Maintenance
7Maintenance
7.1CleaningtheCabinet
DANGER!
RiskofInjuryorDamage
Invacareoxygenconcentratorsarespecificallydesigned
tominimizeroutinepreventivemaintenance.Toprevent
injuryordamage:
–Onlyqualifiedpersonnelshouldperformpreventive
maintenanceontheoxygenconcentrator.
–DONOTremovecabinet.
DANGER!
RiskofInjuryorDamage
Liquidwilldamagetheinternalcomponentsofthe
concentrator.Toavoiddamageorinjuryfromelectrical
shock:
–TurnOfftheconcentratorandunplugthepowercord
beforecleaning.
–DONOTallowanycleaningagenttodripinsidethe
airinletandoutletopenings.
–DONOTsprayorapplyanycleaningagentdirectly
tothecabinet.
–DONOThosedowntheproduct.
CAUTION!
RiskofDamage
Harshchemicalagentscandamagetheconcentrator.
Toavoiddamage:
–DONOTcleanthecabinetorfilterwithalcohol
andalcoholbasedproducts(isopropylalcohol),
concentratedchlorine-basedproducts(ethylene
chloride),andoil-basedproducts(Pine-Sol
®
,Lestoil
®
)
oranyotherharshchemicalagents.Onlyusemild
liquiddishdetergent(suchasDawn
™
).
Ataminimum,preventivemaintenanceMUSTbeperformed
accordingtothemaintenancerecordguidelines.Inplaces
withhighdustorsootlevels,maintenancemayneedtobe
performedmoreoften.RefertotheMaintenanceChecklist.
Periodicallycleantheconcentrator’scabinetasfollows:
1.Useadampcloth,orsponge,withamilddetergentsuchas
Dawn
™
dishwashingsoaptogentlycleantheexteriorcase.
2.Allowtheconcentratortoairdry,oruseadrytowel,before
operatingtheconcentrator.
7.2CleaningtheCabinetFilter
CAUTION!
RiskofDamage
Toavoiddamagefromclogging:
–DONOToperatetheconcentratorwithoutthefilter
installed.
Thereisonecabinetfilterlocatedonthebackofthecabinet.
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