United States Bacharach Inc 621 Hunt Valley Circle New Kensington PA 15068 Phone 724 334 5051 Fax 724 334 5723 Email help bacharach in...

Page 26: ...The Informant Refrigerant Leak Detector 26 Instruction 0019 9210 Notes...

Page 27: ...Instruction 0019 9210 27 The Informant Refrigerant Leak Detector...

Page 28: ...eak Detector 28 Instruction 0019 9210 Headquarters 621 Hunt Valley Circle New Kensington PA 15068 Ph 724 334 5000 Fax 724 334 5001 Toll Free 800 736 4666 Website www mybacharach com E mail help mybach...

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