SHELDON WATER PURIFICATION KIT Sheldon Water Purification Kit Installation Guide SWPK
SWPK INSTALLATION Revised: May 8, 2014 Part Number (Guide): 9920698 Sheldon Manufacturing 300 N. 26th Ave Cornelius, OR 97113 EMAIL: tech@shellab.com PHONE 1-800-322-4897 (503) 640-3000 INTRODUCTION The SWPK Sheldon Water Purification Kit is designed to remove particulates and calcium from water sources for the SHC10, SCH10R, SHC28, and SHC28R Humidity Chambers and their 230 volt variants, as well as the SCO26H and SCO26H-2 Humidified CO2 Incubators*.
SWPK INSTALLATION Water Flow COMPONENTS The SWPK Assembly comes provided with the following components: Component Part Number* Box Cover 5431008 4.
SWPK INSTALLATION Plumbing Diagram FILTER REPLACEMENT The black Absorber filter is an active charcoal filter. It will last six (6) months to (1) one year depending on the water quality of your laboratory or workspace water source, and the humidity setting of the incubator or humidity cabinet. The mix-colored universal filter will gradually turn yellow, starting at the top, and moving to the bottom while in use.
SWPK INSTALLATION INSTALLATION PROCEDURE Complete the steps below (described in detail on the following pages) to install the SWPK: 1. Install the Water Filters 2. Mount the SWPK Assembly on the Unit 3. Connect the Water Input Line to the Filter 4. Connect the Water Output Line to the Filter 5. Secure the Water Output Line 6. Threading the Water Input and Output Lines 7. Mount the Protective Box Cover 8. Secure the Protective Box Cover 9. Install a Push-To-Connect Fitting 10.
SWPK INSTALLATION 1) INSTALL THE WALTER FILTERS Install the Walter Filters on the SPWK Assembly Figure 1: SWPK Assembly Installing the Universal Filter Steps 1 and 2 1. Insert the top nipple of the light colored Universal Filter into the receiving nut on the top right side of the SWPK Assembly Figure 2: Details of Step 1 2. Insert the bottom nipple of the Universal Filter into the receiving slot at the bottom of the Assembly. Figure 3: Details of Step 2 and 3 3.
SWPK INSTALLATION 2) MOUNTING THE SWPK The SWPK unit can be mounted on your laboratory or workspace wall, or on a Sheldon humidified chamber or incubator. Four (4) self-tapping sheet metal screws are included with each SWPK for mounting on Sheldon units. Verify that there are no critical components, electrical wires, or fluid containment vessels beneath the drilling site. Always depower and unplug the unit prior to drilling.
SWPK INSTALLATION 3) CONNECT THE WATER INPUT LINE 1. Connect your water input line to the Regulator on the top of the Purification Kit. Figure 5: Water Input Line Connected to Regulator 2. A section of the included ¼ inch outside dimension tubing may be used for this step. 3. Do not connect the input line to a water source, yet. This will be one of the final steps in the installation process. 4) CONNECT THE WATER OUTPUT LINE 1.
SWPK INSTALLATION 2. A section of the included ¼ inch outside dimension tubing may be used for this step. 3. Do not connect the output line to a water source, yet. This will be one of the final steps in the installation process. 5) SECURE THE WATER OUTPUT LINE 1. Feed the water output line into the support clip located on the left side of the water filter assembly, adjacent to the Absorber Filter.
SWPK INSTALLATION 7) MOUNT THE COVER BOX 1. Locate the slot on the top of the Cover Box. 2. Locate the mounting tab on the top of the SWPK Assembly. 3. Mate the slot on the Box to the tab on the Assembly, so that the Cover Box hangs off the top of the SWPK Assembly. Figure 9: Cover Box Mounted 8) SECURE THE COVER BOX 1. Insert the two (2) included Quick Release Pins into their mounting holes on the left and right sides, at the bottom of the Cover Box. 2.
SWPK INSTALLATION 9) INSTALL A PUSH-TO-CONNECT FITTING Figure 11: Push-to-Connect Fittings The SWPK comes provided with two steel push-to-connect fittings to replace the copper compression fitting on the back of your humidifier or incubator. See Figure 11. The push-to-connect fittings allow the output OD tubing from the water filter to be connected to the unit’s water injection solenoid. 1.
SWPK INSTALLATION 12) CONNECT THE CONDENSATION DRAIN LINE A section of the included ¼ inch OD tubing can be used to connect the chamber’s or incubator’s condensation drain to a collection vessel or drainage system. 1. Connect a water line to the press-to-connect fitting located on the back of the unit. 2. Connect the line to a drainage collection vessel or drainage system. 3. The drain is gravity fed.
