Environmental Express Smart Bottle - Manual (Page 5)

Environmental
Express,
Inc.
Smart
Bottle
Rack
Operation
and
Instruction
Manual
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1.5. What’s Included
Box #1
• Smart Bottle Rack
• 25 Pin Connection Cable
• Reagent Umbilical Cord
Box #2 – Water Miscible Waste Carboy
1.6. You Will Need
• Hexane Waste Container (1 liter glass bottle, GL38 threads) and reagent bottles (suggested sizes:
n-Hexane - 4 liter, DI water - 1 liter, Methanol - 1 liter all with GL38 threads)
• Nitrogen Source (70 psi minimum / 110 psi maximum). Other inert gases are acceptable. (Supply
hoses must be an Industrial-Shape Quick Connect 0.25” Socket in order to connect to unit). This is the
same nitrogen source required for the SPE-Express, you do not need a separate line for the Smart
Bottle Rack.
NOTE – Do not connect the gas pressure directly from the supply to the Smart Bottle Rack. Doing so will
result in unsafe pressure levels within the system and bottles. The SPE-Express has a pressure regulator
that will step the pressure down to safe levels.
• Vacuum Source (vacuum connection should be an Industrial-Shape Quick Connection 0.25" Socket in
order to connect to the Smart Bottle Rack). This is the same vacuum source required for the SPE-
Express, you do not need a separate line for the Smart Bottle Rack.
2.0 Getting Started
2.1. Unpacking Your Unit
Verify all items have been shipped to you and are in good condition. If any items are damaged or missing
please call us at 1-800-343-5319. Do not lift the Smart Bottle Rack by the cutouts in the top. Always use two
hands; one each on opposite sides of the unit.
2.2. Setting Up Your Hardware
2.2.1. Starting with the Smart Bottle Rack – If you have previously run samples using the default bottle
harness please proceed directly to 2.2.2.
• Verify that all pressure lines and vacuum lines are turned off.
• Verify that the SPE-Express is powered off.
• Place all carboys and bottles in the correspondingly labeled position in the rack. These positions may
not be altered. Each sensor is assigned to a certain reagent and expects a specific container in that
location.
• Using the labels attached to the tubing as a guide; attach each of the caps to the appropriate bottle or
carboy. The cap should be hand tight on each container.
• Using the labels attached to the tubing as a guide; attach each line in the reagent umbilical cord to
the side of the Smart Bottle Rack. There are three luer style connections and three nut and ferrule
style connections. The luer lines are vacuum lines and the nut and ferrule lines are pressurized lines.