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122997-341 Operator Manual Washer Operation
4.2 How to Load
Washer
To properly clean items and avoid personal injuries, always follow
these general guidelines:
1. Remove gross soil before processing in washer.
2. Use appropriate accessory racks within cart to load items such
as bottles.
3. Assure no items stick out or hang out of the accessory cart.
4. Place biggest and heaviest items on the lower levels of acces-
sory cart.
5. As an example, proper placement of items in Washing Cart
would be as follows, from the top down
Accessories (see Figure 4-2):
• Bottle Washing Cart – Used for processing up to six bottle
baskets. Requires Manifold Coupling System.
• Pan Cart – Used to wash pans, floor gratings, cage doors,
etc.
• Universal Cage and Wash Cart – Used to wash 54 stan-
dard mouse boxes or 36 standard rat boxes.
• Rodent Cage Rack – Used to hold up to 92 mouse cages or
32 rat cages, or shoe boxes, covers, and feeder tops.
IMPORTANT: Use baskets for handling and cleaning various
size bottles. Lightweight basket design provides easy
handling and simplifies transport and washing of bottles.
• 5 x 5 Bottle Basket – Used to wash 25,16 oz (454 mL) bottles.
• 4 x 6 Bottle Basket – Used to wash 24, 16 oz (454 mL) bottles.
• 5 x 5 Bottle Basket – Used to wash 25 short 4" (10 cm) bottles.
• 4 x 6 Bottle Basket – Used to wash 24 tall 5-1/2" (14 cm) bot-
tles.
6. Open chamber door and push loaded wash cart(s) into wash
chamber.
a. Ensure all cages, racks, etc. are correctly positioned on
wash cart(s).
b. Position cart(s) in center of wash chamber. Verify clearance
space on both sides of cart permits unobstructed movement
of oscillating jet system.
7. Close and latch chamber doors securely.
NOTE: Door safety switch prevents cycle operation unless
door(s) is closed.
8. Start desired cycle.
WARNING – PERSONAL
INJURY HAZARD:
• Keep fingers away from
door hinges to prevent
pinching.
• To prevent tipping, place
biggest and heaviest items
on the lower levels of acces-
sory cart.
WARNING – BURN HAZARD:
When cycle is complete, par-
tially open chamber door and
allow chamber and load to
cool. Hot steam may escape
through door opening if door
is fully opened after a cycle.
WARNING – SLIPPING HAZ-
ARD: To avoid slippery floor
conditions, keep floor dry.
Promptly wipe up any spilled
liquids or condensation. If
spilled liquids are detergents
or other chemicals, follow
safety precautions and han-
dling procedures set forth on
detergent or chemical label
and/or Material Safety Data
Sheet (MSDS).
CAUTION – POSSIBLE EQUIP-
MENT DAMAGE:
• Avoid product damage.
Always select a cycle appro-
priate for items being pro-
cessed.
• Before operating unit,
always position manifolded
Bottle Washing Cart over
central water inlet connec-
tor. If manifolded accessory
is not positioned correctly,
damage may result and unit
will be unable to effectively
wash load.
• Do not process load using
Bottle Washing Cart when
Automatic Floor Tilting
option is activated. If Auto-
matic Floor Tilting is used,
manifolded water inlet and
washer will be damaged.
CAUTION – POSSIBLE EQUIPMENT DAMAGE:
Remove all cellulose-type bedding from cages and
pans before processing. Cellulose bedding can clog
filters and piping.
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