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RECOMMENDED FLUID MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE
FOR HEAT TRANSFER OIL
Heat transfer oil is found on 1) an oil-jacketed tack tank, 2) an oil-jacketed hopper, 3) the 50/550
thermometer on a heated tack tank and 4) the 50/550 thermometer (option) on the rear hopper
wall. Falcon recommends using one of the heat transfer oils listed in the table below. The use of
any grade oil not specifically recommended by Falcon RME shall be cause for the voidance of the
warranty on the tack tank.
PRODUCER
PRODUCT NAME
PRODUCT NUMBER
Texaco
Regal
R&O 68
Gulf
Harmony
68
Shell
Thermia
"C"
Exxon
Teresstic
68
Phillips
Magnus
68
Chevron USA
Heat Transfer Oil #1
Conoco
Dectol R&O
68
Union Oil
Turbine Oil
68
All oils subjected to high temperatures deteriorate with time and lose many of their characteristics.
For best results and safety, the heat transfer oil in this machine must be drained and replace with
any of the oils listed above after five hundred (500) hours of operation or one (1) year, whichever
occurs first.
PROCEDURE TO CHANGE HEAT TRANSFER OIL
CAUTION: NEVER CHECK OR CHANGE HEAT
TRANSFER OIL UNLESS IT IS COLD.
When changing heat transfer oil in a tack tank, remove
the
!
" plug from top of the tank and pump all heat
transfer oil from the oil-jacket. When changing heat
transfer oil in an oil-jacketed hopper, remove the
"
"
drain plug located at the street rear corner. Discard
heat transfer oil in an environmentally safe manner.
Replace the
"
" plug from the oil-jacketed hopper prior
to refilling. Fill the oil-jacket with any of the
recommended heat transfer oils specified in the table
above. Fill to the full line as indicated on the dipstick.
