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TE Q U T H E R M
ENVIRONMENT L CHAMBER
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SERI L NUMBER: 5 / ()
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T B L E O F C O N T E N T S
SECTION 1 INSTALLATIONAND
INSPECTION
SECTION 2 OPERATION
SECTION 3 MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE
SECTION 4 WARRANTY
INSPECT THE UNIT UPON ARRIVAL
I ANY DAMAGE I S FOUND CONSULT THE NOTICE ATTACHED TO THE
CONTAINER FOR INSTRUCTIONS IN ILING A CLAIM WITH THECARRIER
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INTRODU TION
IT IS WITH GREAT PRIDE AND SATISFACTION THAT W CAN PROVIDEYOU WITH AN EQUATHERM PRODUCT. THIS IS THROUGH MANY YEARSOF DESIGN TESTING AND INPUT FROM USER SUGGESTION AND NEEDS.
IF YOU FOLLOW THIS MANUAL AND REFER TO IT OFTEN; THEEQUATHERM ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMBER WILL BRING YOU MANY YEARS OFSATISFACTORY OPERATION.
W ARE CONTINUALLY STRIVING TO IMPROVE THE DESIGN ANDTECHNOLOGY TO BETTER SERVE YOU AS A CUSTOMER. YOUR INPUT ASA USER TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS WOULD BE GREATLY ACCEPTED ANDAPPRECIATED.
FOR TECHNICAL SERVICE AND SUGGESTIONS REPLY TO:
CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY INC.P.O. BOX 921
PEARLAND TEXAS 77588713) 489-7797
1-800-848-6111
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S E T I O N O N
INST LL TION ND INSPECTION
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EQUATHERM ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMBERIMPORTANT NOTICES
A. BEFORE YOU BEGIN TO INSTALL YOUR EQUATHERMENVIRONMENTAL CHAMBER; READ THROUGH ALL INSTRUCTIONSCAREFULLY AND COMPLETELY.IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS CONSULT THE FACTORY.
B. THE TOOLS REQUIRED TO INSTALL THE EQUATHERM CHAMBER:
HEXAGON ALLEN WRENCH 5 / 1 6 NUT DRIVERSCREWDRIVERCHANNELOCKS12 PIPE WRENCH14 PIPE WRENCH7 / 1 6 OPEN END WRENCH1 / 4 NUT DRIVER
C. ALL PARTS ARE LABELED BY MARKER OR A STICKER ACCORDINGTO THE MANUAL
D. ALL PARTS HAVE BEEN FACTORY INSTALLED AND TESTED.
E. ALL HOLES ARE PREDRILLED.
F . ALL HARDWARE IS SUPPLIED WITH THE PART IT BELONGS TO.
G. REMOVE ALL THE PROTECTIVE COVERING FROM THE CHAMBERPANELS BEFORE INSTALLING DUE TO THE DIFFICULTY IN THEREMOVAL OF THE FILM WHEN THE PANELS ARE LOCKED TOGETHER.
AND NOW TO BEGIN INSTALLING YOUR EQUATHERM ENVIRONMENTALCHAMBER
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1 . P r e p a r a t i o n o f B u i l d i n g F l o o r
A. E x i s t i n g b u i l d i n g f l o o r a r e a must be l e v e l . Sh i mming o f w a l k - i n f l o o r p a n e l s may be n e c e s s a r y i no r d e r f o r w a l k - i n p a n e l s t o i t and a l i g n p r o p e r l y .Also t h e f l u s h s e l f c l o s i n g door may no t open andc l o s e p r o p e r l y due t o uneven f l o o r . Mark t h el o c a t i o n o f t h e w a l k - i n on t h e b u i l d i n g f l o o r andl e v e l from t h a t p o i n t . Use o f a t r a n s i t i s recommended.
B. I f t h e w a l k - i n f l o o r p a n e l s a r e t o be p l a c e dd i r e c t l y on c o n c r e t e b u i l d i n g f l o o r a s p h a l tc o a t i n g s h o u l d be a p p l i e d between w a l k - i n f l o o rand c o n c r e t e b u i l d i n g f l o o r s u p p l i e d by t h eg e n e r a l c o n t r a c t o r .
2 . O p e r a t i o n o f I n s t a - l o k s
A. B e f o r e b e g i n n i n g i n s t a l l a t i o n o f w a l k - i n o p e r a t i o no f t h e I n s t a - L o k s must be known. Refe r t o I l l u s t r at i o n 1 and 2 on Page 1 . 7 . The o p e r a t i o n o ft h e I n s t a - L o k s i s a c h i e v e d by t h e u s e o f a 5 / 1 6hexagon a l l e n wrench < s u p p l i e d ) . R o t a t e t h e I n s t aLok by t u r n i n g i t i n a c l o c k w i s e d i r e c t i o n . T h i sw i l l i n s u r e f u l l engagemen t o f t h e p i n l o c a t e d i nt h e matching p a n e l .NOTE: On some p a n e l s such a s t h e p a r t i t i o n wal lp a n e l s I n s t a - L o k w i l l o p e r a t e i n a c o u n t e r c l o c kw i s e p o s i t i o n . Rever se t h e above p r o c e d u r e when
t h i s i s e n c o u n t e r e d t o lock p a n e l s .
3 . I n s t a l l a t i o n o f F l o o r P a n e l s
A. Al l f l o o r p a n e l s a r e i d e n t i f i e d by l e t t e r s . Thef i r s t f l o o r end pane l t o be p l a c e d w i l l be i d e nt i f i e d by t h e l e t t e r A and r ema in ing p a n e l s B C,D E, e t c . i n sequence . See I l l u s t r a t i o n 1 on Page1 . 4 . P l a c e t h e f i r s t f l o o r end i n p l a c e and l e v e lf r o n t t o back and s i d e t o s i d e . P l a c e t h e r e m a i n i n gf l o o r p a n e l s and lock t o g e t h e r be ing s u r e a l ll ocks a r e l ocked t o t h e f u l l cam p o s i t i o n and a l lp a n e l s a r e l e v e l e d p r o p e r l y .
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4 . I n s t a l l a t i o n o f Wall S e c t i o n s
A. P l a c e c o r n e r pane l 1, t h e wal l p a n e l 2 and 3 i nt h e i r r e s p e c t i v e p o s i t i o n s . F u l l y l ock o n l y t h emidd le l ock and making s u r e p a n e l s a r e a l i g n e d andeven a t t h e t o p and bot tom. R e f e r t o I l l u s t r a t i o n 2 ,Page 1 . 4 .
B. P r o c e e d p l a c i n g wal l s e c t i o n s 4, 5 , 6 , l o c k i n gt h e midd le lock o n l y. DO NOT LOCK TO THE FLOORSECTIONS>. Lay t h e c e i l i n g s e c t i o n 7 i n p l a c ebu t do no t l ock i t . Cont inue w i t h wa l l s e c t i o n s 8 ,t h e n 9 , t h e n p l a c e c e i l i n g s e c t i o n s 10 and 11.Locking c e i l i n g pane l 10 t o 7 and 11 t o 10.Then p l a c e wal l s e c t i o n s 12, 13 , 16 , and 17 .S p e c i a l a t t e n t i o n s h o u l d be g i v e n t o s e c t i o n 16
t h i s i s t h e doo r s e c t i o n ) t must be l e v e l e d and
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C. Beg inn ing w i t h c o r n e r s e c t i o n 1 and working t h eo r i g i n a l s e q u e n c e d e s c r i b e d , l ock a l l l o c k s t o wal ls e c t i o n s , t o f l o o r and t o t h e c e i l i n g a s you go.
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INSTALLATION OF CEILING PLENUM SYSTEM
A ~ t e rt h e Equa the rm chamber p a n e l s a r e l ocked i n p l a c e andt h e w a l k - i n chamber i s l e v e l e d and s q u a r e d c o v e r t h e hexr o d h o l e s w i t h t h e p r o v i d e d p lug b u t t o n s . Then t h e n e x ts t e p i s t o mount t h e c e i l i n g plenum.
1. I n s i d e t h e r o o m on t h e c e i l i n g mount t h e c e i l i n g hunge v a p o r a t o r as sembly w i t h t h e p r o v i d e d b o l t s .
2 . Br ing ~ l e x c o n d u i t A ~ r o m j u n c t i o n box t h r o u g h h o l e i nr o o ~ .
3 . Customer p r o v i d e s c o n n e c t i o n t o d r a i n .
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INSTALLATION OF FLUORESCENT FIXTURES
Mount F l u o r e s c e n t F i x t u r e s t o t h e c e i l i n g w i t h n i p p l ee x t e n d e d t h r o u g h t h e r o o ~ ~ o r e l e c t r i c a l c o n n e c t i o n w i t hp r o v i d e d ha rdware .
JUNCTION BOXES ND ELECTRICAL CONDUIT PL CEMENT
On t op o ~ t h e Equatherm chamber i n s t a l l t h e j u n c t i o n b o x esand e l e c t r i c a l c o n d u i t a s marked . Al l boxes and c o n d u i ta r e marked a c c o r d i n g t o t h e diagram. SEE THE ILLUSTRATION ONP GE 1 . 1 0 FOR PLACEMENT
1 . P l a c e boxes #1 , #2 , #3 , #4 , #5 , and #6 i n t h e i r a p p r o p r i a t ep l a c e s . Do no t a t t a c h t o r o o ~ y e t .
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ha rdware . S e c u r e c o n d u i t down w i t h p r o v i d e d s t r a p s .9 . A t t a c h t h e e x h a u s t -fan and run t h e - f l e x i b l e c o n d u i t t o
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P u t t h e r e - f r i g e r a t i o n l i n e s t h r o u g h t h e roo-f match ing t h es i z e o f t u b i n g t o t h e qu ick d i s c o n n e c t - f i t t i n g ; a t t a c h andt i g h t e n t o t h e c o n d e n s i n g u n i t s i d e - f i r s t ; back i n s i d e t h eroom a t t a c h t o e v a p o r a t o r hous ing qu ick d i s c o n n e c t s andt i g h t e n . Wrap w i t h t h e p r o v i d e d r e - f r i g e r a t i o n foam t a p ea round any exposed coppe r t u b i n g on t h e l a r g e r e - f r i g e r a t i o n1 i ne .
Note : t h e r e a r e 3 di - f - fe ren t s i z e - f i t t i n g s so t h e r e i s nop o s s i b l e way t o g e t them c o n n e c t e d t o t h e wrong one . T i g h t e n
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Run t h e - f l e x i b l e c o n d u i t from t h e condens ing u n i t t o Box1 .
CONTROL CABINET PL CEMENT
SEE ILLUSTRATION ON P GE 1 . 1 2
A t t a c h t h e c o n t r o l pane l on t h e - f ront o f t h e room w i t h t h ep r o v i d e d ha rdware .
A t t a c h c o n d u i t D t o t h e t o p o f t h e c o n t r o l pane l and c o n n e c te l e c t r i c a l w i r i n g number t o number.
B r i n g s e n s i n g e l e m e n t from c o n t r o l pane l ( i n s i d e ) t h r o u g hp r o v i d e d h o l e i n wal l s e c t i o n and a t t a c h w i t h t h e moun t in gb r a c k e t s i n t h e a p p r o p r i a t e marked p l a c e i n s i d e t h e room.
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E x c e p t i o n on J u n c t i o n Box #3 match t h e w i r i n g c o l o r t o c o l o r .
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P l a c e t h e main t e e down t h e c e n t e r OT t h e room.
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CEILING PLACEMENT CONTINUED
Now l a y t h e egg c ~ a t ec e i l i n g p a n e l s i n p l a c e . The two eggc ~ a t ep a n e l s ~ o ~ t h e back o ~ t h e ~ o o ma g a i n s t t h e ~ e a ~ wal la ~ e s l i g h t l y n a ~ ~ o w e ~t h a n t h e ~ e s t .
With e l e c t ~ i c a ls u p e ~ v i s i o nc o n n e c t y o u ~ p o w e ~t h r o u g ht h e p r o v i d e d h o l e i n c o n t r o l pane l on t o p and c o n n e c t
P l a c e cove r XX> above t h e c o n t ~ o lp a n e l . T h i s c o v e r s t h ec o n d u i t going i n t o t h e t o p o ~ t h e p a n e l .
With t h e p r o v i d e d can o ~ ~ o a m ~ o a mi n a round t h e ~ r e o nl i n e s t h a t a r e e x t ~ u d i n gt h r o u g h t h e r o o ~ .
The EQUATHERM ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMBER i s now comple t e ; ~ a l l o wt h e o p e r a t i n g i n s t r u c t i o n s t o beg in s t a r t u p .
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OPER TION
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OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMBER
1 . TURN LOW-LIMIT SAFETY CONTROL IN A COUNTER CLOCK-WISEDIRECTION ONE 1) FULL ROTATION.
2 . TURN HIGH LIMIT SAFETY CONTROL IN A CLOCK-WISEDIRECTION ONE FULL ROTATION.
3 . TURN MAIN POWER SWITCH ON
4 . TURN REFRIGERATION SWITCH ON
5 . TURN HEAT SWITCH ON
6 . SET TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER TO DESIRED TEMPERATURE.
7 . AFTER THE TEMPERATURE OF THE CHAMBER STABILZES AT THE SETPOINT TEMPERATURE SET LOW LIMIT SAFETY CONTROL BY TURNING
IN AN INCREASE DIRECTION UNTIL ALARM SOUNDS AND LO-LIMITPILOT LIGHT COMES ON OW DECREASE THE SAFETY CONTROLSETTING SLOWLY UNTIL ALARM BELL STOPS AND PILOT LIGHT GOESOFF. THE LO-LIMIT SAFETY CONTROL IS OW SET APPROXIMATELY 2DEGREES BELOW ROOM CONTROL POINT. SET HIGH LIMIT SAFETYCONTROL BY TURNING IN A DECREASING DIRECTION UNTIL ALARMRINGS AND HIGH LIMIT PILOT LIGHT COMES ON OW INCREASETHE SAFETY CONTROL SETTING SLOWLY UNTIL ALARM BELL STOPS ANDPILOT LIGHT GOES OFF. THE HI-LIMIT SAFETY CONTROL IS OWAPPROXIMATELY SET 2 DEGREES ABOVE THE ROOM CONTROL POINT.
NOTE: WHEN SETTING THE SAFETY THERMOSTATS IF THE COMPRESSORKICKS OFF YOU NEED TO WAIT 3 MINUTES BEFORE MAKING ANOTHERADJUSTMENT.
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OPERATION OF CONTROL PANEL COMPONENTS
MAIN POWER SWITCH - CONTROLS ON-OFF POWER TO CHAMBER
MAIN POWER PILOT LIGHT - INDICATES POWER IS ON
ALARM - WILL SOUND SHOULD TEMPERATURE RISES ABOVE OR FALLSBELOW THE SAFETY CONTROL SETTINGS.
HI LIMIT SAFETY CONTROL - TAKES CONTROL OF THE CHAMBER BYSHUTTING DOWN ALL HEAT PRODUCING DEVICES IF THE CHAMBERGOES ABOVE SETTING CONTROLS. THE ALARM WILL SOUND AND PILOTLIGHT WILL LIGHT.
HI LIMIT PILOT LIGHT - INDICATES THAT THE HI LIMIT SAFETYCONTROL IS ON
LO LIMIT SAFETY CONTROL - TAKES CONTROL OF REFRIGERATIONSYSTEM SHOULD TEMPERATURE OF CHAMBER FALL BELOW CONTROLSETTING. THE ALARM WILL SOUND AND PILOT LIGHT WILL COME ON
LO LIMIT PILOT LIGHT - INDICATES THAT THE LO LIMIT SAFETYCONTROL HAS TAKEN OVER SYSTEM.
TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER - IS USED TO SET THE DESIREDTEMPERATURE. DIGITAL CONTROLLER WITH READOUT OF THE SETPOINT AND ACTUAL TEMPERATURE OF THE CHAMBER SEE CONTROLLEROPERATION MANUAL IN THIS SECTION.
HEAT SWITCH U S E D TO TURN ON HEAT. PROVIDES FLEXIBLE HEATER
CONTROL ON CHAMBERS EQUIPPED WITH.
HEAT PILOT LIGHT - INDICATES ON-OFF ACTION OF HEAT.
EXHAUST FAN SWITCH - USED TO TURN ON AND OFF EXHAUST FAN.
EXHAUST FAN PILOT LIGHT - INDICATES WHEN EXHAUST FAN IS ON
REFRIGERATION SWITCH - CONTROLS POWER TO REFRIGERATIONSYSTEM COMPONENTS REFRIGERATION IS CONTROLLED THROUGHTEMPERATURE CONTROLLER. PROVIDES TWO LEVEL REFRIGERATIONCAPACITY IF EQUIPPED.
REFRIGERATION PILOT LIGHT - INDICATES THAT THE CONTROLLER ISCALLING FOR REFRIGERATION WHEN THE REFRIGERATION SWITCH ISON
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CH RT RECORDER RECORDS TEMPER TURE ON A 7 D Y CIRCULARCHART. SEE RECORDER OPERATION M NU L IN T IS SECTION.
DEFROST TIMER KICKS ON DEFROST CYCLE ON REFRIGERATIONSYSTEM T SET DESIRED TIMES. SEE P GE 2 4 FOR MORE
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TO SET LENGTH OF CYCLE; PUSH DOWN AND ROTATE POINTER ONINSIDE 2 HOUR) DIAL UNTIL IT IS OPPOSITE DESIRED TIME
TO SET TIME OF DAY: GRASP KNOB IN THE CENTER OF THE INNER 2HOUR) DIAL AND ROTATE IT IN A COUNTER CLOCK-WISE DIRECTIONTHIS WILL REVOLVE THE OUTER DIAL LINE UP THE CORRECT TIMEOF DAY ON THE OUTER DIAL WITH ,THE TIME POINTER
DO HOT TRY TO SET THE TIME CONTROL BY GRASPING THE OUTERDIAL ROTATE INNER DIAL OHLY.
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OPERATION OF THE SELF-DIAGNOSTIC CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL
WHEN A CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPS THE INDICATOR LIGHT NEXT TO THEBREAKER WILL LIGHT. TO RESET PUSH THE DESIGNATED BREAKER.
IF THE BREAKER CONTINUES TO TRIP THIS IS AN INDICATION OF APROBLEM IN THAT CIRCUIT.
NORMAL OPERATION IS ALL INDICATOR LIGHTS OUT ON THE CIRCUITBREAKER PANEL.
PANIC ALARM AND FIRE ALARM
THIS PANEL IS EQUIPPED WITH ADDITIONAL FEATURES FOR SAFETY.
PANIC ALARM - PERSONNEL INSIDE THE ROOM CAN ACTIVATE ALARMSYSTEM WHEN NEEDED. ONCE THE ALARM HAS BEEN ACTIVATED THEALARM RESET SWITCH HAS TO BE TURNED OFF THEN ON TO RESET.
FIRE ALARM AND SMOKE DETECTION - THE FIRE ALARM WILL DETECTHIGH TEMPERATURES OF AN ACTUAL FIRE AND ALSO SMOKE FROM ASMOLDERING FIRE SUCH AS ELECTRICAL AND/OR MATERIAL FIRES.ONCE ACTIVATED THE ALARM RESET SWITCH HAS TO BE TURNED OFFTHEN BACK ON IN CASE THERE IS AN ALARM MALFUNCTION ANDSTAYS ON ALL THE TIME THE ALARM SYSTEMS CAN BE DEACTIVATEDBY TURNING OFF THE ALARM RESET SWITCH.
THE ALARM SOUNDS AND WHAT IT MEANS
1 . TONE WITH A FLASHING STROBE F I R E ALARM
2 . HIGH CONTINUOUS TONE - HIGH/LOW ALARM
3 . PULSATING TONE - PANIC ALARM
SAFETY SWITCH
THE MODERN DESIGN OF THE CONTROL PANEL IS EQUIPPED WITH ADOOR INTERLOCK SAFETY SWITCH WHICH CUTS OFF ALL POWER EXCEPTTHE LINE TERMINALS ON THE MAIN CONTACTOR THE SWITCH HAS AMANUAL OVERIDE BY PULLING OUT ON THE SWITCH ACTIVATOR TOALLOW MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TO TROUBLESHOOT THE INTERIOR OFTHE CONTROL CABINET WITH THE POWER ON UPON CLOSING THE DOORTHE COMPLETE ROOM POWER WILL COME ON AUTOMATICALLY.
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