SIRCHIE PUM100B Manual

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PortableHumidifierPUM100B
BackgroundandPurpose
Humidityisoftenusedtoenhanceandacceleratelatentprintdevelopment.Theadditionofhumidityinthe
processingofNinhydrintreateddocumentsiscommonplaceandit'salsoakeycomponentinCyanoacrylatefuming
techniques.ThePUM100Bprovidesacontrolledmethodofintroducingmoisturetobothoftheseprocesses.The
HumidifiercanbeusedinconjunctionwithCyanoFumingChamberssuchastheFR100,FR200,FR600andalsofor
humidifyingdocumentsprocessedwithNinhydrinbyusingtheincludedhosenozzleattachmentorconnectingto
the214CADevelopmentChamber.
SafetyPrecautions
NOTICE:ElevatedtemperaturemistmaybegeneratedbythisunitwhentheWarmMistmodeisselected.Donot
touchtheoutletnozzleplateduringoperation.Donottouchtheoutletendofthehose.
Toavoidhazardoffireorshock,plugunitdirectlyintoanappropriateACoutlet.
Donotuseanextensioncord.
Donotoperatetheunitwithoutthewatertank.
Donotplacenearheatingdevicesorindirectsunlight.
Donotstoreoruseflammablematerials(acetone,alcohol,etc.)neartheunit.
Donotuseanysubstancesotherthanthoserecommendedtocleantheunit,asitwillinterferewiththeproper
operationoftheunit.
Donotuseanythingotherthandistilledwaterinthewatertank.
Donotusesharpormetalobjectstoremovemineraldeposits.
Donotletwaterentertheairinletoranyotheropeningswhencleaning.
Donotimmersetheunitinanyliquid.
TurnOFFbeforemovingtheunit.
Priortostoragealwaysunplugtheunitthenemptythewatertankandthebase.

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ProductInformation
ElectricalData:
InputVoltage 120VAC/60Hz
Poweruse 25watts(coolmist–defaultoperation)
85watts(WarmMistsetting)
ACpowercordDouble‐insulatedpolarized2‐blade
PhysicalData:
Height 13.5in.(34.3cm)
Width12.4in.(31.5cm)
Depth10.3in.(26.3cm)
Weightwithoutwater6.45lbs.(2.93Kg)
WaterTankCapacity 2gal.(7.57liters)
PartsDescription
MistNozzle

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Controls/Operation
Powerbutton:PushingthisbuttontogglespowerONandOFF.Makecertainthetankcontainswaterbefore
poweringtheuniton.
NightLightbutton:Turnstheunit’sNightLightONorOFF(toggle).
MistControl:PressonceforLOWmistvolume,presstwiceforMEDIUMmistvolumeorpressthreetimes
forHIGHmistvolume.ThecorrespondingL,MorHLEDunderthebuttonwillbelit,indicatingtheselection.
RefillTank‐WhenallthreeLEDsundertheMistControlbuttonareblinking,thewatertankneedsrefilling.
WarmMistControlbutton‐Presstoselectwarmmist.Whenwarmmistisselected,theLEDunderthe
WARMbuttonwilllight.Watertemperatureismaintainedat80°F(27°C)forwarm.Allow15minutesfor
watertowarm.ToturnofftheWarmMistfunction,pressthebuttonagain.
CoolMist‐Thisisthedefaultoperationoftheunit.Mistwillbegeneratedbytheunit’sultrasonic
mechanism.Themisttemperaturewillbethatofthewaterinthetank(i.e.,roomtemperature).
Timer‐Bydefault,theTimerfunctionis“off”,meaningtheunitwillrununtilyouturnitofforitrunsoutof
water.ForusewithSirchiechambers,theTimerfunctionalityisnotneeded.See“RecommendedMist
SettingsforSirchieChambers”,onthefollowingpage,forrecommendedruntimes.

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FillingTheWaterTank
1.Beforefillingthewatertank,setthe
POWERbuttonto“OFF”andunplugthe
unitfromtheACoutlet.
2.Removethelidfromthewatertank.
Filltankwithdistilledwateronly
(RecommendedSirchiePUM105.)
Replacethetanklid.
UseWithCyanoacrylateFumingChambers
1. PlacethebaseofthePUM100Bonafirm,flat,levelandwaterresistantsurface.
2. Fillthetank(asexplainedabove).
3. Plugthepowercordfirmlyandcompletelyintothewalloutlet(donotuseanextensioncord).
4. ConnectoneendofthevaporhosetothePUM100B’snozzle‐hoseadaptertube(ontopoftheunit).
5. PushthepowerbuttontoturntheunitON.
6. PresstheMistControlbuttontoselectthevolumeofmistdesired(Low,MediumorHigh).
7. IfyouwantWarmMist,presstheWarmbutton.Notethatitwilltakeabout15minutestowarmupthewater.
Otherwisetheunitwillproduceacoolmistviaitsultrasonicmechanism.
8. ToselectaTimerduration,presstheTimerbutton.Eachtimethebuttonispressed,thenextTimerintervalis
selected.The“2hour”settingshouldbesufficientformostoperations.
Theunit’sheater(ifWarmMistisselected)shutsoffautomaticallywhenwaterrunsout.Alsotheunitwillcease
producingmistifthewaterrunsout.
RecommendedRuntimesandMistSettingsforSirchieChambers
SIRCHIEChamberRecommended
MistSetting
Recommended
RunTime
FR100CyanoacrylateLaboratoryFumingChamberM2‐3minutes
FR200DualTemperatureCyanoacrylateLaboratoryFumingChamberM4‐6minutes
FR600CyanoacrylateLaboratoryFumingChamberH4‐6minutes
214CALaboratoryFumingCabinet&HeatChamberM,Warm10minutes
Aftertherecommendedruntime,shutoffthePUM100BbypressingthePowerbutton

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AlternativeUses
Besidesitsvalueinincreasingtherelativehumidityinclosedfumingchambers,thePUM100Bmaybeusedto
introducemoistureontootherobjectssuchasNinhydrintreatedpaperdocuments.
ThePUM100Bincludesadispersionheadthatattachestothefreeendofthemistvaporhoseforthisapplication.
CleaningandMaintenance
CAUTION!UseonlySirchiePUM105distilledwater!Tapwater
containsmineralsandotherparticlesthatmaycontaminate
evidencebeingprocessed.Duringoperation,mostofthese
mineralsremaininthewaterreservoir.Gradualbuildupof
depositscoatthewaterreservoirandultrasonicdisk,andthus
reduceefficiency.Therefore,routinecleaningandcareis
recommended.
WARNING!Failuretoperformthenecessarycleaningstepswill
damagetheunit.
1.Beforecleaning,setthePowerButtonto“OFF”positionand
unplugtheunitfromtheACoutlet.
2.RemovethelidfromtheWatertank.Removethemisttube
byrotatingitcounterclockwise.Emptythetankbypouringall
thewaterontheleftside(seearrowinsidetank).
Cleanthemisttubewithfreshwaterandalightbrush(bottle
cleaningbrushisrecommended).Replacemisttubeafter
cleaning.Turnclockwisetolock.Seegraphic,nextpage.

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DESCALING
Dependingonusage,cleaningtoremovescalemayberequiredweeklyoreveryotherweektooptimizeunit
performance.Useonlydistilledwaterintheunit(SIRCHIEPUM105recommended).Thiswillreducetheprecipitation
ofmineralsor‘whitedust’.Donotcleantheunitorwatertankwithdetergentsorcleaningchemicalsofanykind.
Ifscalebecomesdifficulttoremovewithbrush:
1.Fillthetankwith:mixtureof1tsp.whitevinegarand1tsp.water.
2.Letsolutionstandfor5minutes.
3.Withthevinegarinthetank,cleanallinteriorsurfaceswithasoftclothorbrushtohelpremovescale.
4.Alsocheckmistnozzleandmisttubeinwatertank.Cleanasneeded.
5.Rinsethetankthoroughlywithwatertoremovescaleandvinegarsolution.
ULTRASONICDISKMAINTENANCE
1.Unplugunit.
2.Removethemisttubebyrotatingitcounterclockwise.
Emptythetankbypouringallthewaterontheleftside
(seearrowinsidetank).
3.Locatetheultrasonicdiskontheinsidecenterofthe
baseunit.
4.UseONLYtheenclosedcleaningbrush(locatedonthe
undersideoftheLid)togentlycleandiskandremove
buildupanddeposits.
DONOTSCRUBORSCRAPETHEULTRASONICDISK.
STORAGE
•FollowtheCleaningandDescalinginstructionswhenthehumidifierwillbestored.
•Drythehumidifiercompletelybeforestoring.DONOTstorewithwaterinsidetheBaseorWaterTank.
•Packtheunitinitsoriginalcartonandstoreinacool,drylocation.

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