Bags 100L | 200L And 500L; Emptying Flexel; Troubleshooting Guide; Precautions For Use - Sartorius Stedim Biotech Flexel 3D Bag Mode D'emploi

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3.4. Emptying Flexel

3D Bags 100L | 200L
and 500L
Sartorius Stedim Biotech recommends dis-
pensing through the bottom.
a) Take the bottom port tube and position it
vertically. Open the connector protective
outer-wrap using the reversible cable tie
on the dispensing line and connect
according to the standard procedures
that apply on the site (see Fig. C).
b) Open the clamp (see Fig. A). Drain the
bag
- gravity can be used, but for faster
draining Sartorius Stedim Biotech rec-
ommends the use of a peristaltic pump
(see Fig. 20).
c) The bag collapses as it is drained. The
sloped bottom of the Palletank
position of the drain hole provide nearly
100% fluid recovery. This efficiency can
be improved by lifting the bag at the end
of the operation (see Fig. 21).
d) Once dispensing has been completed,
clamp the line (see Fig. B) and disconnect
the main drain line from the dispensing
tube of the Flexel ® 3D bag.
e) Open the bottom gate by removing the
retaining clip from the retaining clip fas-
tening point; then grasp the retaining
clip fastening point and swing the bot-
tom gate open (see Fig. 7).
f) Lift the collapsed bag and remove it from
the Palletank ® (see Fig 21).
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g) Discard the Flexel 3D bag in accordance
with the procedures used on your site.

4. Troubleshooting Guide

The bag will not fill.
> Check the clamp is open and the tube is
not pinched.
When filling through the bottom, the
bag comes out of the bottom gate.
> The edge of the jaw is not closed inside
the groove of the bottom port. Position it
correctly in the groove.
The bag does not open out correctly
during filling:
The port system is incorrectly aligned.
> Open the bottom gate, turn the bag to
bring the port system opposite and close
the bottom gate.
The bottom of the bag is incorrectly
positioned.
> Place the corners of the bag in the cor-
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and the ners of the Palletank
only 10% of nominal capacity is filled
before adjusting; otherwise bag failure
may occur).
Many folds appear in the bag during
filling.
> The bag is too big; use the bag suitable
for the size of the Palletank
The bag does not come up against the
walls.
> The bag is too small; use the bag suitable
for the size of the Palletank
The bag will not drain.
> Check that the clamp is open and that the
tube is not pinched.

5. Precautions for use

> To ensure trouble-free operation, the
Sartorius Stedim Biotech Flexel
must be used with the Sartorius Stedim
Biotech Palletank
> The Palletank
before inserting the Flexel
Traces of cleaning agents left on the
Palletank
Flexel
> It is the user's responsibility to verify the
compatibility of the Flexel
rials with the solutions used in his/her
process. Sartorius Stedim Biotech can
provide guidelines for chemical compati-
bility, biocompatibility and extractables.
> Avoid leaving sharp objects (scissors, cut-
ters, scalpels, etc.) in the vicinity of the
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(make sure that Flexel
> The Flexel
by its connections (i.e. tubing).
> Avoid folding the Flexel
than using the original folds provided. Do
not fold the bag in the direction of the
® "gussets" (gusset = heat sealed seams).
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> When positioning the Flexel
the Palletank
the initial fill, handle the bag gently and
® . do not force fit or pull hard.
> The Flexel
use and should not be re-used.
® 3D bag
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® must be clean and dry
® 3D bag.
® can potentially damage the
® 3D bag.
® 3D bag mate-
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3D bag.
® 3D Bag is not to be handled
® 3D bag other
® 3D Bag in
® and when adjusting it after
® 3D bag is designed for single-
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