Invacare IRC10LX - Setting and Monitoring Flowrate; Adjusting the Flowrate Knob; Understanding Low Flow Alarm Conditions

SECTION 5—OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Platinum
™
Series 20 Part No 1118353
Flowrate
NOTE:Forthisprocedure,refertoFIGURE5.6onpage 20.
1. Turntheflowrateknobtothesettingprescribedbyyour
physicianortherapist.
CAUTION
Neversettheflowgreaterthan5L/minontheIRC5.
Neversettheflowgreaterthan10L/minontheIRC10.
 WARNING
DONOTchangetheL/minsettingontheflowmeterunlessa
changehasbeenprescribedbyyourphysicianortherapist.
NOTE:Toproperlyreadtheflowmeter,locatetheprescribedflowrate
lineontheflowmeter.Next,turntheflowknobuntiltheballrisesto
theline.Now,centertheballontheL/min.lineprescribed.
2. Iftheflowrateontheflowmetereverfallsbelow0.5L/min
forPlatinum5(1L/minforPlatinum10)formorethan
aboutoneminute,theLOWFLOWalarmwillbe
triggered.Thisisarapidbeepingoftheaudiblealarm.
Checkyourtubingoraccessoriesforblockedorkinked
tubingoradefectivehumidifierbottle.Afterratedflowis
restored,morethan0.5L/minforPlatinum5(1L/minfor
Platinum10),theLOWFLOWaudiblealarmwillgooff.
NOTE:Theuseofsomeaccessoriessuchasthepediatricflowstand
andtheHomeFillcompressorwilldeactivatetheLowFlowAlarm.
FIGURE 5.6 Flowrate
Flow Knob
Ball