CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on your purchase of a Labconco XPert™ Filtered Balance System or XPert™ Filtered Balance Station. Your enclosure provides personnel protection through superior containment while conserving energy at OSHA approved velocities as low as 60 feet per minute. It is the result of Labconco’s more than 50 years experience in manufacturing fume hoods and more than 30 years experience in manufacturing filtered enclosures.
These enclosures will effectively contain toxic or noxious particulates when properly installed and operated. Each enclosure uses a single HEPA filter, which is rated at least 99.99% efficient for 0.3-micron particles. Additionally, an accessory Odor Control carbon filter may be added to adsorb nuisance odors from organic vapors, formaldehyde or ammonia and amines. The XPert filtered enclosures offer many unique features to enhance safety, performance, and energy savings. To take full advantage of them, please acquaint yourself with this manual and keep it handy for future reference. If you are unfamiliar with how high performance HEPA filtered enclosures operate, please review Chapter 4: High Performance Features and Safety Precautions before you begin working in the enclosure. Even if you are an experienced user, please review Chapter 5: Using Your HEPA Filtered Enclosure, which describes the XPert features so that you can use the filtered enclosure efficiently. For weighing hazardous and nuisance powders, Labconco recommends the purchase of the XPert Filtered Balance System or XPert Filtered Balance Station. Both XPert
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