PLANNING YOUR AUTOCLAVE INSTALLATION
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This document is the intellectual property of Priorclave Ltd, it is company confidential and must not be copied in full or part, orcommunicated to any other party. Issue 9 31/10/05 Maintenance access It is stipulated by British Standard 2646 that autoclaves should have 1 metre clear space all round toallow for service access, but we recognise that this can be difficult to provide. At minimum we would recommend a minimum of 500mm clear space all round. If it is not possible to provide this all round itmay be acceptable to provide space to one side only provided the autoclave service...

This document is the intellectual property of Priorclave Ltd, it is company confidential and must not be copied in full or part, orcommunicated to any other party. Issue 9 31/10/05 General Autoclaves used for processing laboratory waste must be provided with a drainage connection asdescribed below. This is a requirement of British Standard 2646. A connection will also be required ifthe autoclave is fitted with any freesteaming or vacuum options. The hazard groups below are asdefined by the Advisory Committee on Dangerous pathogens as published in Categorisation ofPathogens According to...

This document is the intellectual property of Priorclave Ltd, it is company confidential and must not be copied in full or part, orcommunicated to any other party. Issue 9 31/10/05 o C. In the case of autoclaves with pulsedfreesteaming, vacuum drying, and vacuum cooling it may be advisable to fit a drain condenser to coolthe autoclave discharge, and condense the steam.The drain and vent pipe should be in place prior to commencement of installation by Priorclave. It willthen be possible to make connections from the autoclave directly into the drainage services provided.The point where...

This document is the intellectual property of Priorclave Ltd, it is company confidential and must not be copied in full or part, orcommunicated to any other party. Issue 9 31/10/05 Exhaust filtration If levels of containment of effluent greater than those described above are required it is possible to fitan exhaust filtration system. In such cases all deliberate discharge from the autoclave vessel is passed through a filter with a validated absolute removal capability to particles sizes of 0.01 micronsin gas, and 0.2 microns in liquid. Depending on specification filter mediums are either of...

This document is the intellectual property of Priorclave Ltd, it is company confidential and must not be copied in full or part, orcommunicated to any other party. Issue 9 31/10/05 Page6 of 13 valve is operating. Under no circumstances must any isolating valve be fitted to the safety valvepipework. External pipework must be designed to be self draining, and under no circumstancesshould water be able to collect in a trap, which could freeze in cold weather. See also BS3970 part 11990, sections 7.2.4 and 7.2.5. >

This document is the intellectual property of Priorclave Ltd, it is company confidential and must not be copied in full or part, orcommunicated to any other party. Issue 9 31/10/05 Autoclaves with water tanks and drip trays A separate drain is required for the connection of water tank and drip tray outlets. This may be acommon connection to the same drainage system as above, but in such cases a sufficient level ofisolation (such as a deep trap) is required to prevent the cross flow of steam between the drains.The drip tray and water tank overflow can be connected to an open tundish if...

This document is the intellectual property of Priorclave Ltd, it is company confidential and must not be copied in full or part, orcommunicated to any other party. Issue 9 31/10/05 Steam Supply & Connection - Steam and steam/electric models The autoclave requires a dry saturated steam supply regulated to approximately 3 bar/43psig,supplied via a 100 mesh strainer. A suitable pressure reducing valve should be provided along with 2x 100mm pressure gauges showing regulated and unregulated pressure, these should be located within view of the intended site of the autoclave. A condensate trap set...

This document is the intellectual property of Priorclave Ltd, it is company confidential and must not be copied in full or part, orcommunicated to any other party. Issue 9 31/10/05 Page9 of 13 >

This document is the intellectual property of Priorclave Ltd, it is company confidential and must not be copied in full or part, orcommunicated to any other party. Issue 9 31/10/05 Electrical supply The electrical supply as per the required specification should be terminated in an industrial socket toBS 4343 (IEC/EN 60309-2) which should be located on the wall to the rear of the autoclave within 2metres of the connection to the autoclave. The socket should be of the 3P + N & E type rated at 16,32 or 63 Amps dependent upon the autoclave specification. If not provided as part of the...

This document is the intellectual property of Priorclave Ltd, it is company confidential and must not be copied in full or part, orcommunicated to any other party. Issue 9 31/10/05 General All water supplies should be terminated on the wall to the rear of the autoclave, at a point within onemetre of the point of connection to the autoclave. (See installation drawing.)In hard water areas it will be necessary to use softened water for the supplies to the autoclave toprevent scaling of the autoclave vessel and heating elements. Hard water can also reduce the lifespan of liquid ring vacuum...

This document is the intellectual property of Priorclave Ltd, it is company confidential and must not be copied in full or part, orcommunicated to any other party. Issue 9 31/10/05 Provision should be made to guard or insulate pipes exiting the autoclave where these maypresent a heat hazard. If the services described above are not available on the day of commencement of installation it maynot be possible to complete the installation as scheduled.Charges for repeat visits may be incurred if it is necessary to re-install to modified services. Full installation instructions can be found in the...