Flowtron Outdoor Products MT-350 Octenol Cartridge, Unpacking Instructions, Maintenance

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Carton Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Your Enemy – the Mosquito. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 How Your Mosquito PowerTrap Works . . . . . . 3 Rules for Safe Use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Mosquito PowerTrap

Octenol Cartridge

U.S. Government and university researchers have demonstrated that octenol combined withcarbon dioxide (both components of respiration) are the most irresistible attractants to mosquitoes.

The Flowtron Mosquito PowerTrap uses a specially de- signed time release cartridge containing octenol (1- OCTEN-3-OL).

To Install the Octenol Cartridge:

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.

Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Troubleshooting Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Carton Contents

Qty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Description

1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mosquito PowerTrap

1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power Pack and Wire

1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Catch Tray

1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Octenol Cartridge 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Post

1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tank Support Strap *

1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tank Stand Assembly

1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tank Wrap

Catch

Tray

Power Pack

and Low

Voltage Wire

Post

Tank Stand

Assembly

Wheels (MT-300 series only)

Tank Cap, Tank Wrap, Tank Strap, Octenol Cartridge and Owner’s Manual are not shown

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
		Insert
Octenol
		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 ex- cess water before re-in- stalling.

Re-install funnel by hold- ing funnel at a slight an- gle 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

1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tank Cap

1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tank Strap **

1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Owners Manual

*MT-200 series only

** MT-300 series only

Unpacking Instructions

Your Mosquito PowerTrap has been carefully packed at the factory to prevent damage during shipment. Carefully open the carton and:

1. Remove contents from carton.

2. Check parts against carton content list.

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.

NOTE: The following table may be used as a general guide to determine approximate propane refill 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

3.

	Front
Push funnel upwards and	Edge	Up
	of Upper
with the rear section of	Funnel Ring
the bottom funnel ring at a
slight angle compress fun-
	Figure D
nel until front tabs of bot-
tom funnel ring are up in-
side 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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