Vermes MDS 3200A - System Cleaning Procedures; Preliminary Cleaning Notes

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8 CLEANING
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Aftereverydispensingprocessinvolvingaggressiveorself‐curingsubstances,acleaningpro‐
cedureisrecommended.Itshouldinvolvethevalveandallothersurfacesincontactwith
thefluid.Differentmethodsofcleaningaredescribedinthefollowingchapter.Theproper
choicedependsonthedegreeofcontaminationand
thedispensemediumused.
8.1 PreliminaryNotes
IMPORTANTNOTE!(preparecleaninginadvance)
Itisrecommendedtopreparethecleaningprocedureinadvance.
Donotdropthedeviceoritssubcomponents.
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CAUTION!(liquidspurtspossible)
PersonnelmustbeawareofthefactthatresidualliquidmaydrainOFForspurtwhen
handlingcomponents.Thereforeprotectiveclothesarerecommended,
like
‐Safetygoggles
‐Glovesandoverall(chemicalresistant)
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Rememberthatthesurfaceofthevalveissensitivetoabrasion,sodonotusewire
brushesandotherinappropriatetools.Aspeciallydevelopedcleaningtoolkit(CTK)is
availableuponrequest(orderno.1010320),whichisofparticularinterestfor
allsur‐
facesindirectcontactwiththefluid.
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WARNING!(potentialchemicalreactions)
Thedispensedmediumandthecleaningagenttobeusedmustbecompatibletoeach
otherandshouldnotgiverisetochemicalreactions,toxicvapor,increaseoftempera‐
tureetc.!Informationcanbefoundinthe
correspondingsafetydatasheet;consult
themanufacturerincaseofdoubt.
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Beforeintroducingaggressivepurifyingagentsorsolventstothesystem,verifycom‐
patibilitywiththematerialofalladjacentparts(referalsotothecorrespondinglist,
page54,andconsultourTechnicalSupportincaseofneed).
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CAUTION!
(keepactuatorclean)
Noliquidshouldpenetrateintotheactuator(e.g.throughtheplug);otherwisethe
wholeelementcouldbedamaged.
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