standard operating procedure college station fire department
standard operating procedure college station fire department
standard operating procedure college station fire department
You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE<br />
COLLEGE STATION FIRE DEPARTMENT<br />
SUBJECT: MAKO COMPRESSOR BAC-O6 SOP:<br />
300.3.40<br />
CATEGORY: Equipment Operations PAGE: 1 of 2<br />
APPROVED BY:<br />
Chief, Fire Department DATE: 11/02<br />
CYLINDER FILLING PRE-START CHECKLIST<br />
1. Open side panel and check sight glass and make sure that oil level is within running limits.<br />
2. Close all valves.<br />
3. Switch on power and watch that oil pressure reaches 1000 psi and is maintained.<br />
4. There are valves labeled on the control panel for the stoarge banks, indicating "TO BANK" and<br />
"FROM BANK". Open the valves labeled "TO BANK" when running the compressor and refilling the<br />
cascade system. Open the valves labeled "FROM BANK" when filling cylinders.<br />
TO FILL FROM CASCADE SYSTEM<br />
1. Open, only one cylinder labeled "FROM BANK".<br />
2. Dial up pressure on regulator to 2200 for low pressure cylinders or 4500 for high pressure cylinders.<br />
3. Insert cylinder to be filled into fill <strong>station</strong>.<br />
4. Connect fill whip to cylinder fitting, open cylinder valve and valve on fill whip.<br />
5. Close containment door.<br />
6. Open fill valve on control panel, monitor outlet pressure and confirm that the cylinder is full at gauge<br />
panel.<br />
7. Close fill valve when cylinder is full. Open containment door and close valve on fill whip and cylinder.<br />
Open bleeder valve and release any pressure left in the line.<br />
8. When "bank one" has been exhausted and can no longer fill anymore bottles then close "bank one"<br />
and open "bank two".<br />
9. Continue this process in cascade sequence.<br />
rev:4/94;3/99
Change language