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INTRODUCTION AND PRECAUTIONS
Intended Use
AAF Flanders AstroHood
™
Ducted HEPA Terminal Hoods ensure the delivery of cleanroom-quality
air to critical process applications, such as Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Biosafety,
Healthcare, and all other applications where clean supply air is a requirement.
User Responsibility
This document contains the information necessary to properly receive, assemble, install, operate,
and maintain the AAF Flanders AstroHood Ducted HEPA Terminal Hood equipment. The purchaser,
installer, and operator of the filter system MUST read and comply with this document in its entirety.
Failure to comply with the requirements of this manual may result in serious injury and void the
product warranty.
These instructions are specific to the AAF Flanders AstroHood S-l and S-ll units and incorporated
filters. All ancillary tasks including, but not limited to, electrical and mechanical work, equipment
handling, and safety procedures must be performed in accordance with industry-accepted practice
and all relevant local, state, and federal government codes, laws, and policies.
Before proceeding with installation, operation, or maintenance, review this Installation, Operation, and
Maintenance Manual in its entirety and all safety procedures with your company’s safety personnel.
Precautions
• Units must be properly transported and handled, since improper transport and/or handling can
result in damage , blemishes, or other imperfections.
• Deliveries are to be immediately inspected in the presence of the freight carrier to ensure
equipment is delivered in full and free from damage.
• The installation site must be suitable for unit installation.
• The supporting construction must be level, and the structure must have sufficient load strength to
support all equipment supplied.
• Mounting must be carried out by qualified and trained personnel in accordance with all local, state,
and national codes and regulations.
• Drilling through the unit and/or the use of fasteners, such as sheet metal screws, rivets, etc., to
secure the hood, as well as installation of field-installed trim, can compromise the integrity of the
supply hood by creating leak paths through the pressure boundary. Utilize only factory-approved
methods for suspending the hood from structural members located above the ceiling and
attaching field-installed trim.
