Invacare IRC5PO2 Oxygen Equipment User Manual


 
SECTION 2—INSTALLATION/SEQUENCE OF OPERATION
Perfecto
2
12 Part No 1148070
SECTION 2—INSTALLATION/
SEQUENCE OF OPERATION
Verification of Battery Free Power Loss Alarm
CheckthePerfecto2concentratorforproperoperatingconditions.
1. Iftheunithasbeeninbelowfreezingtemperatures,allowittowarmuptoroom
temperaturebeforeoperating.
2. Theconcentratormayneedtobeturnedonforfourtofivesecondstochargethe
BatteryFreePowerLossAlarm.Connectpowercordtooutletandturnthe
concentratoron.Turnflowcontrolknobcounterclockwiseandflowwillbegin
IMMEDIATELY.SetflowratetofiveL/min.Lettheunitrunfor30minutes,thenturn
unitoff.
3. UnplugthepowercordandpressOn/Off( )switchtotheOn()position.An
intermittentaudiblealarmwillsound.ThisconfirmsproperoperationoftheBattery
FreePowerLossAlarm.TurnOn/OffswitchOff( ).
4. Connectpowercordtooutletandturnonconcentrator.Unitwillbeeponstartup.
5. Checktheoxygenconcentrationperspecificationsafter3040minutesrunningtime.
Sequence of Operation
TurningOn()thepowerswitchapplies120VACtothecompressormotor,hourmeter,
transformer,coolingfanandtheprintedcircuit(P.C.)board.
Roomairentersthecompressorviathecabinetfilterandthecompressorinletfilter.The
airiscompressedbythewobblepistonsinthecompressortoapressureof21p.s.i.(144.79
kPa).
Asincreasedpressurecreatesincreasedtemperature,aheatexchangerisusedtolower
thetemperaturebeforetheairentersthe4wayvalve.Itisthenchanneledtoasievebed
containingtheadsorptionmaterial.Restrictiondownstreamofthesievebedcauses
pressuretobuild
upinsidethesievebedwhichisnecessaryfortheadsorptionprocess.A
smallamountofrelativelypureoxygenentersthetopofthesecondbedthrougha
restrictiveleakinthepressureequalization(P.E.)valvewiththebalanceenteringa
storagetank.Thenitrogenremovedisexhaustedbackfromthebedthroughthe4way
valveintoroomair.Amufflerislocatedattheexhaustendofthevalvetomufflethe
soundoftheexhaustasitexitstheconcentrator.
Theoxygennotbeingusedto exhaustischanneledintothestoragetank.Thepressurized
oxygenisregulateddowntofivep.s.i.(34.4kPa),entersanaccurateflowmeasuring
device,flowsthroughOutletHEPAfilterandcheckvalve,thenouttothepatient.
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