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Operation and Maintenance

Manual

Electronic Laboratory Autoclaves

Models LABSCI 11LV

First time published; 06.22.2014

Current revision (G) published 01.17.2016

ELV-D: standard autoclave
C: optional system for fast cooling
PV: optional vacuum pump
BH: optional bio hazard filtration
WR: water recycling system
F: optional fan for super-fast cooling

Cat. No. MAN205-0468003EN Rev G

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Heidolph North America , 1235 N Mittel Blvd. Suite B Wood Dale IL 60191

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Phone: 224-265-9600

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Fax: 224-265-9611, e-mail:

[email protected]

Summary of Contents for 2840 ELV-D

Page 1: ...17 2016 ELV D standard autoclave C optional system for fast cooling PV optional vacuum pump BH optional bio hazard filtration WR water recycling system F optional fan for super fast cooling Cat No MA...

Page 2: ...cription 15 3 12 Front View 16 1 1 Front View What is Special for WR Configuration 17 3 13 Rear View 18 3 14 Rear View What is Special for WR Configuration 19 3 15 Overall Dimensions Drawing mm 20 3 1...

Page 3: ...tering the Main menu 56 6 5 Changing parameters 57 6 6 System Parameters 58 6 7 Maintenance 59 6 8 Cycle parameters 60 7 Screens 62 7 1 Screens following a complete successfully cycle Cycle Ended 62 7...

Page 4: ...ng and Unloading the Device 78 11 Service and Maintenance 80 11 1 Preventive Maintenance 80 11 2 Checking the Safety Valve 81 12 Troubleshooting 84 13 Baskets and Containers 89 14 Spare Parts List 89...

Page 5: ...to ensure the safety of personnel and reliable operation with a minimum of down time Printer is an optional addition to the autoclave The printer prints the preset and actual parameters of the cycle t...

Page 6: ...avity displacement steam sterilizer are as follows Removal of air pockets from packs and porous loads and most kinds of tubes rubber plastic etc by vacuum at the first stage of the cycle Better steam...

Page 7: ...recautions are taken in preparing them for shipment to assure safe arrival at their destination 1 4 Warranty We certify that this instrument is guaranteed to be free from defects in material and workm...

Page 8: ...difficulty as clearly as possible so we may be able to diagnose the problem and provide a prompt solution If the autoclave is equipped with a printer send along a copy of the last printout for our in...

Page 9: ...e the safety licensing and authorization department has approved it for use 2 All autoclave users must receive training in proper usage from an experienced employee Every new employee must undergo a t...

Page 10: ...at the safety valves are functioning and once annually a certified tester must conduct pressure chamber safety tests 12 Once annually or more frequently effective tests must be performed i e calibrati...

Page 11: ...nly in the manner specified in the manual If the equipment is used in a manner not specified by the manufacturer the protection provided by the equipment may be impaired Caution Waste water should be...

Page 12: ...t prior authorization from us The Autoclave should not be used in a manner not described in this manual 3 3 Ordering Information Several items must be specified when ordering the unit from your dealer...

Page 13: ...aracteristics and Maximum acceptable contaminants levels in steam for sterilizers According to EN 13060 2010 Element Condensate allowable content Silicon dioxide SiO2 0 1 mg kg Iron 0 1 mg kg Cadmium...

Page 14: ...life of the sterilizer and can invalidate the manufacturer s guarantee 3 7 1 Drain Cooling The feed water supplied to the drain cooling must meet the following requirements Hardness 0 7 0 2 mmol l Wa...

Page 15: ...ities Power Supply Power 1 Ph 230V 50 60Hz Recommended Circuit Breaker 16A Compressed Air ELVC only 1 2 3 Bar 44 58 psi Tap water 1 2 2 6 Bar 29 44 psi Mineral free water 1 2 2 3 Bar 29 44 psi Drain 2...

Page 16: ...kage safety relay Make sure while placing the autoclave to leave space around the machine to give the technician access to service the machine All water connections to autoclave must be performed thro...

Page 17: ...le 9 Printer 2 Door cover 10 N A 3 USB socket 11 Right service door 4 Display 12 Right service door grip 5 Keyboard 13 Front leg 6 Main switch 14 Front service cover 7 Printer cover 15 Ventilation gri...

Page 18: ...Page 17 1 1 Front View What is Special for WR Configuration No Description No Description 1 Glass tube indicator of the reservoir water level 3 Inlet for manual water reservoir filling 2 Wheel 2 1 2...

Page 19: ...Left service door lock 13 Compressed air inlet C cooling models only 4 RJ45 connector 14 Mineral free water inlet 5 Left service door grip 15 Cavitation Port 6 Cut off reset button 16 Electrical sock...

Page 20: ...Page 19 3 14 Rear View What is Special for WR Configuration No Description No Description 1 Water reservoir overflow 2 Wheel 3 Water reservoir drain 3 2 1...

Page 21: ...Page 20 3 15 Overall Dimensions Drawing mm...

Page 22: ...built in safety features such as Error message display Electronic pressure and temperature measurement Safety relief valve to avoid build up of excessive pressure Door switches enabling operation to...

Page 23: ...n stage feed water starts flowing through the cooling coil mounted around the outer side of the chamber Compressed air is injected inside the chamber and keeps a constant air pressure to balance the i...

Page 24: ...zation cycle is complete the unit enters into the exhaust stage provided that a program other than the liquid program was selected The steam is exhausted from the chamber bringing the internal pressur...

Page 25: ...Page 24 4 Control Panel 4 1 Control Panel Drawing No Description 1 Display 2 On off switch and circuit breaker 3 Keypad 4 USB Port 5 Printer 1 2 3 4 5...

Page 26: ...the following functions In the menu directories o This key enables the operator to browse through the cycles In the directories available o When the cursor is blinking on a number the UP key increases...

Page 27: ...quired program was chosen o Stops the current process o Cancels the ERROR message displayed on the screen and opens the electric door lock In the menu directories o When the cursor is blinking on a nu...

Page 28: ...played when the test ended Press START STOP in order to perform a new test This symbol is displayed when Cycle by Clock mode is performed Enter the Admin menu as described in this manual to change the...

Page 29: ...message is displayed if the electrode in the chamber senses water Perform a new cycle to drain the chamber Supplied Distilled Water Error Mineral free water reservoir empty Fill the mineral free wate...

Page 30: ...C models only PV models only BH models only Icon No Description 1 Glass 134 C 273 F 3 1 2 Plastic 121 C 250 F 15 1 3 Liquid A 121 C 250 F 15 4 Liquid B Waste 121 C 250 F 30 5 Liquid A Cooling 121 C 25...

Page 31: ...odels only PV models only BH models only Icon No Description 9 Bio Hazard Liquids 121 250 F 45 10 Vacuum test PV only 5 10 11 Warm Up 80 C 176 F 20 12 Isothermal 80 C 176 F 20 13 Air Mixture 121 C 250...

Page 32: ...tages of the cycle will be displayed on the screen The stages names are as follows Start Pulse Low PV models only Pulse High PV models only Water Inlet Heating Sterilization Cooling C models only Exha...

Page 33: ...e pulse it will build vacuum down to 25 kPa Water Inlet Water enters the chamber Heating The chamber and is heated by actuation of electrical heaters until the sterilization temperature is reached Ste...

Page 34: ...lse high at one pulse it will build vacuum down to 25 kPa Water Inlet Water enters the chamber Heating The chamber is heated by actuation of electrical heaters until the sterilization temperature is r...

Page 35: ...ure 121 C 250 F Sterilization time 15 minutes Operations Sequence PV pre vacuum models only Pulse low Pulse high at one pulse it will build vacuum down to 25 kPa Water Inlet Water enters the chamber H...

Page 36: ...100 temperature sensors must be inside the bottles For proper sterilization fill the bottles with approximately the same amount of liquid Nominal parameters default settings Sterilization temperature...

Page 37: ...or 5 5 Program 5 Liquid A Cooling C cooling models only For liquids when the manufacturer recommends autoclaving at temperatures of 121 C 250 F for 15 minutes Cautions Both PT100 temperature sensors m...

Page 38: ...ate until pressure decreases to ambient pressure Drying N A Ending The system checks that End temperature and End pressure have been reached and then releases the door 5 6 Program 6 Liquid B Waste Coo...

Page 39: ...ve is opened Fast Exhaust the steam is exhausted out of the chamber at a fast rate until pressure decreases to ambient pressure Drying N A Ending The system checks that End temperature and End pressur...

Page 40: ...ecreases to ambient pressure Note If the cycle fails fast exhaust is performed through the bio hazard filter Some water may remain in the chamber after a failed cycle To remove such water press Start...

Page 41: ...erilization Sterilization temperature is maintained constant during the sterilization time Cooling N A Fast Exhaust the steam is exhausted out of the chamber at a fast rate until pressure decreases to...

Page 42: ...io hazard filter Water Inlet Water enters the chamber Heating The chamber is heated by actuation of electrical heaters until the sterilization temperature is reached Sterilization Sterilization temper...

Page 43: ...down to P1 17 kPa At this stage all the valves close The autoclave remains in this stage for 5 minutes This period enables the condition in the chamber to reach equilibrium After the 5 minutes have el...

Page 44: ...s sequence Pulse low Pulse high N A Heating Water enters the chamber and is heated by actuation of electrical heaters until the warm up temperature is reached Warm up Warm up temperature is maintained...

Page 45: ...or melting of agar pasteurization etc Caution This is not a sterilization program Put one PT100 inside the bottle leave the second one hanging in the chamber outside the bottle see below Nominal param...

Page 46: ...e water may remain in the chamber 5 13 Program 13 Air Mixture This program is intended for liquids in soft packages when the manufacturer recommends autoclaving at temperature of 121 C 250 F for 15 mi...

Page 47: ...am table Cooling Forced cooling to the required end temperature chamber pressure remains at approx 300 kPa and the cooling valve is opened Fast Exhaust The steam is exhausted out of the chamber at a f...

Page 48: ...temperature is maintained constant during the sterilization time Cooling Forced cooling to the required end temperature chamber pressure remains at approx 300 kPa and the cooling valve is opened Durin...

Page 49: ...down to 25 kPa Heating Steam enters the chamber and heats it up until the sterilization temperature is reached Sterilization Sterilization temperature is maintained constant during the sterilization t...

Page 50: ...u will learn how to browse through the folders When you read the Directories and subdirectories chapter with links to specific menus you will need to know how to browse through the folders using the a...

Page 51: ...wsed through the menus and reached the parameter changing screen as explained above Now you can change the required parameter as desired To do so 1 Enter the required value as follows Press the Up and...

Page 52: ...e note the maximum and minimum values for this parameter shown on the screen Your value must be within these boundaries Below is the example of changing the Dry time parameter on the screen used in th...

Page 53: ...P and DOWN keys simultaneously 6 3 Quick options screen When the autoclave is on and no cycle is running press Up and Down keys simultaneously to enter the Quick options screen Most of the options req...

Page 54: ...some Quick Options 6 3 1 Version Information This directory allows viewing information of the current factory default and previous software versions 1 Enter the Version information screen 6 3 2 Start...

Page 55: ...ing the time to start the cycle 1 Move the cursor to the Time field 2 Set the required time Enabling the Start Cycle by Clock 1 Set the starting time 2 Move the cursor to Enabled Press Up or Down key...

Page 56: ...art Cycle by Clock 6 3 3 Set date and time This subdirectory enables the operator to set date and time On the Set date and time screen the time is displayed in the upper row in the form HH MM SS The h...

Page 57: ...ins how to browse through the menus section 7 2 explains how to change a parameter When the autoclave is on and no cycle is running press the up and down keys simultaneously to enter the Quick Options...

Page 58: ...get to the Main menu Below is the list and the explanation of some options available to user on the Main Menu 6 5 Changing parameters Bacsoft control panel provides an interface that consists of contr...

Page 59: ...cycles Browse to the following folder Main menu System parameters You will see the following screen 6 6 1 Screen Saver In this menu you can define the screensaver delay time i e how long the keyboard...

Page 60: ...following screen listing the maintenance options Below is the instruction for autoclave s maintenance menu 6 7 1 Reset atmospheric pressure In this menu you can reset the atmospheric pressure value To...

Page 61: ...print the list of errors Browse to the following folder Maintenance Printer test The following screen will appear to confirm that the test has been done See the printout shown in the Printer handling...

Page 62: ...to the following folder Cycle parameters Drying Dry Time 2 Change the parameter as desired Drying stage is divided into two stages For each stage you can set the total time on time and off time So dur...

Page 63: ...ycle Ended 1 System Ready 2 Pulse Low ELPV model only 3 Pulse High 1 1 ELPV model only 4 Heating 5 Sterilization 6 Exhaust 7 Drying ELPV model only 8 Ending 9 Cycle Ended Display can be activated only...

Page 64: ...erilization stage The cycle ended successfully the reason for aborted cycle is displayed 7 2 2 Pressure Time Error Failure occurrence after complete sterilization stage The cycle ended successfully th...

Page 65: ...age When Cycle Failed appears on the screen the user shall press START STOP key in order to delete the Cycle Failed message An example for all displayed warnings according to Cycle Failed Cycle Failed...

Page 66: ...nd pressure are printed at fixed time intervals according to the phase of the process as shown in the table on the next page The data is printed from the bottom up beginning with the date and ending w...

Page 67: ...00 18 04 134 4 315 1 The time temperature and pressure during heating H 00 16 35 128 9 268 4 The time temperature and pressure during heating H 00 13 35 116 3 180 9 The time temperature and pressure d...

Page 68: ...LABSCI 11LV Model name Ser Num 000000000001 Model Serial number Time 11 50 05 Time sterilization cycle started Date 9 FEB 2010 Date sterilization cycle started Time 08 51 39 Time of turning on Date 9...

Page 69: ...n the printer surface with a dry soft cloth with a weak neutral detergent After that wipe the printer with a dry cloth 8 2 2 Setting paper PLUS II Front view 1 Paper mouth 2 STATUS Led 3 OPEN key for...

Page 70: ...roll making sure it unrolls in the proper direction as shown see Fig 3 2 4 Take out the paper and re close the cover as shown see Fig 3 3 the printer cover is locked 5 Tear off the exceeding paper usi...

Page 71: ...a place of extreme humidity or any place where it can possibly be splashed by any liquids If any liquids get into the printer it could lead to fire electric shock or other serious accidents Never tou...

Page 72: ...detergent and mineral free water 4 Launder textile wraps prior to reuse 5 After cleaning rinse instruments for 30 seconds Follow manufacturer s instructions on the use of products for cleaning and lub...

Page 73: ...y 9 2 Liquids 1 Use only heat proof glass containers filled to 2 3 capacity 2 For Slow exhaust cooling without air the glass container should be covered but unsealed 3 Place the two temperature sensor...

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Page 75: ...a bucket 1 Open the drain valve 2 Fully drain the reservoir 3 Close the drain valve Note Drain the water from the mineral free water reservoir once a week and refill it with fresh mineral free water o...

Page 76: ...Turning on the autoclave To start the system turn on the main switch 1 located under the printer cover The door is equipped with an electrical cylinder This electrical cylinder performs the automatic...

Page 77: ...message appears between the cycles add water to the reservoir until the message disappears Do not fill the reservoir completely Start the cycle by pressing the START STOP key 10 7 Unloading When the c...

Page 78: ...error message and a warning symbol are displayed on the screen Refer to Displayed Error Messages Symbols Pressing the START STOP key cancels the displayed message and enables opening the door If the d...

Page 79: ...te Additionally correct loading will prevent damage to packs and their contents and maximize efficient use of the sterilizer For detailed loading instructions see sec 9 Preparation before sterilizatio...

Page 80: ...Page 79 To avoid injuries use heat resistant gloves while unloading the autoclave...

Page 81: ...loth The gasket should be clean and smooth 11 1 2 Weekly 1 Remove the baskets if applicable Clean the chamber and baskets with a cleaning agent water and with a cloth sponge You may use diluted Chambe...

Page 82: ...done by a technician 11 1 4 Periodical Tests 1 Once every month activate the safety valve see sec 12 2 11 2 Checking the Safety Valve The safety valve is located on the rear side of the autoclave In...

Page 83: ...mber Operate the safety valve by pulling the ring of the safety valve using a tool i e screwdriver hook etc and lift the safety valve ring for 2 seconds Be careful not to burn your hands Press the STO...

Page 84: ...Page 83 Attention Use protective gloves in order not to burn your hands with the hot steam Safety valve ring...

Page 85: ...d properly to the machine and the mains see rear view drawing 3 Lift the circuit breaker lever The printer prints but nothing is printed on the paper 1 The Paper roll is not installed in the right way...

Page 86: ...s message is displayed if the system cannot reach the required temperature in the chamber within the preset time Verify that the autoclave is not overloaded Heat Time Error Keep This message is displa...

Page 87: ...s call the technician Time Error This message is displayed if the real time clock is faulty Call the technician Door is open During the cycle This message is displayed when the door is open During the...

Page 88: ...y malfunction Check and fix the mineral free water supply Supply water error digitat input option This message is displayed in case of a city tap water supply malfunction Check and fix the city tap wa...

Page 89: ...all for service I O card is not connected This message is displayed if I O card is disconnected both while cycle is running or not Call for service Low Vacuum is displayed Message is displayed and FAI...

Page 90: ...oducts with vent holes Dia x Height mm Capacity Dia x Height mm Capacity 250 x 190 2 265 x 200 2 250 x 250 1 265 x 390 1 14 Spare Parts List Description Cat No Cap for strainer FIL175 0027 Strainer el...

Page 91: ...LUSII S2B 0004 THE002 0052 Thermal paper for CUSTOM PLUSII printer roll 57mm d 50mm THE002 0066 Stainless steel wire basket High BSK411 0002 Low BSK411 0001 Stainless steel container for waste product...

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