Miller Nitro 7310 - Page 20

1-GENERALINFORMATION
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Keepawayfromheatanddirectsunlight.
Ifthemachinewillexceedafourmonthshutdownperiod:
1.KeyOFF.
NOTE:Allow2–5minafterKeyOFFbeforedisconnectingthebatteries.
2.DraintheDEF/ADBLUE®tank.
3.Flushthetankwithdeionizedwater.
4.Drainthedeionizedwater
NOTICE:DonotdisconnectanyelectricalconnectionsfromtheDEF/ADBLUE®system.
Machinestart-upafterextendedshutdown:
1.FilltheDEF/ADBLUE®tank.
2.Replacethemainlterinthesupplymodule.
3.Startthemachine.
Thawing
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YourMILLERmachineisequippedwithaninternaltankheatertothawfrozenDEF/ADBLUE®.Yourmachinewill
stillfunctionuntiltheDEF/ADBLUE®beginstoow.TheSCRsystemwillthenfunctionnormally.
NOTE:YoumaynoticeaslightreductioninenginetorqueinhighdemandsituationsuntiltheDEF/ADBLUE®isfully
thawed.
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DonotheatDEF/ADBLUE®forlongperiodsoftimeattemperaturesabove30°C(86°F).Thiscausesthesolution
todecompose,whichveryslowlydecreasestheexpectedshelflife.
NOTICE:Donotuseananti-gellingorfreezepointimproverinyourDEF/ADBLUE®.The32.5%solutionisspecically
designedtoprovidetheoptimumNOxreductionproperties.AnyfurtherblendingoradjustingoftheDEF/ADBLUE®
mixturewilllessenitsabilitytoperformcorrectlyandmaycausedamagetotheSCRcomponents.
Handlingandsupplyofadditives,ifany.
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PersonalProtectiveEquipment(PPE)isnotrequiredundernormalconditions.Ifsplashingislikely,weareyepro-
tection.Forprolongedorrepeatedcontact,imperviousglovesarerecommended.Followtheprecautionslistedin
theSAFETYINFORMATIONchapterwhenhandlinganyserviceuid.
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Noadditivesarerequired.
NOTICE:ContaminatedDEF/ADBLUE®canaffecttheperformanceofyourmachine.Followallinstructionsinthis
manualwhenhandlingDEF/ADBLUE®.
Shelflife
ConstantambientstoragetemperatureMinimumshelflife
Lessthanorequalto10°C(50°F)
36months
Lessthanorequalto25°C(77°F)¹
18months
Lessthanorequalto30°C(86°F)
12months
Lessthanorequalto35°C(95°F)
6months
Greaterthan35°C(95°F)²
¹T opreventdecompositionofDEF/ADBLUE®,prolongedtransportationorstorageabove25°C(77°F)should
beavoided.
²Signicantlossofshelflife:checkeverybatchbeforeuse.SeeyourMILLERdealerformoreinformation
ontesting.
NOTE:Themainfactorstakenintoaccounttodenetheshelflifeinthetableabovearetheambientstoragetem-
peratureandtheinitialalkalinityofDEF/ADBLUE®.Thedifferenceinevaporationbetweenventedandnon-vented
storagecontainersisanadditionalfactor.
NOTE:TheinformationintheShelflifetableisforreferenceonly.Source:ISO22241-3Dieselengines-NOxreduc-
tionagentAUS32-Part3:Handling,transportationandstorage.
NOTE:DEF/ADBLUE®thatremainsinthetankofthemachineaftertheseasondoesnotrequireanyspecialprecau-
tionsunlessstorageexceedstheshelflifetableabove.
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