General Recommendations
This section includes some general recommendations for
your unit.
Temperature Monitoring
IMPORTANT NOTE: We recommend
the use of a redundant and independent
temperature monitoring system so that
the unit can be monitored continuously for
performance commensurate with the value
of product stored.
Door Management
When the door is open, the high temperature alarm is
ignored for 1 minute to avoid false alarms, and the service
icon flashes to signal a warning condition. When 1 minute
has elapsed, the following occur:
• The open door alarm (dor) is signaled;
• Compressor and evaporator fan control resumes;
• The light stays on;
• The high temperature alarm is activated.
When closing the door:
• Control resumes, restarting the compressor and
evaporator fans if required.
• The light switches off and the high temperature alarm is
activated.
Intended Use
The 5°C refrigerator described in this manual are high
performance units for professional use. These products
are intended for use as cold storage of temperature
sensitive materials such as media, reagents, and clinical*
and laboratory products. Models denoted as Pharmacy
(FBGxx05Px) are additionally intended for pharmaceuticals,
vaccines, chemotherapy drugs and other pharmacy-grade
products.
Expected users of this equipment include but are not
limited to personnel from the following areas: Professional
and clinical* laboratories, Pharma and Biotech facilities,
Academic, Industrial, and Government facilities or those
trained in laboratory protocols but in place at your facility.
The units are not for use by the general public.
*These products are not considered as medical devices
and have not been evaluated for use in environment
or applications involving the diagnosis of diseases or
other conditions, or in the cure, mitigation, treatment, or
prevention of disease in man or other animals.
These devices are not intended for the storage of samples
to be re-introduced to the body (Examples: Blood and
Blood Components, Tissues, Cells). These devices are not
intended for use in classified hazardous locations, nor to be
used for the storage of flammable or corrosive inventory.
CAUTION: Storage of unsealed corrosive
substances may cause the interior of the
unit to corrode.
Initial Loading
Allow the unit to operate at the desired temperature for
a minimum of 12 hours before loading. Load the unit one
shelf at a time, starting from bottom to top shelf. After
loading each shelf, allow the unit to recover to the desired
set point before loading the next shelf. Repeat this process
until the unit is fully loaded. Please refer to the section
Shelves for shelf load ratings.
CAUTION: Failure to follow these
procedures or overloading the unit may
cause undue stress on the compressors or
jeopardize user product safety.
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