Gerhardt Vapodest 10s - Assembly and Operation Setup; General Assembly Guidelines; Tubing Connections Procedure

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Vapodest 10s
4 Assembly and setting into operation
Fig. 4.1.
Tubing connections
4.1. General
Please observe the local water and waste regulations and those of your public
water supply company!!
Please note that the length of the inlet and outlet tubing is restricted to 2 metres.
Theapplianceshouldbelocatedonaxedlaboratorybench,closetothecold
water connection and a drain.
Thereshouldbesufcientspaceforthesetoftanksbelowtheworkbench.
Connect the water inlet tubing to a dedicated cold water tap.
The water pressure must be at least 0,5 bar in order to operate the integrated
pressure controller.
The Vapodest 10 comes completely preassembled. Please unpack the instrument
with care!
1. Place instrument on work bench.
2. Unpack accessories.
3. Placesetoftanksfordistilledwaterandsodiumhydroxidebelowthebench.
Make sure that the set of tanks are not placed any higher than the distillation unit!
4.2. Tubing connections
When connecting the tubings please observe the inscription on the connection
pipes at the back of the equipment
 - ConnectinlettubingforNaOH(PVC-tubing4/7)tocorrespondingpipeatthe
rear of the equipment and link it to the NaOH tank.
 - Connect cooling water inlet tubing (pressure proof tissue tubing 10/17) to
cooling water inlet and laboratory water supply.
 - Connectcoolingwateroutlettubing(PVC-tubing8/12)tocorrespondingpipe
at the rear of the equipment and place in the drain.
- Slide inlet tubing for H
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Osteamgenerator(PVCtube8/12)ontheconnection
at the rear of the instrument and link it to the distilled water tank.
 - Connectwateroutlettubingforsteamgenerator(PVC-tubing8/12)tocorre-
sponding pipe at the rear of the equipment and link it to the drain or to the
distilled water tank for recycling.