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Flow Test and Overhaul Requirements
PremAire Cadet Escape G1
US
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Flow Test and Overhaul Requirements
The PremAire Cadet Escape Respirator must be flow tested and overhauled at the intervals deter-
mined by use. PremAire Cadet Escape Respirators must be flow tested annually using an MSA-
approved flow test device.
8.1
Required Overhaul and Flow Test Frequency
* The unit of combination supplied air respirator use is defined as thirty (30) minutes of airline use or
the consumption (or partial consumption) of one escape cylinder. If combination supplied air respirator
use cannot be determined, overhaul every three (3) years.
8.2
Retiring a Combination Supplied-Air Respirator
Base the decision to retire a combination supplied-air respirator on performance data. Retire combi-
nation supplied-air respirators that do not meet specified performance levels.
Average Combination
Supplied Air Respirator Use*
Second Stage Regulator and Cylinder
and Valve Assembly Overhaul
Frequency
Flow Test
Frequency
Thirty (30) minutes or more of
airline use or one (1) or more
cylinder(s) per day.
every 3 years
every year
Thirty (30) minutes of airline use
or one (1) cylinder every other
day.
every 8 years
every year
Up to thirty (30) minutes of airline
or one (1) cylinder per week.
every 15 years
every year
