ALP CL-32S User manual

QC-200-S-005-1706E
AUTOCLAVE
(Steam Sterilizer)
CL- 32S / 32L
40S / 40M / 40L
Instruction Manual
● Make sure to read this manual to use this product safely.
● Place this manual in a convenient location for easy reference.

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Contents
1. Preliminary notes P. 3
2. For the safety use P. 3 t o 6
3. Part names P.7 to 8
4. Installation P. 9 t o 1 5
5. Operation method P.16 to 38
6. Safety device P. 3 9
7. Trouble shooting P.40 to 43
8. Maintenance P.44 to 51
9. Specifications P. 5 2
10. Disposal and dismantlement P. 5 3
11. Appendix P.54 to 56

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１．Preliminary notes
● Thank you for choosing ALP products.
Keep this manual at your hand for your quick reference whenever operating this autoclave.
● Do not use this autoclave for improper purpose. Strict observance of this manual is required.
● Please do understand and observe safety instructions written in this manual.
Failure to follow safety instructions may cause trouble and / or death.
● Following documents are attached to this autoclave. Please check and if some of them are
missing, contact local distributor.
・ Instruction Manual
・ Certificate of Quality
● The lid is not opened until putting the power on.
(Refer to ４．４ Power cable connection and protective grounding)
２．For the safety use
Preamble
Autoclave is being operated with high temperature and high pressure. Wrong installation
and /or failure to observe safety operation according to the instruction manual may cause
death or injury of operator and / or person near the autoclave, and / or destruction of
things.
Please read this chapter carefully then operate this autoclave. Important statements are
illustrated as follows. Please understand each meaning and observe these cautions.
The meaning of each illustration is as follows;
：Failure to this warning may cause death or serious injury of person.
：Failure to this caution may cause injury and / or destruction of
things.
WARNING
Prohibited
Strictly Observed
CAUTION

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●How to use autoclave
●Installation
Do not use power strip. (Refer to ４．４ Power cable connection and protective grounding)
If power cable is bundled or tangled and /or wrongly connected, these may cause fire and / or get a shock.
Protective grounding conductor must be connected to protective grounding terminal.
Connection to gas pipe or water pipe may cause explosion, get a shock and /or breakage.
Do not install autoclave in the place where chemicals such as flammable materials, explosive
materials, and /or corrosive gas are kept.
Installing autoclave in above mentioned place may cause serious accident and/or trouble of autoclave.
●Cleaning
Do not use cleaning products for cleaning the inside of the chamber.
It may cause explosion due to corroded metallic parts.
This autoclave sterilizes objects with high temperature and high pressure.
Do not operate putting following materials and / or dangerous substances
(Refer to 11.3 Dangerous substances list) in chamber.
・Explosive materials ・Flammable materials ・Acid or Alkaline materials
・Corrosive materials ・Non heat-resistance materials
In case of sterilization of saline objects such as seawater, discharge saline water after
sterilization. Then put fresh water and operate several times without load. If you spill saline
objects, be sure to wipe off.
Failure to do them may cause explosion due to corroded chamber and pipes.
Do not disassemble and / or modify autoclave.
Autoclave being pressure vessel, disassemble and / or modification of autoclave may cause accident and / or
breakage.
Do not move autoclave holding lid nor push it hard.
Lid may jolt out of alignment which leads to serious accident and / or trouble.
Do not get autoclave wet.
If electric component get wet, it may be broken, get a shock, and even cause fire.
This autoclave should be used indoors. Do not install it outdoors.
There are many possibilities of malfunction and/or breakage of autoclave if it is used outdoors.
This autoclave must be installed on level and hard floor.
Installation without stability may cause malfunction and /or trouble.
Do not use liquid which corrode metal and/or paint (EX. thinner, hypochlorous acid, chlorine
dioxide, acetyl hydroperoxide) for cleaning the exterior.
Metallic parts may corrode.
Do not splash chlorine chemical and/or cleaning products (EX. hypochlorous acid, chlorine
dioxide, acetyl hydroperoxide) to the exterior during cleaning the floor.
Metallic parts may corrode.
CAUTION
WARNING
WARNING
CAUTION
WARNING

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●Notes on the operation
Be sure to close lid to prevent pinching dusts before operation.
If there is something between lid and chamber which prevents lid from closing, the lid may burst at high pressure
which cause fatal accident or serious injury. Then operator may get burned by steam leaked from chamber.
Be sure to slide lid lock lever slowly to close position (left end) before operation.
If lock is not enough, operator can not start operation (Er4 is shown). But if operator can start operation by
malfunction of detection part, lid may explode at high pressure which cause fatal accident or serious injury.
Objects (including disposable plastic bag) must be put in stainless wire basket or stainless bucket
when sterilization.
If operator loads objects into chamber directly, it may cause choking pipes which may lead to serious accident.
Do not open lid forcibly during operation.
Opening lid forcibly during operation may cause fatal accident or serious injury.
Do not open lid until chamber pressure goes down to “0MPa” when operation completed or
operation interrupted.
Steam spouts out of chamber by residual pressure which may cause burn injury.
In case of sterilizing liquid objects, cool down objects enough after sterilization. Then unload
objects slowly.
Liquid objects keep high temperature after sterilization complete since temperature of liquid cool down slower than
temperature in chamber. Therefore extreme temperature change when unloading may cause high temperature liquid
spouting. It may cause burn injury.
In case of sterilizing liquid objects, metallic or heat-resistance glass container must be used.
A glass container without heat-resistance may be easy to break by extreme temperature change and operator may
be injured by this breakage.
In case of sterilizing liquid objects (EX. liquid media), do not close container with lid or bung which
has no breathability.
It may cause rise of pressure in container, because temperature in container cool down slowly. Especially glass
container is easy to explode if it is damaged.
Do not touch autoclave more than necessary.
If operator touches autoclave more than necessary, it may cause serious accident.
Do not open drain valve under following conditions.
- during operation
- chamber temperature is high
- chamber pressure is not 0MPa
It may cause burn injury by blow-out of boiling water and / or steam, water lack, and/or malfunction.
Do not touch power switch(breaker) by wet hand.
Operator may get electric shock.
Use a heat-resistance glove when operator unloads objects after operation complete.
If operator touches chamber and/or objects without heat-resistance glove, operator may get burned.
Do not touch exhaust bottle and exhaust hose during air evacuation and exhaust.
It may cause burn injury. Do not touch them until cooling down enough.
Do not touch stainless lid directly when opening or closing lid.
It may cause burn injury. Do not touch it until cooling down enough.
Genuine accessories and spare parts made by ALP Co., Ltd. must be used.
Using other company’s products may cause accident and /or breakage of autoclave.
WARNING
CAUTION

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●Notes on power failure
In case of power failure during operation, autoclave works as follows.
(Refer to 3. Part names Operation panel about LAMP, KEY, and DISPLAY)
1. Power is cut and stop working.
2. When power is supplied again, PROCESS INDICATION BAR lights up to show the status
when power failure happened. Also, TEMPERATURE DISPLAY shows current chamber
temperature. In case of sterilization, TIMER DISPLAY shows remaining time of
sterilization, too.
3. Cool down the inside of the chamber enough.
(Press EXHAUST KEY to shorten cooling time if needed.）
4. When TEMPERATURE DISPLAY indicates 80℃, COMPLETE LAMP blinks.
5. Press STOP KEY to return to ready condition, and COMPLETE LAMP lights off.
6. After checking if pressure gauge indicates 0MPa, slide the lid lock lever slowly to open
position (right end) with pressing front part of the lid cover. Then, open lid slowly.
7. If sterilization is incomplete, set the condition of operation again then sterilize objects.
(Refer to 5. Operation method)
Do not open lid until pressure gauge indicates 0MPa and TEMPERATURE DISPLAY indicates below
80℃ when operation interrupted.
Steam spouts out of chamber by residual pressure which may cause burn injury.
Do not open drain valve under following conditions.
- chamber temperature is high
- chamber pressure is not 0MPa
It may cause burn injury by blow-out of boiling water and / or steam, water lack, and/or malfunction.
Be sure to set automatic exhaust OFF when sterilizing liquid object or glass container.
(Do not press EXHAUST KEY.)
Quick reduction of chamber pressure may cause breakage of glass container or blow-out of hot liquid.
When sterilizing liquid, it takes longer to cool. Be sure to check the temperature go down
sufficiently then unload the liquid container from chamber slowly, or you may get burned by
bumping of liquid.
Liquid objects keep high temperature after sterilization complete since temperature of liquid cool down slower than
temperature in chamber.
Use a heat-resistance glove when operator unloads objects after operation complete.
If operator touches chamber and/or objects without heat-resistance glove, operator may get burned.
Manual exhaust under 121℃ is desirable.
Exhausted steam from the chamber is not cool enough which may cause burn injury.
And water in exhaust cooling tank reduces faster therefore frequent water supply is required.
WARNING
CAUTION

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３．Part names
Main body
Pressure gauge
Operation panel
Lid
cover
Power switch
（Breaker）
Lid lock lever
Power cable
Lid hold
(both side)
Exhaust cooling tank
(inside of the exterior)
Front caster with stopper
Exhaust bottle
Drain outlet

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WARM
COMPLETE
TEMP
READY
PATTERN START
ENTER
TIME
STOP
EXHAUST
HEAT
EXHAUST
START
TIMER
STERILIZE
℃
MIN
O.T.
HR
MON DAY
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Option
Operation panel
1. Pressure gauge
It indicates chamber pressure.
2. TEMPERATURE DISPLAY
It displays temperature in the chamber or setting
temperature. Also, it displays the date of an operation
reservation.
3. TIMER DISPLAY
It displays the remaining time to the process
completion. “down count” Also, it displays the time of
an operation reservation and error.
4. START KEY
Press it to start operation.
5. STOP KEY
Press it to stop operation on the way. Press it to reset
previous operation before starting operation.
6. PATTERN/ENTER KEY
Press it to fix an operation pattern and each setting.
7. TEMP/TIME KEY
Press it to check setting temperature, setting time
and the operation pattern. Press it to change setting
display’s blink.
8. CHANGE▲ KEY
Press it to increase the figure of the setting display.
9. CHANGE▼ KEY
Press it to decrease the figure of the setting display.
10. EXHAUST KEY
Press it to switch automatic exhaust ON and OFF or
set an automatic exhaust starting temperature. Press
it to exhaust manually.
11. START TIMER KEY
Press it to make a reservation of operation. Set an
operation starting time of month, day, hour, and
minute.
12. READY LAMP
The character lights up at the reservation condition.
The character blinks at setting change condition.
13. HEAT LAMP
The character lights up during heating or dissolving
process. The character blinks at dissolving setting
change condition.
14. STERILIZE LAMP
The character lights up during sterilizing process. The
character blinks at sterilizing setting change
condition.
15. EXHAUST LAMP
The character blinks during exhaust process.
The character lights up before exhaust process in
case of automatic exhaust ON.
16. WARM LAMP
The character lights up during warming process. The
character blinks at warming setting change
condition.
17. COMPLETE LAMP
The character lights up with the buzzer beeping at
the completion of all the processes. The character
blinks and reports whether lid can be opened when
pressing STOP KEY during operation.
PROCESS INDICATION BAR
They light up, blink, light off according to the status of
process.
18. HEATING-1 PROCESS LAMP
It blinks from start temperature of the sterilization to
the end of the air evacuation.
It blinks from start temperature of the dissolving to
the dissolving temperature.
19. HEATING-2 PROCESS LAMP
It blinks from the end of the air evacuation to the
sterilization temperature.
20. STERILIZATION PROCESS LAMP
It blinks during sterilization.
21. COOLING-1 PROCESS LAMP
It blinks to 100℃ after sterilization.
22. COOLING-2 PROCESS LAMP
It blinks from 99℃ after sterilization to the
completion.
23. WARMING PROCESS LAMP
It blinks during warming.
24． COOLING-3 PROCESS LAMP
It blinks from 99℃ after warming to the completion.

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４．Installation
４．１ Transportation
This autoclave has casters. So it can move horizontally.
Do not pinch hands / feet when moving autoclave.
There is a risk of a fracture or bruise.
The autoclave must be moved by two or more persons.
Do not hit and /or get shock to autoclave nor hold lid cover. (Fig. 1)
It may cause breakage or damage of autoclave.
In case of lifting the autoclave, be sure to use a heavy machinery. Do not lift by humans.
It may cause a falling accident.
In case of lifting the autoclave by a forklift, be sure to insert the fork under the bottom plate
avoiding the casters. (Fig.2)
In case of lifting the autoclave by a crane, be sure to hang the bands to four corners of the
bottom plate. Put cushioning between bands and the autoclave. (Fig.3)
CAUTION
WARNING
Fig.1
Do not hold lid cover.
Fig.3
Cushioning
Fig.2
Fork

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W a l l
s u r f a c e
L o c k f r o n t c a s t e r s
P a y a t t e n t i o n t o e l e c t r i c
c o m p o n e n t s a n d a l a r m s
o f t h e c e i l i n g .
W a l l
s u r f a c e
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T h e n , i n s e r t t h e b o t t l e
i n t o
m a i n b o d y . D o n o t b e n d t h e
h o s e w h e n i n s e r t i n g t h e b o t t l e .
E x h a u s t
c o o l i n g
t a n k
U p t o c e l l i n g o r d u c t
W a l l s u r f a c e
o r o t h e r
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1 0 c m o r m o r e
8 0 c m o r m o r e
1 5 c m o r m o r e
４．２ Installation location
Autoclave must be installed as follows.
Refer to 4.3～4.5.