USER’S MANUAL

DW-FD Series

FD Series Automatic Autoclave

 Content
Precautions on Safe Operation-----------------------------------------------------------02

Chapter 1 External Features&Controller—-------------------------------------------03

1.External Features-------------------------------------------------------------------------03
2.Introduction of the controller------------------------------------------------------------04
Chapter 2 Technical Specification------------------------------------------------------05
1.Technical Specification-----------------------------------------------------------------05
Chapter 3 Installation of Instrument-----------------------------------------------------06
1. Placement of Instrument---------------------------------------------------------------06
2. Connection--------------------------------------------------------------------------------06
3. Setting--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------06
Chapter 4 Operation Instruction---------------------------------------------------------07
Basic Sterilization Illustration & Operation Instruction------------------------------07
1. Turning on the power--------------------------------------------------------------------07
2. Opening the sterilizer chamber cover-----------------------------------------------07
3. Adding distilled water-------------------------------------------------------------------08
4. Loading articles to be sterilized-------------------------------------------------------08
5. Closing the sterilizer chamber cover------------------------------------------------09
6. Selecting sterilizing program----------------------------------------------------------09
7. Starting sterilization--------------------------------------------------------------------10
8. Opening the cover & Program finished--------------------------------------------10
9. Taking the sterilized articles out------------------------------------------------------11
10.Turning off the power-------------------------------------------------------------------11
Chapter 5 Troubleshooting----------------------------------------------------------------11
 Precautions on Safe Operation
Precaution:
♦ For your safety and to operate the instrument properly, please read this operation instruction
carefully before using and operate the following requirements in this manual.Where you violate
the instruction of manufacturer in this manual, it is possible to damage the protection of this
instrument.
♦ This instrument shall not be used for purposes other than sterilization，drying，and it shall also
not be used for sterilizing the flammable, explosive and readily oxidizable products or strong acid,
alkali and saline solutions to avoid explosionand corruption of sterilizer chamber or pipelines.
♦ The power supply of sterilizer should be properly connected according to nameplate on the
instrument. In case of excessive voltage fluctuation, the regulated power supply shall be used to
ensure optimum performance of the instrument. IF you are using other types of voltage, a
transformer must be used to prevent the instrument from being damaged.
♦ It is necessary to ground the instrument properly, and never connect the ground wire to
plastic pipeline, gas pipe, telephone ground wire and lightning rod.
♦ Never block the steam exhaust hole on the safety valve with articles, so that the safety valve
may work properly under abnormal conditions.
♦ Always ensure that the reading of pressure gauge is "OMpa" before opening the chamber
cover. Never attempt to open the chamber cover and drainage valve, or draw out the steam
trapping bottle when the pressure inside the sterilizer chamber is over "OMpa" to avoid injury
from ejected pressurized steam.
♦ Avoid dripping water to the control circuit when adding distilled water to the sterilizer
chamber to against electric shock or other faults.
♦ When using waste processing bags or other type of bags, please put the bags into the
stainless steel basket before put into the sterilizer chamber to avoid affecting the precision of
temperature.
♦ If the handle is turned by mistake during sterilization, it will not continue turning as it has
been locked by the interlocking device, and there will be a little steam exhausted to release. In this
case, press the"STOP" button to stop the instrument immediately. When opening the chamber
cover, turn the handle slightly toward the opposition direction that it is wrongly operated, and
then turn the handle counter-clockwise until the cover is released.
♦ Observe the temperature variation inside the sterilizer chamber. The temperature is relatively
high when operation has been finished, keep the face and hands away from the sterilizer chamber
when opening the cover to avoid injury from ejected pressurized steam. Gloves must be used
when taking articles out of the sterilizer chamber.
♦ Liquid does take some time to get cooling, verify whether the temperature is low enough or
not, when taking the liquid after sterilization out of the chamber to avoid scalding.
♦ Use only distilled water as sterilizing water to avoid affecting the service life of sterilizer.
♦ When using the instrument continuously, 15 minutes and above interval is required before
next operation to allow the instrument to cool down, so that it will be able to produce adequate
saturated steam.
♦ In case of abnormal conditions, such as noise, odor and smog, please turn off the power
immediately, and observe until the abnormal condition stops, and then contact the local dealer or
customer service department of our company.
♦ The user shall observe the local regulations related to the pressurized vessels.
Chapter 1 External Features & Controller
I. External Features
Chapter 2 Technical Specification

I. Technical Specification
Model FD36R/FD36A FD50R/FD50A FD65R/FD65 FD80R/FD80A FD100R/FD100
A A
Capacity 36(L) 50(L) 65(L) 80(L) 100(L)

External dimension(mm) 580x490x1080 580x490x1080 730x625x955 730x625x1100 730x625x1200

Size of sterilizer chamberφ 325x460 φ325x670 φ400x564 φ400x709 φ400x809

mm
Power supply 220V 50/60HZ

Rated power 2300W 2600W 2900W 4600W 4600W

Range of pressure gauge 0-0.4Mpa

Working environment 5-40°C relative humidity 10-85%

Rated working pressure 0.25Mpa

Designed pressure 0.3Mpa

Sterilization temperature 105-135℃

Sterilization timer 1-300min

Drying timer 1-300min ①

Operation mode Solid Mode、

Solid& Drying Mode ②、Liquid Mode

safety equipment Safety valve, over temperature and temperature abnormal protection
system,over pressure protectionsystem,electric leakage protection equipment,
chamber cover checking system,self- induction interlocking device
Accessories Stainless steel baskets,waterplate,waste water tank

①② R series have drying mode for solid,drying time can be pre-setted.

Chapter 3 Installation of Instrument
Placement of Instrument
1.Place the instrument on the level ground with the brakes of four casters pressed down
before installation.Do not place any objects within 10cm around for ventilation.

2.Connect the drainage pipe between machine and wastewater

receiving bottle or pipe.

3. Take out the water plate,remove the packaging, place it in the bottom of the chamber
in a horizontal position.

Connectioninstrument must be grounded reliably, if the power socket does not

1. The instrument must be grounded reliably, if the power socket does not have the
ground terminal, it is required to connect the instrument with independent ground
wire before powered on.

2.Power supply: single-phase AC 220V 土 10%, 50Hz/60Hz

3. Requirement for current intensity: FD36A/FD36R 16A
FD50A/FD50R 16A
FD65A/FD65R 20A
FD80A/FD80R 32A
FD100A/FD100R 32A
III. Setting
When shipped from the factory,the unit is set for an elevation of between 0 and 300m.If
the elevation of the installation location is higher than 300m,please ask your dealer to
change the setting to avoid affecting normal work of sterilization.

★Caution：

If the elevation is not set properly, machine can not work normally.

Chapter 4 Operation Instruction

I. Basic Sterilization Illustration & Operation Instruction

♦ 1.Turning on the power

Turn on the leakage protection switch and the power switch on the control panel

♦ 2.Opening the sterilizer chamber cover

1) Turn the handle connter-clockwise until the chamber cover is loosened
2) Push the handle rigntward slightly to move the cover to one side
★Note:
〇 The indicator "locked" is off at this time, and the sterilizer will not be able to work until the chambercover

3. Adding water

Adding distilled water into the sterilizer chamber until the water flows into the observation hole in
the middle of the water plate.

is closed and secured.

〇 Do not open the chamber cover too fiercely, so that it will not be extruded and broken.

4.Loading articles to be sterilized

1) Put the articles to be sterilized into the baskets and close the cover

2) Make sure the water plate is placed well, in case baskets place on the heater directly.

3) Put the baskets lightly into the chamber

★Note:
〇 Verify whether the water plate is in place or not before putting the baskets back into the sterilizer chamber, so that
they will not be put on the heater directly.
〇 When plastic bag is used for sterilizing, please put some water into the bag and keep the bag open, and make sure
 the bags do not contact with the inner wall of the sterilizer. Sealed bags will result in inefficient
sterilization. If the sterilization chamber is over crowded, steam can not reach every corner, will result in
incomplete sterilization.
〇 When sterilizing the glassware like beaker, conical flask and test tube, the vessel must be put up side down or across.

If the vessel can only be in vertical direction, put a little water in the vessel before sterilizing.
〇When sterilizing the liquids like chemical reagent or menstruum, care must be taken to the volume of liquid inside the
container (3/4 of total volume of flask, and 1/2 of total volume of test tube), so that the liquid will not overflow from the
container during sterilizing.
〇 The cover of container to be sterilized should be loosened for air exhaust to prevent container broken.
〇 When melting the agar, each container should be less than 2 L, otherwise the melting may not be completed
thoroughly.
〇 The DURHAM TEST TUBE with over 6mm caliber should be used, otherwise air bubble may stay in the tube.
〇 Please put article temperature sensor properly if the instrument is attached artilcle thermometer.

5.Closing the sterilizer chamber cover

1) Push the handle leftward slightly until the arm leans against the arm stopped.
2) Turn the handle until it is secured and the cover closed indicator “ Locked” is on. The cover closed indicator may
change repeatedly in course of tightening. When it is nearly secured, turn the handle slowly while observing
whether the cover closed indicator is on or not.

6. Selecting sterilizing program

Select the sterilization mode, set up the Sterilization time and drying time according to your needs.

Model StSerilization Parameter S Setting Way

FD36A 1、Sterilizing mode PrPess"FUNC"button to switch between solid mode and

FD50A 3) Solid mode liquid mode
FD65A 4) Liquid mode
FD80A
2、Main Parameter PPrees sterilizing temperature up or down button to set
FD100A
1) Sterilizing temperature 105-135°C PrPress Sterilizing time up or down button to set
2) Sterilizing time 1-300min

FD36R 1、Sterilizing mode PrPress"FUNC"button to switch between solid mode,

FD50R 1) Solid mode solid&drying mode and liquid mode
FD65R 2) Solid&drying mode
FD80R 3) Liquid mode
FD100R
2、Main Parameter PrPreees sterilizing temperature up or down button to set
1) Sterilizing temperature: 105-135°C PrPress Sterilizing time up or down button to set
2) Sterilizing time： 1-300min Press drying time up or down button to set
3) Drying time:1-300min

★Note:
〇 For sterilization of liquids, set a sterilization time longer than desired, taking a delaytime
into account:For example, if the volume of water in the flask is 3L , when the internal
temperature of the sterilizer chamber reaches the set value, another 33 minutes shall be
required for the water in the flask to reach this temperature, therefore, the sterilizing time
must be set to 53 minutes.
 Actual required sterilizing time (53min)=Delay time(33min) + Normal sterilizing time(20min)

FD50A Sterilizing Delay Time Reference Value (Every Flask)

Liquid Volume Delay Time

3L 30min

2L 25min

1L 20min
500cc 15min

〇 Never press the "STOP"button casually to stop the running program during sterilizing of
liquids to avoid the liquid overflowing into the sterilizer chamber and even blocking the
valve and pipe lines.

7. Starting sterilization
After setting the sterilization parameter, press "START" button to start work, "STER"
indicator will start to blink, when reaching the setting sterilization time, the sterilizing time
on the screen start to count down.

★Note:
〇 In order to prevent misuse, "START" and "STOP" button have a delayed response
function. Keep the button for 2 seconds to start work.

8. Opening the cover & Program finished

1) When the set sterilizing time is up, the system will send out a sound alarm, and the
steam will be exhausted to release automatically "EXHT" indicator starts to blink.
2) Under solid mode with drying, when the temperature is lower than the boiling point, the
system will send out a sound alarm, and the screen will show "OPEN" to indicate the
opening of the cover. After opening the cover, system will start drying function, "DRY"
indicator starts to blink, drying time on the screen starts to count down.
3) When program finished and the temperature is below 97 C (Solid mode or solid+drying mode) or below 80°C (liquid mode),
the "COMP" indicator will blink, which means the sterilization is finished.

9.Taking the sterilized articles out

1)Always wear the heat insulation gloves when taking articles after sterilizing out of the sterilizer chamber, and wait until the
steam disperses before reaching into the sterilizer chamber.
2)When sterilizing the liquids, verify the temperature is low enough before taking it out to avoid scald due to low cooling
speed of liquid.

10.Turning off the power

1)Power must be switched off after the completion of daily operations or the instrument will not be used for a long period of
time.
2)When sterilization is completed of a day, it is recommended to drain out all water in sterilization chamber.

Chapter 5 Troubleshooting
1.The automatic control system of the sterilizer monitors the real time operation of the instrument. Whenever any failure
occurs, the system may send out alarm and display the error code, then, please press the STOP button to return to
standby status, and turn off the power, check the error code and handle on time.
2.To insure the safety, the chamber cover can be open under the circumstance that no pressure in the chamber and the
temperature is below 80°C at the same time
3.Under liquid mode，do not press STOP button before the temperature is lower than the boiling point,so as to avoid the
liquid loads overflowing.

Error Code Possible Causes

E01 The cover of sterilizer chamber is not
secured

E02 Heater is burnt

E03 No sufficient water inside chamber
makes heater dry scorch.
The elevation above 300m isn’t set
correctly on user administration menu
E04 Abnormal fluctuation of power results in
abnormal change of temp
E05 Solenoid valve jammed by
contaminants leads to abnormal work of
exhaust valve
E06 Temperature sensor comes off the
circuit board
Temperature sensor is not functional

E07 Plug or joint of temperature sensor is

short-circuited
E08 Temperature in the chamber when start
working is higher than 100°C

E10 Power failure in the course of

sterilization
E13 Failure of drying temp controller
E14 Failure of heating system or
temperature control system
E18 Over high pressure in sterilization
chamber
E20 Safety valve test circuit failed