erlab Captair Smart 321 - Filter Storage and Usage Recommendations

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Captair Smart
Recommendations for storing and using the filters
New lter shelf life and storage conditions:
New activated carbon molecular lters must be stored at in their original packaging at a temperature of between +10°C / 50°
F and +50°C / 120° F and a humidity level < 85% RH.
If these conditions are adhered to, the maximum time a lter can be stored before use depends on the type of carbon used:
AS type carbon molecular lter 2 years from the date of delivery
BE+ type carbon molecular lter 2 years from the date of delivery
BE type carbon molecular lter 1 year from the date of delivery
F type carbon molecular lter 1 year from the date of delivery
K type carbon molecular lter 1 year from the date of delivery
If the maximum shelf life is reached, we recommend to not install lters.
- HEPA H14 and/or ULPA lters must be stored upright and kept dry; there is no limit to the time they can be stored.
Predicted service life of a lter once put into use:
The service life of a molecular lter depends on the operations carried out in the ductless fume hood as well as the conditions
of the environment in which it is used.
We recommend replacing the lter annually (if used 24/7).
ERLAB offers 3-point validation of your handling operations based on a scientic analysis carried out by its laboratory
specialists via the global Erlab Safety Program (E.S.P) which includes the Valiquest questionnaire:
• Feasibility of handling operations under a recirculating fume hood
• Type(s) of lter(s) to use and ltration column conguration
• Predicted service life of the activated carbon molecular lters
How does the E.S.P service work?
• The customer completes the Valiquest questionnaire and sends it by email to Erlab
• The Erlab laboratory specialists analyze the questionnaire and issue a Valipass certicate
The Valipass certicate is afxed to the new devices at the factory. If the chemical processes in the hood change, a new
valiquest is completed and is sent by email after revalidation.
The certicate contains the following: the list of products handled in the hood, the lter type required for these chemicals,
serial number, lter life time, the traceability information used to track how the device is used and the molecular lter saturation
detection methods.
The activated carbon molecular lter(s) must be replaced when the period in months specied on the Valipass
certicate expires
To ensure their safety, we invite users who have not had their application validated via the VALIQUEST questionnaire or whose
device is not covered by a VALIPASS usage certicate, to contact ERLAB or their usual distributor to arrange a new usage
validation for the device in question.
Failing that and/or in the absence of information regarding device usage:
ERLAB is unable to provide any guidance as to the predicted service life of the lter(s).
In such cases, we strongly recommend:
• That the molecular lters are replaced at least every 12 months and that a regular lter saturation checking protocol is put
in place (please contact us for individual advice on this subject)
• That the HEPA or ULPA particulate lters are replaced at least every 36 months