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3: Getting Started
Now that the site for your Extraction Freeze Dryer is properly prepared, you are ready to
unpack, inspect, install and test your freeze dryer. Read this chapter to learn how to:
Unpack and move your freeze dryer
Set up your freeze dryer
Connect the electrical supply source to your freeze dryer
Properly exhaust your freeze dryer
Safely use solvents with your freeze dryer
NOTE
– The Extraction Freeze Dryer weighs roughly 230 pounds, with the base
weighing 100 pounds and the tray dryer weighing 130 pounds. If you must lift the
freeze dryer manually, use at least two (2) persons and follow safe lifting
guidelines.
Unpacking Your Freeze Dryer
Carefully unpack your Extraction Freeze Dryer and inspect it for damage that may have
occurred in transit. If your freeze dryer is damaged, notify the delivery carrier
immediately and retain the entire shipment intact for inspection by the carrier.
The United States Interstate Commerce Commission rules require that claims be filed
with the delivery carrier within fifteen (15) days of delivery.
NOTE
– Do not return goods without the prior authorization of Labconco.
Unauthorized returns will not be accepted.
If your freeze dryer was damaged in transit, you must file a claim directly with the
freight carrier. Labconco Corporation and its dealers are not responsible for
shipping damage.
Do not discard the carton or packing material for your freeze dryer until you have
checked all the components and installed and tested the freeze dryer.
