Appendix A - Maintenance
Maintenance Procedures
The following maintenance procedures should be performed on a routine basis:
1.
Carefully clean the exterior with a soft cloth to keep the cabinet looking new. Check the cabinet for dents or
impact markings, if found, inspect for damaged components
.
2.
Check all hoses and wires for cuts or frays.
3.
Clean the unit’s filter screens after every 100 services or
6 months, which ever comes first. See the next section for procedure.
Cleaning The Unit’s Filter
1.
Disconnect power harness from any power source.
2.
Remove the eight Phillip head screws from the unit’s back panel. Unsnap the flourescent lamp from back
panel and set back panel aside.
3.
Locate the bell shaped plastic filter housing, found at the top of each tank. A clear plastic ½” hose runs from
each filter housing to a pump.
NOTE: Clean one filter at a time.
4.
Remove the lock clip from the bell shaped plastic filter. Hold the bottom half of the filter while rotating the top
half of the filter
counter-clockwise
until the four lock tabs clear. Then separate the two pieces by lifting up the
top half of the filter.
5.
Use a fine pick or bent pin to pull screen away from the filter housing. Clean screen.
6.
Assemble in reverse order
. NOTE: Use caution not to pinch o’ring on reassembly
7.
Enter initials, date, and a check mark in the appropriate boxes of the Maintenance Record at the end of the
chapter.
