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Periodic preventive maintenance according to the “Operating and Maintenance” is required.

Especially the carbon and caterpillar, drum and belt filter cloth require frequent checking and maintenance.

Besides the periodic maintenance, keeping the ELODE clean is recommended.

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The main consumable parts are as follows:

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General industrial water is recommended for use as the washing water. Refer to the following table for the estimated amount of washing water required for each model.

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In the event of machine breakdown, refer to the trouble-shooting table of the ELODE “operating and Instruction” manual.

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The periodic checklist of ELODE as follow,

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The machine start-up operating procedure as follow,

1) Warming-Up

a.	Turn on the main air valve.
b.	Check the pressure of the incoming air supply and cleaning nozzle, ~5 bar and 2 bar respectively.
c.	Turn on the main incoming water valve, washing filter-cloth valve, drum-cooling valve, chain washing valve and CRS valve.
d.	Turn on main switch at the control panel.
e.	Turn on the “Power” switch at the control panel.
f.	Turn on the cam motor and the washing nozzle of filter-cloth will reciprocate from left to right.
g.	Turn on the high pressure-washing pump, water will supply to the Filter-cloth washing nozzle.
h.	Turn on the drive unit “SW” to start the caterpillar, drum and filter-cloth conveyor.
i.	Let the machine to warm-up for 5 minute. Carry out the daily check and wash the filter-cloth at the same time

2) Drive

a.	Check and ensure that the conveying belt is running within the “normal” position. In case of Single ELODE (SELO), ensure that the dehydrated cake from the existing mechanical dehydrators is ready.
b.	Turn on the DC power and begin to load the sludge cake. The DC power supply will increase gradually and it takes several seconds to reach its full power.
c.	In case of optional Crusher-motor is installed, turn it on. Check and ensure that the treated sludge cake is within the acceptable result.
d.	In case of optional odor hood is installed, turn on the blower of the odor hood to remove the steam and smell generated during the dehydration. The blower is normally installed at the outdoor. Open the damper slowly to prevent overheating and damaging of blower-motor.

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Drum (Anode) is a consumable part and it should be replaced periodically in order to maintain the high efficient dehydration.

No periodically change of caterpillar (Cathode) is required, however keeping it clean is important, so that the electricity can be easily transmitted.

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The delivery time of drum is within 10 days from receipt of official purchase order.

We recommended user to keep at least 1 set of drum and 1 set of filter-cloth.

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No special tools required.

The following general tools are required for repair work:
• 1 set of “metric” hex wrenches.
• 1 pc of monkey / adjustable spanner.
• 1 set of straight (-) head and 1 set of phillip (+) head screwdriver.
• 1 set of “metric” combination wrench.
• 1 pc of tool box.
• 1 pc of 6” nipper.