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Medical Gas Supply System
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2.3 Cylinder Connection.
AllmanifoldsotherthanO2,He,CO2O2,O2CO2,HeO2,
O2He, ISO N2O, ISO Inst. Air, and ISO Med. Air utilize
24” length exible stainless-steel braided pigtails. All
cylindersontherightbankofthemanifold,eventhose
placeddirectlybeneathshouldbepositioned,sothatthe
cylinderoutletsfaceright.Allcylindersontheleftbankof
themanifold,eventhoseplaceddirectlybeneathshould
bepositionedsothatthecylinderoutletsfaceleft.
Figure 7a illustrates a typical 4 x 4 manifold system
utilizing 24” length exible pigtails. O2, He, CO2O2,
O2CO2, HeO2, O2He, ISO N2O, ISO Inst. Air, and ISO
Med. Air manifolds are supplied with pre-formed rigid
copper pigtails. All cylinders on the right bank of the
manifold, even those placed directly beneath should
bepositionedsothatthecylinderoutletsfaceright.All
cylinders on the left bank of the manifold, even those
placed directly beneath should be positioned, so that
thecylinderoutletsfaceleft.
Figure7billustratesatypical4x4O2,He,CO2O2,O2CO2,
HeO2, O2He, ISO N2O, ISO Inst. Air, and ISO Med. Air
manifoldutilizingpre-formedrigidcopperpigtails.
2.3.1 Remove the plastic shipping caps from the
manifoldheaderpigtailconnections.
2.3.2 Connectoneendofpigtailassemblytoheader
connection.Coiledendofrigidcopperpigtailsattaches
to header connection.
CAUTION! Only persons who have had specic
traininginthesafetyofmedicalgases,manualhandling
techniquesandcylinderchangingproceduresshouldbe
allowedtochangecylindersonmedicalgasmanifoldsor
medicalequipment.
2.3.3 PositionthegascylindersasshowninFigure7.
Secureeach cylinderto wallor oorstand withchains
orstraps.
2.3.4 Connect the pigtails to each cylinder. Rigid
copperpigtailsusedonO2,He,CO2O2,O2CO2,HeO2,
O2He,ISON2O,ISOInst.Air,andISOMed.Airmanifolds
are preformed to approximate required shape. Lower
end of rigid copper pigtails must be bent 90° toward
cylinderoutlets.
2.3.5 Tighten all pigtail connections rmly. Do not
over-tighten.
WARNING! All pigtail assemblies are shipped
in sealed bags and are cleaned as if for oxygen use.
Manifoldheaderconnectionsarecleanandcapped.Do
notunpackageorremoveanycapuntilreadytoinstall.
Duringinstallationusecaretomaintaincleanliness.
WARNING!
• Do not repeatedly bend, sharply bend, or twist
copperpigtailsasdamagetotubingmayoccur.
• Do not bend exible pigtails into a radius smaller
than3”.
• Alwayssecurecylinderswithracks,straps,orchains.
Unrestrainedcylindersmayfalloveranddamageor
breakocylindervalve.
CAUTION!Donotusethreadsealantonheader
orpigtailconnections.
CAUTION!Priortoconnectingpigtailtocylinder,
slightlyopenandcloseeachcylindervalvetoblowout
dirtanddebris.
NOTE-Bothendsofexiblepigtailsarethesame.Either
endmaybeconnectedtomanifoldheader.Rigidcopper
pigtailsarepreformedandmustbeconnectedasshown
inFigure11.Tightenallpigtailconnectionsrmly.Donot
over-tighten.