Black Diamond Avalung II Instrucciones De Uso página 7

3. It is important that you firmly seal your lips around the mouthpiece.
You must exhale and inhale completely into the AvaLung II, otherwise,
you may compromise the AvaLung II's performance.
4. Over time, you may settle into the snow and form an air cavity above
you. If this occurs you should attempt to press either the AvaLung II
intake area or the exhalation tube into the snow. This may help you to
continue to maintain separation of carbon dioxide from your inhaled
breath.
cLeAnIng
cleaning the AvaLung II:
Clean the AvaLung II after every three days of use and whenever it will be
stored for more than three days after being used. High level disinfection
is required if an AvaLung is to be shared by different users.
Remove the AvaLung II from the harness.
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for generAL cLeAnIng And reMovAL of MoLd And odor:
Soak your AvaLung II for two minutes in a hypochlorite solution (50
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ppm chlorine) made by adding approximately one milliliter of laundry
bleach to one liter of water (1/4 tsp bleach to 1 qt H2O) at 43° C (110° F).
Alternately, soak your AvaLung II for two minutes in an aqueous
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solution of iodine (50 ppm iodine) made by adding approximately
0.8 milliliters of tincture of iodine (6-8 grams ammonium and/or
potassium iodide/100 cc of 45% alcohol) to one liter of water at 43°
C (110° F).
Shake vigorously and drain solution.
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Rinse multiple times with clean, warm water.
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Drain, shake out any remaining water and dry the AvaLung II.
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do not machine wash your AvaLung II.
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do not open the mesh filtration bag. Doing so damages the unit
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and voids the warranty.
for HIgH LeveL dIsInfectIon:
Sharing an AvaLung requires that it be thoroughly disinfected between
users. Effective high level disinfection entails proper pre-cleaning, use
of an appropriate disinfectant, use of test strips, multiple fresh water
rinses, proper training, proper handling of the agents, proper ventilation,