PS Magazine - DECEMBER 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 385
DECEMBER 1984
*Q
-
Where's the best place to store
Protective masks?
*A
-
±ny cool,
dry² availaBle
storage area where the teMpeRature
Ranges from 40°F to 70°F. That
Prevents heat and moisture ³rom
daMaging the ´cePiece and filteRsµ
* Q
-What¶s t
h
e In·servIce li¸e of
filters fOr ¹ 17·serIes MasKs and under
ºhat conditions should they Be
replaced?
.·
*»
-
¼n½servIce filter li¾ ranges
froM 2 months to 24 months, dePending
on ºhere you areµ ¿age 2À44 of T¹
3À4240Á279À10 gives reÂlaceMeNt tiMes
fOr dIÃÄerent clImatesµ ±lso, replace
filters ºhen they get ºet or crushed,
are not a matched set, ºhen the Mesh
scÅeen Is torn or ºhen the outer edges
Ære split.
*Q
-
What is the shelf lifE of the
GÇeen fiLter (¹È 3±2)?
*É
-Seven yearsÊ and the tiMe can
Be extended inDefinitely if the lots test
out Ë̵ Current SÍ 3À30Î2 ¶s give lot
numbers of filters that beco]e
do you change the
reservoIr in the detector unIt of the ¹Ï
chemIcal agent alarm?
*É
-Use a neº reservoir assemBly
from your ¹229 refill kIt for each
Missionµ ±fter use² if you're going to
use it again ºIthin 3 days, draIn the
reservoir and reinstall it
dry.
Ðetectors
stored in an ÑÍC rooms should be
draIned by ÑÍC ÑCË 's, fIlled 2/3 ºith
distIlled ºateR, run ³or 4 mInutes and
drained again. ÒeinstaLl the dry reserÓ
voir and store the detectorµ
* Q
-
Hoº do Ô keeP rÕst out of My
¹È
I
decon?
*A
-
You can¶t² onÖe It¶s Been
×
usedµ You can only controØ it ºIth the
inhibItor
in
your
T¹²
plus
Proper byÙtheÀT¹ rInsIng.
Ú
Ôf SË¿
alloºs, use ºater or a 50À50 ºater/antIÛ
freeze mix for traIningµ ÒInse out the
antifreeze thoroughly after you use itµ
WherE to Store Them
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