Flowtron Outdoor Products MT-300 Series, MT-200 Series manual Operation, R e e n

Operation

Your Mosquito PowerTrap is fully automatic. It is equipped with a photocell, temperature sensors and a computer microprocessor.

The control panel is located on the top of the unit and has the following operating modes:

•24/7 (on 24 hours, 7 days/week)

•3 Hours (on at dusk, off 3 hours later)

•3 + 2 Hours (on at dusk,

off 3 hours later; on again at dawn, off 2 hours later).

•4 + 3 Hours (on at dusk, off 4 hours later; on again at dawn, off 3 hours later)

•Off/Reset (manual off)

To select the desired mode, first push the button labeled “Off/Reset” to clear the computer memory. Then push the button labeled “Mode”.

For continuous operation press the “Mode” button once. The green light labeled “24/7” will light and the unit will operate continuously 24 hours per day until the “Off/Reset” button is pressed.

For timed operation, press and hold the “Mode” but- ton. When the desired mode is selected as indicated by its green light, release the button. No further con- trol is necessary and your unit will function in the mode selected every day until the “Off/Reset” button is depressed or an interruption occurs in the electrical power source.

Note:

To resume operation following an electri- cal disturbance or a loss of electrical power, press the “Off/Reset” button to clear the computer memory then reset the unit to the desired operating mode.

In the event the Flowtron PowerTrap fails to respond to its controls (mode selection) unplug the unit for a few seconds, reattach plug and then reset to the desired mode.

When the 24/7 mode is selected, the unit will begin its start cycle and approximately three minutes later, the fan and LED lights located in the entrance to the trap will come on intermittently. Once the catalyst

has reached operating temperature, which will take five to ten minutes, the fan and LED lights will remain on and the start cycle will be complete.

When a timed mode is selected, the fan and LED lights will come on immediately and remain on. The unit, however, waits for dusk and then checks the out- side air temperature to determine if it is sufficiently warm for insect activity i.e. above 55º – 60ºF

(13º - 15ºC). This is an important feature to conserve propane fuel. The unit will automatically begin its start cycle when the light level reaches dusk and remains at the level of dusk for ten minutes (thus avoiding the effects of transient light sources) and if the outside air temperature is above the 55º – 60ºF (13º - 15ºC) range.

The start cycle is also repeated at dawn when the 3 + 2 hr or the 4 + 3 hr mode is selected.

During start cycles, which are from five to ten minutes in duration, the fan and LED lights operate intermittently.

Ten to fifteen minutes after the unit detects a lack of propane fuel (either due to an empty tank or due to improper installation of the propane regulator to the tank valve) the three green timed mode lights on the control panel will flash. Simply switch the PowerTrap off and refuel. If the unit is not out of propane and the lights are flashing check that the tank valve is fully open and that the regulator is properly attached to the tank valve.

Mosquitoes are generally most active shortly after dusk and again at dawn. Therefore, the 3 + 2, or

4 + 3 timed modes are usually the most economical settings.

The 24/7 mode is desirable if day flying mosquitoes are present or to operate at temperatures below 55º F (13ºC).

N o t e :

As mosquitoes pass through the fan, m o s t are killed and thrown against the side of the internal screen-lined funnel. Those that escape the fan’s killing action end up in the c a t ch tray where they quick ly dehydrate and die. See page 7 for instructions for remov i n g the screen-lined funnel and cleaning the

s c r e e n .

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