USE AND MAINTENANCE
Refrigerant gas leak detector
BE COOL R1
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INDICE
1.0 IMPORTANT INFORMATION 4
1.1 About this manual 4
1.2 Safety Warnings. 4
2.0 GENERAL FEATURES 5
2.0 BATTERY INSERTION/REPLACEMENT 5
3.0 MECHANICAL DESCRIPTION 6
4.0 OPERATION 6
4.1 Gas detection method 7
4.2 Automatic and manual autozero setting 7
4.3 Display of instrument sensitivity level 8
4.4 Leak alarm / acoustic alarm silencing 8
4.5 Error code summary table 8
4.6 Automatic shutdown function 8
4.7 Battery charge level display 8
5.0 MAINTENANCE 8
6.0 PRECAUTIONS 9
7.0 TECHNICAL FEATURES 9
8.0 WARRANTY 9
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1.0 IMPORTANT INFORMATION
1.1 About this manual
◊Thismanualdescribestheoperation,features,andmaintenanceoftheleakdetector.
◊Readthismanualbeforeusingtheinstrument.Theoperatormustbefamiliarwiththemanualandfollowitsdirectionscarefully.
◊Thisoperationandmaintenancemanualissubjecttochangeasaresultoftechnicalimprovements-themanufacturerassumesno
responsibility for any content or printing errors.
Respect your environment, think before you print the full manual.
1.2 Safety Warnings.
WARNING!
Read the information carefully and set up appropriate measures to ensure safety so as to avoid any
danger to people and property.
Failure to follow these directions may cause danger to people, systems, or the environment and may
result in loss of liability.
WARNING! Correct disposal
Provide proper disposal of batteries at the end of their life only through the appropriate containers.
This device should not be disposed of as municipal waste. Follow the requirements of current national
legislation.
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2.0 GENERAL FEATURES
- Theinstrumentdetectsgasconcentrationusingasensorsensitivetorefrigerantgasesinconcentration≥3gr/yr:
- Sensortype:Heateddiodereferigerantgassensor.
- Reactiontime:≤3sec.
- Warmuptime:30sec.
- Autozerotime:≤10sec.
- Workingtemperaturerange:0..50°C.
- Workinghumidityrange:<80%RH(non-condensing).
- Detectedrefrigerants:CFCs,HCFCs,HFCs,HCsandHFOs.
Note:Applicabletoallhalogenrefrigerants,includingbutnotlimitedto:CFCsforexampleR12,R11,R500.R503;HCFCsforexampleR22,R123,
R124,R502;
HCFCsforexampleR134a,R404a,R410a,R407C,R32;HCsforexampleR600a,R290;HFOsforexampleR1234YF.
- Sensorlife:≥1year.
- Autozero:automatic/manual.
- Probelength:420mm(16.5in).
- Batterylife:7hours.
- The instrument is accompanied by the calibration certificate.
- Maintenance:SeitronadvicestoperformanyearlycalibrationtobeperformedataSeitronassistancecenter.
2.0 BATTERY INSERTION/REPLACEMENT
Poweredby3x1.5V size AA batteries.
Openthebatterycompartmentonthebackoftheinstrumentandinsertthesuppliedbatteriescorrectly(observingcorrectpolarity).
RESPECTTHECORRECTPOLARITYOF
THEBATTERIES
WARNING!
Removetheprotectivetabinsertedbetweenthebatterypoleandtheinstrumentcontactbeforeuse.
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3.0 MECHANICAL DESCRIPTION
1 Display
2 Flexible hose
3 Sensor
4
Keypad
ON/OFF Power On / Off button.
RESET Turn On / Off automatic autozero.
MUTE Turns on/off the instrument acoustic signaling.
SENS ‘SENS’ button if pressed repeatedly cycles between the three instrument
sensitivities(High,Medium,Low).
4.0 OPERATION
• Pressthe“ON/OFF”button;thiswillturntheinstrumentonandbeginthewarm-upphase,showingthefollowingscreen:
• Duringthewarm-upphase,thecenterLEDofthescreenflashesfor30sec.
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1
3
4
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• Afterthewarm-upphaseisover,the“0”symbolflashesonthescreen,indicatingthattheinstrumentisreadyforuse;thebuzzericonislit,
andtheinstrumentmakesasoundeverysecond.Youcanpressthe“MUTE”buttontomutethebuzzer.Ifthebuzzerisalreadymuted,press
the “MUTE”buttonagaintoreactivatethebuzzer.
• Bydefault,theinstrumentassoonasitisturnedonwillperformasensorautozero,andtheautozeroicon(A)willbelitred.However,the
autozerofunctioncanbedisabledbyholdingdowntheautozerobutton“RESET”foratleastthreeseconds;thentheinstrumentwillbein
themanualautozeromode.Theautozeroinmanualmodecanbedonebybrieflypressingthe“RESET”button;pressingthisbuttonforthree
secondswillre-enabletheautozeromode.Whentheinstrumentisrestarted,theautozeromode(A)willberestored.
• Afterthewarm-upphase,thesensitivityicon(S)willbered,indicatingthatthedeviceisatitsmaximumsensitivity.
• Placethenoseoftheprobewherealeakismostlikelytohaveoccurred.Iftheinstrumentdetectsaleak,itwillreportaleaklevelonthe
displaythatisproportionaltotheamountofgasdetectedandwillemitasound;thegreatertheleak,thesharperthesoundemittedbythe
instrument.Itisrecommendedtomovetheinstrumentoutoftheareaoftheleakforatleast10secondsbeforemakinganewdetectionpass.
• Whentheworkisnished,pressthe“OFF/ON”button3secondstoturnofftheinstrument.
Note:Removetheinsulationsheetfromthebatterycompartmentbeforerstuse.
CAUTION:Pressingthe“SENS”buttoncyclesbetweenthreelevelsofinstrumentsensitivity(green=minimum,yellow=medium,red=maximum).
4.1 Gas detection method
Thegurebelowexempliesthemethodofleakdetection:
• Bendtheexibleendoftheinstrumentintotheshapethatbestsuitsthecaseathand;slowlymovetheprobeclosertotheleakage
point.
• Iftheinstrumentdetectsaleakitwillsignalthisbyshowinganumberfrom1to7onthedisplay,where1istheminimumconcentration
leveland7isthemaximum.Atthesametime,theinstrumentwillemitasoundtosignalthepresenceofgas,thehigherthefrequency
the higher the gas concentration.
• Standbackandapproachtheareaofsuspectedgasleaktoconrmthatthereisindeedaleakatthatlocation.
• Whenthesourceoftheleakhasbeenfound,itisnecessarytoreportitandchecktheentiresystemuntilallleakshavebeenfoundand
properly reported.
4.2 Automatic and manual autozero setting
Soastoavoidtheinterferenceondetectioncausedbyrefrigerantintheenvironment,thedetectorallowsthesensortoautomatically
self-zero.
Automaticautozero(Default): When the AIconisturnedon,theinstrumentwillautomaticallyautozerotheroomgasconcentration
and,onlywhenitdetectsahigherconcentration,itwillactivatethebuzzer.Thisoptionisonbydefault;todiasttivateitandbringthe
instrumentintomanualautozeromode,pressthe“RESET”buttonfor3seconds.
Reset(Autozero)manual:Incasethemanualmodeison,sensorzeroingcanbedonebybrieypressingtheautozero“RESET”button.
When the screen shows ‘8’,itmeansthatthezeroinghastakenplacecorrectly.Atthispoint,agasconcentrationhigherthantheambient
concentrationcanbedetected.Toreturntheinstrumenttoautozeromode,pressthe“RESET”keyfor3seconds.
Note:Ifthegasconcentrationintheenvironmentisverylow,theAutozrerofunctionwillmaketheinstrumentmoresensitive,andviceversa,
ifthereisahighgasconcentrationintheenvironment,theinstrumentwillbelesssensitive.
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4.3 Display of instrument sensitivity level
Thedisplayconstantlyshowsthesensitivitylevelofthesensor;thiscanbesetbypressingthe‘SENS’buttonandcyclingthroughthe
threeavailablelevels:High,Medium,Low:
SENSITIVITY LEVEL INDICATOR SENSITIVITY LEVEL
Red High
Orange Medium
Green Low
4.4 Leak alarm / acoustic alarm silencing
Thedetectorisequippedwithvisualandaudiblesignals.Ifaleakisdetected,theinstrumentdisplaysanumberonascaleof1to7
indicatingtheextentoftheleak.Thehighertheamountofgasescapingfromtheleak,thecloserthenumberonthescreenwillbeto7
andthesharpertheaudiblesignalwillbe.Theusercandecidewhethertokeepbothsignals(visualandaudible)activeormutetheaudible
alarm,keepingonlythedisplayindication.Afterthewarm-upphase,theinstrumentoperatesnormallyandautomaticallyactivatesthe
audiblealarm;atthispointitwillbepossibletopressthe“MUTE”buttontoactivate/deactivatetheaudiblealarm.
4.5 Error code summary table
1-Incaseanerroroccursinthewarm-upphaseoftheprobe,onlyaservicecentercanrepairthisfault.
2-Aftersolvingtheproblemofthemissingorfailedprobe,theinstrumentneedstoredothewarm-upphase.
3-Whenmultiplefaultsoccursimultaneously,theorderofpriorityis:1E ->2E ->3E.
ERROR CODE MEANING
1EMissingpowersupply.
2ESensor not present or faulty.
3EFanoff.
4.6 Automatic shutdown function
Theinstrumentturnsoffautomaticallyifnobuttonispressedforatleast30consecutiveminutes.Theautopower-offtimerisresetevery
time the user presses a button on the instrument.
4.7 Battery charge level display
Thedisplayconstantlyshowsthestateofchargeofthebatteriesviathebatteryicon,whichcantakeonthreecoloredstatesdescribed
below.
Statesofbatterycharge:
SYMBOL COLOR BATTERY STATUS
Green Charged
Orange Residualchargebelow50%
Red flashing Low battery
5.0 MAINTENANCE
Regularandsystematicmaintenancecanextendthelifeoftheinstrumentandimproveitsperformance.
Sensor life:canbeusednormallyforupto1year.Ifthesensorisconstantlyusedinenvironmentswithhighrefrigerantgasconcentration,the
lifeofthesensorwillbeshortenedquickly.Whenthelifeofthesensorisover,thesensormustbereplaced.
Sensor replacement:asshowninthegurebelow,unscrewtheprobecapandreplacethesensor.
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Note:Makesurethepolarityofthesensorisrespected.
6.0 PRECAUTIONS
1. Whileyouareusingtheinstrument,thepressureoftherefrigerationsystemshouldbenomorethan50psi,andthesearchareashouldbe
almostdraft-free.Ifthereiswind,refrigerantgasescapingfromtheleakwillbequicklydispersedawayfromthesource,thuscompromising
gas measurement and detection.
2. TheAutozerofunctionisonbydefault,sowhenthedetectorturnsonanddetectsrefrigerantgas,itwillautozerothewiththevalueof
refrigerantgasintheroomatthattime.IncaseAutozeroisdisabled,youhavetopress‘RESET’buttonbrieytozerothegasconcentration
manually.
3. Themostlikelysourcesofgasleaksareinplacespollutedwithoilordustandpipejoints.Theseplacesshouldbecheckedasapriority.
4. Thesensorshouldideallybekept3...5mm(1/8...1/4inch)fromthesuspectedleakwhilesearching,soastopreservethesensorfrom
environmentalpollutionthatcouldinterferewiththeaccuracyofthesensor.Werecommendmovingtheprobeataspeedtocover25...50
mmpersecond(1or2inches/second).
5. Itisforbiddentobringthesensorintodirectcontactwithanenvironmentwithaconcentrationhigherthan30,000ppmrefrigerantgas.
7.0 TECHNICAL FEATURES
Powersupply: 3x1,5V AA(alkalinebatteries-supplied)or3x1,5V AA(rechargeablebatteriesNi-Mh)
Rechargeablebatteries(notprovided)rechargewithexternalcharger(notprovided)
Gasesdetected: R12,R11,R500,R503(CFC)
R22,R123,R124,R502(HCFC)
R134a,R404a,R410a,R407a,R32(HFC)
R600a,R290(HC)
R1234YF(HFO)
Sensor type: Semiconductor
Sensorlife: >1year
Sensorwarm-uptime: 30seconds
Minimumdetectablegasmeasurement: ≥3gr/year.
Replaceablesensor: Interchangeablebytheuser
Responsetime: ≤3 seconds
Measurementindication: Horizontalbarslevels0-7
Automaticshutdownfunction: User-settable
Autozero: Automatic/Manual
Display: Incoloredsegments
Acoustic indicator: Buzzer
Operatingtemp: 0°C..+50°C
Storagetemperature: -20°C..+70°C
Moisturelimits: 20%..80%RHnon-condensing
Casesize: 430x245x70mm(LxAxP)
Flexiblestemlength: 420mm
8.0 WARRANTY
Intheinterestofcontinuousdevelopmentofitsproducts,themanufacturerreservestherighttomakechangesintechnicaldataandperformance
withoutpriornotice.TheconsumerisguaranteedagainstproductconformitydefectsaccordingtotheEuropeanDirective2019/771aswellas
theSeitronwarrantypolicydocument.Thefulltextofthewarrantyisavailablefromtheselleruponrequest.
Warning!
the sensor and its housing must have good contact.
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