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apodest
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4 Assembly and setting into operation
Fig. 4.1.
Tubing connections
4.1. General
Please observe the local water and waste regulations and those of your public
water supply company!!
Please note that the length of the inlet and outlet tubing is restricted to 2 metres.
The appliance should be located on a fixed laboratory bench, close to the cold
water connection and a drain.
There should be sufficient space for the set of tanks below the work bench.
Connect the water inlet tubing to a dedicated cold water tap.
The water pressure must be at least 0,5 bar in order to operate the integrated
pressure controller.
The Vapodest 10 comes completely preassembled. Please unpack the instrument
with care!
1. Place instrument on work bench.
2. Unpack accessories.
3. Place set of tanks for distilled water and sodium hydroxide below the bench.
Make sure that the set of tanks are not placed any higher than the distillation unit!
4.2. Tubing connections
When connecting the tubings please observe the inscription on the connection
pipes at the back of the equipment
- Connect inlet tubing for NaOH (PVC-tubing 4/7) to corresponding pipe at the
rear of the equipment and link it to the NaOH tank.
- Connect cooling water inlet tubing (pressure proof tissue tubing 10/17) to
cooling water inlet and laboratory water supply.
- Connect cooling water outlet tubing (PVC-tubing 8/12) to corresponding pipe
at the rear of the equipment and place in the drain.
- Slide inlet tubing for H
2
O steam generator (PVC tube 8/12) on the connection
at the rear of the instrument and link it to the distilled water tank.
- Connect water outlet tubing for steam generator (PVC-tubing 8/12) to corre
-
sponding pipe at the rear of the equipment and link it to the drain
or
to the
distilled water tank for recycling.
