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Fire hazard
There have been reports of textile loads catching fire in the sterilizer
chamber. In all cases this has been due to the load becoming excessively
dry and hot. This can happen in two ways:
•
The load has been placed in a heated chamber and left for a long time
without the process being started. Ignition is believed to take place
when the load is moistened again on the admission of steam to the
chamber.
•
The load is left in the chamber for a long time without the process
being completed. This probably happens when the process has been
interrupted because of a fault and the load has not been taken out of
the chamber.
Ignition takes place when the process is completed and the load is
exposed to air.
Users should be aware of the risks and establish procedures to ensure
that loads are not left in a heated chamber for longer than necessary.
Weekly cleaning - Avanti
External cleaning.
Clean stainless steel surfaces on the outside of the sterilizer with a
standard household cleaner that does not contain abrasives. Take care
when cleaning painted surfaces, texts, and plastic parts.
Cleaning the chamber
When cleaning inside the chamber, a key switch on the front can be used
to block the door open, and shut off chamber preheating at the same
time.
On double-ended sterilizers, the same key switch can also be used to
open and block the unloading door for better access; see below.
•
With the sterilizer is in standby mode, turn the key
switch to the locked position and remove the key. The
text “DOOR KEY SWITCH” appears on the operator
panel display.
•
Open the door by pressing the
Open
button. Let the
sterilizer cool down before starting work.
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