Care and maintenance
10-5
Preventive
maintenance
WARNING: Only authorized service personnel should replace parts within the
ventilator or perform other service activities. Unauthorized personnel
without proper training are at risk of electric shock.
WARNING: Turn off the ventilator and disconnect it from the AC mains outlet before
you perform decontamination or maintenance procedures. Failure to do so
may result in electric shock.
The expected service life of your V60/V60 Plus ventilator is 10 years. Perform
preventive maintenance on the ventilator according to the schedule in
Table 10-2. You can view the hours of ventilator operation in the Vent Info
window (“Vent Info (ventilator information)” on page 6-18). The following
subsections provide details for some of these preventive maintenance
procedures.
Table 10-2: Schedule of preventive maintenance
Frequency Component Maintenance
Between patients
and per institu-
tional guidelines
Patient circuit Per manufacturer recommendations.
Main flow bacteria
filter
Replace per institutional guidelines.
Every month Cooling fan filter Inspect for occlusions, dust, lint, etc. If discol-
ored or dirty, remove and wash or rinse thor-
oughly, and let dry completely before
reinstalling.
Air inlet filter Inspect and replace if needed
Every year Backup battery Inspect, test, and replace if needed
*
* Must be done by authorized service personnel according to the instructions in the service
manual.
Ventilator Preventive maintenance
*
As required Backup battery A new backup battery should be installed and
charged within one year of the date of manu-
facture identified on the battery and on the
shipping box.
Every 5 years Backup battery Replace.
*
Battery replacement is based on the
date of manufacture recorded on the battery
label. Also viewable in Diagnostic Mode on the
system information screen.
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