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Operating Instructions
Operator Manual
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To properly clean items and to avoid personal injuries, always follow the loading
guidelines. Always use a rack designed to handle the appropriate type of items
to be processed.
1.
Use specific accessories designed to handle cages, bottles, pans, floor
grids, and cage doors:
IMPORTANT:
Remove as much debris as possible from cages and pans before
loading accessories
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Bottle Washing Cart
– Used for processing up to six bottle baskets.
Requires Manifolded Coupling System (option).
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Pan Cart
– Used to wash pans, floor gratings, cage doors, etc.
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Central Spray Header Manifold
– Used to clean and sanitize up to
200 standard mouse cages per load.
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Rodent Cage Rack
– Used to hold up to 92 mouse cages or 32 rat cages,
or shoe boxes, covers, and feeder tops.
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Use baskets for handling and cleaning various size bottles. The lightweight
basket design provides easy handling and simplifies transport and
washing of bottles.
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5 x 5 Bottle Basket, 16 oz (454 mL) bottles
– Used to wash 25 bottles
(16 oz [454 ml]).
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4 x 6 Bottle Basket, 16 oz (454 mL) bottles
– Used to wash 24 bottles
(16 oz [454 ml]).
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5 x 5 Bottle Basket, 8 oz (236 mL) bottles
– Used to wash 25 short
4" (10 cm) bottles.
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4 x 6 Bottle Basket, 8 oz (236 mL) bottles
– Used to wash 24 tall
5-1/2" (14 cm) bottles.
3.
Assure all items to be treated are correctly positioned on accessory and no
items stick out or hang out of the rack.
Washer chamber is composed of two sections. The section closer to the load
side, is called the "load chamber". The section closer to the unload side is called
the "unload chamber".
The accessories must be installed correctly in the corresponding sections of the
chamber, especially accessories that need to be connected to the manifold
coupling system or used with the floor tilt (see Figure 4-1).
1.
Place the correctly loaded accessory cart in front of unit, on the load side
under photoelectric sensor beam. Load must not touch doors, inside or
outside wash chamber.
NOTE: Photoelectric sensor located above doors, under upper front access
panel, must be able to detect cart. Assure cart is positioned under photoelectric
sensor beam.
4.4 Accessories
4.4.1 General
4.4.2 How to Load
Accessories Into Wash
Chamber
CAUTION – POSSIBLE
EQUIPMENT DAMAGE:
Remove all cellulose-type
bedding from cages and
pans before processing. Cel-
lulose bedding can clog
filters and piping.
CAUTION – POSSIBLE
EQUIPMENT DAMAGE:
Always leave plenty of
space between load and
doors. Leaning load against
doors will damage doors
and also prevent them from
opening or closing.
