Mega Catch MCU-800 Ultra - Manual (Page 15)

CO
2
Gas Suppliers
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If you operate your Mega-Catch™ Mosquito Trap in accordance with our recommendation of
no more than 8 hours per day, then you can expect a 20lb (9kgs) CO
2
Gas Cylinder to last as
follows:
Mega-Catch™ Mosquito Traps equipped with the Variable Quantity Slow CO
2
Gas Release
System (standard on the ULTRA) use CO
2
gas which can be purchased from hundreds of gas
supply outlets throughout the U.S.A. (and elsewhere). Major gas distributors include PraxAir,
Air Products, BOC Gases and Air Liquide. Refer to our website: www.megacatch.com for store
locations of major CO
2
gas distributors in the U.S.A. Alternatively, look in your Yellow Pages
under Industrial Gases or Welding Supplies.
We recommend that you purchase CO
2
in 20lb (9kg) aluminium cylinders.
We recommend that you choose setting # 2 or # 3 for normal Trap operation. In preparing for
an outdoor function, you might wish to operate the Trap on setting # 4 or # 5 for a limited
period, e.g. 12 hours per day for 2 or 3 days.
Gas Select # Approximate Duration
# 1 In excess of 1 year
# 2 125 days
# 3 45 days
# 4 30 days
# 5 22 days