Flowtron Outdoor Products MT-200 Series, MT-300 Series manual Octenol Cartridge, Maintenance

Octenol Cartridge

U.S. Government and university researchers have demonstrated thatoctenol combined withcarbon

d i ox i d e (both components of respiration) are irresistible attractants to mosquitoes.

The Flowtron Mosquito PowerTrap uses a specially designed time release cartridge containing o c t e n o l (1 - OCTEN - 3 - OL) .

To Install the Octenol Cartridge:

3 . Empty the catch tray periodically to ensure proper air flow through the trap. To remove the catch tray push in on the latch at the front of the catch tray and pull tray down.

4 . Remove and clean the screen-lined funnel each time the propane tank is refilled or more often dur- ing periods of heavy infestation. To remove funnel, proceed as follows:

Switch unit off and allow it to cool. Remove catch tray.

1.Remove the octenol cartridge from the sealed pouch and peel the protective cover from the face of the cartridge. Avoid touching the openings in the cartridge and always wash hands thoroughly after contact .

2 . Place the cartridge in the rectangle slot located at the bottom of the plenum. Insert the cartridge with the openings facing inward. See Illustration 5.

Plenum
	Cartridge
Slot	Shown in
	Place

Octenol	Insert
	Cartridge
Cartridge
	Illustration 5

Push rear of bottom funnel ring up into the unit’s hous- ing until front tabs become disengaged from housing. See figure A .

Pull funnel down and for- ward releasing rear sec- tion of upper funnel ring and remove funnel from unit. See figureB .

Remove insect debris from screen surrounding funnel. Wash screen with water and shake off excess water before re- installing .

Re-install funnel by hold- ing funnel at a slight angle and insert the front edge of the upper funnel ring inside of unit’s hous- ing. See figure C.

Figure A

	Housing
	Up
Bottom	Front
	Tab
Funnel
Ring	Push Up Here

Figure B

Down

Forward

Upper

FunnelTabs

Ring

Figure C

Maintenance

1 . Refill your propane tank as required. The green timed mode lights on the control panel will flash when a new supply of propane is needed.

2 . Replace the octenol cartridge after 450 hours of operation .

N OT E : The following table may be used as a general guide to determine approximate pro p a n e r e fill times.

Operating Mode		Refill Times
Hours per Day		(20 lb propane tank)
3	. . . hours	6	– 7 months
3 + 2	. . . hours	3	– 4 months
4 + 3	. . . hours	2	– 3 months
24	. . . . hours	3	– 4 weeks

	Front	Up
Push funnel upwards and	Edge
	of Upper
with the rear section of	Funnel Ring
the bottom funnel ring at
a slight angle compress
	Figure D
funnel until front tabs of
bottom funnel ring are up
inside of the housing. See
figure D.		Up
Release funnel and it will
spring into place.

Replace catch tray and re-start unit.

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