Safety Regulations

Correct Use

The ULTIMA X5000 Gas Monitor, hereafter also called device, is a gas monitor for measuring toxic and combustible gases as well as oxygen. Using sensors, the device tests the ambient air and triggers the alarm as soon as the gas exceeds a specific concentration level.

WARNING! 

Do not use silicone-type lubricants in assembling the device and do not allow silicone vapors to be drawn into the flow system while in operation. Silicone can desensitize the combustible gas sensor, thereby giving erroneously low readings.

Use only genuine MSA replacement parts when performing any maintenance procedures provided in this manual. Failure to do so may seriously impair sensor and gas monitoring performance, alter flameproof/explosion proof characteristics or void agency approvals.

Failure to follow this warning can result in serious personal injury or death.

WARNING! 

As with all gas monitors of this type, high levels of, or long exposure to, certain compounds in the tested atmosphere could contaminate the sensors. In atmospheres where an X5000 Gas Monitor may be exposed to such materials, calibration must be performed frequently for dependable operation and to confirm that display indications are accurate.

These effects include, but are not limited to:

• Passive MOS sensors may be adversely affected by prolonged exposure to certain substances. Loss of sensitivity or corrosion may be gradual if such agents are present in low concentrations or it may be rapid at high concentrations.

  Examples of these substances are as follows:

  • Halides: compounds containing fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine

  • Heavy metals, e.g. tetraethyl lead

  • Caustic and Acidic liquids and vapors

  • Glycol

• The H2S Digital Sensor may be adversely affected by the following substances:

  • Alcohols (methanol, ethanol, isopropanol)

  • Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

  • Chlorine (Cl2)

  • Paint solvents (acetone, turpentine, toluene, mineral spirits, etc.)

• The CO Digital Sensor may be adversely affected by the following substances:

  • Alcohols (methanol, ethanol, isopropanol)

  • Paint solvents (acetone, turpentine, toluene, mineral spirits, etc.)

• The O2 Digital Sensor may be adversely affected by the following substances:

  • Long term exposure to low levels of Acetylene

  • Paint solvents (acetone, turpentine, toluene, mineral spirits, etc.) in high concentrations larger than 1000 ppm or prolonged exposure to lower concentrations

• Prolonged exposure of SO2 sensors to ammonia (NH3) will result in longer response times and SO2 readings that are lower than the actual gas concentration present.

• Prolonged exposure of the H2S Digital Sensor to humidity levels of 5% RH or lower will result in gas measurement readings of H2S that are greater than the actual gas concentration present.

• It is not recommended to expose the O2, H2S and CO Digital Sensors to environments containing oxygen levels above 30% (v/v) or below 5% (v/v). The O2 sensor will operate at concentrations below 5% (v/v) but not for prolonged periods of time.

Failure to follow these warnings can result in serious personal injury or death.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • device may not cause harmful interference, and • device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at the user’s expense.

FCC Warning Statements

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.

Industry Canada (IC) Warning Statements

The installer of this radio equipment must ensure that the antenna is located or pointed such that it does not emit RF field in excess of Health Canada limits for the general population; consult Safety Code 6, obtainable from Health Canada's website www.hc-sc.gc.ca.