AutoVap15 Operating Manual | | v. 1.2
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1. Discharge all residue material from your AutoVap
You want to start your cleaning cycle with the AutoVap empty in both, the residue and solvent side.
See STEPS 4 and 5 for instructions how to discharge your material.
2. Prepare Clean Solvent (4-8 Gallons)
Prepare clean solvent just as you would your tincture, for normal processing.
3. Run the clean solvent through your system. About 1-2 gallons.
During this phase, you are running the system at normal operating parameters: Heater set at around
190F, Chiller set at ~40F, Vacuum set at 22HG, Pressure set around 42 PSI
When you have run about 2 gallons through the system at these parameters, proceed to the next step.
4. Release Vacuum on the system
Close the Vacuum Manifold Ball Valve and SLOWLY open the Vacuum Release Ball Valve
Verify the vacuum level drops to 0 HG
NOTE: This now ensures that the clean solvent will now completely clean the residue side of the AutoVap.
The condenser side is already clean.
5. Run the remainder of the clean solvent through the system with these parameters (no vacuum).
Monitor the lower sight glass on the Residue Falling Film. The solvent should be clear by the end of
running all your clean solvent.
6. Drain the Residue Vessel
Follow the process in STEP 5 to drain this "dirty" solvent.
NOTE: This solvent is really diluted tincture that you can store/save and run through the AutoVap another
time, if your business model allows for that.
7. Prepare Distilled Water (3-6 Gallons)
This part of the cleaning cycle is VERY IMPORTANT and should NOT BE OVERLOOKED. The distilled
water will help remove any sugar residue that has collected throughout your AutoVap.
8. Release vacuum from system. Set Vacuum Pressure to 0 HG
9. Run the distilled water through your system. This is the same procedure as running tincture or solvent
through the AutoVap.
NOTE: With the vacuum set to 0 HG, you should not have water reaching the solvent recovery tank; it
should all be "raining down" into your residue tank.
10. Drain all water from the system. Residue Tank and Solvent Recovery Tank.
NOTE: You will most likely NOT want to save this water
11. Prepare more clean solvent (1-2 gallons)
12. Run this solvent through the system. This will remove any traces of the distilled water in your system.
13. Drain this solvent. You most likely will NOT want to keep this solvent as it is contaminated with water,
unless you have a process to remove water from your solvent.
The AutoVap is now clean and ready for the next shift.
OPERATING SUGGESTIONS AND TIPS
The AutoVap15 has been in operation for quite a few years now and there have been many various ways of
running it depending on each customers specific process.
Here we have compiled a list of some suggestions and tips to ensure you are getting the most out of your
AutoVap15 Solvent Recovery.
1) DO NOT overlook your cleaning process.
Cleaning your system after every shift (8-10 hours of continuous operation) is extremely important.
