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ML-130 III / ML-130DR Installation Manual
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minimize the risk of fire or explosion and
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to prevent property damage, personal
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injury or death.
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Retain This Manual in a Safe Place for Future Reference This product embodies advanced concepts in engineering, design, and safety. If this product is properly maintained, it will provide many years of safe, efficient, and trouble free operation. Only qualified technicians should service this equipment. OBSERVE ALL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS displayed on the equipment or specified in the installation manual included with the dryer. The following “FOR YOUR SAFETY” caution must be posted near the dryer i
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Table of Contents ________ ! WARNING Proposition 65 Safety Precautions ..............................................4 Use of this product could expose you to substances ML-130 Specifications ........................................6 from fuel combustion that contain chemicals ML-130DR Specifications .................................... 8 known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects and other reproductive harm. Installation Procedures ..................................... 10
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Safety Precautions ___________________ ! WARNING ! WARNING Do not use heat for drying articles that contain plastic, foam, sponge rubber, or similarly textured rubber materials. Drying in a heated tumbler may For your safety, the information in this manual damage plastics or rubber and may be a fire must be followed to minimize the risk of fire or hazard. explosion or to prevent property damage, personal injury, or loss of life. The dryer must never be operated with any of the A program sho
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! WARNING Notes ______________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ Articles left in the dryer after the drying and ____________________________________________________________ cooling cycles have been completed can create a fire hazard. ____________________________________________________________ Do not operate steam dryers with more than 125 psi (8.61 _______________
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ML-130 Specifications _____________________________________________________________ MAXIMUM CAPACITY (DRY WEIGHT) 120 lb 54.43 kg TUMBLER DIAMETER 44.63” 113.35 cm TUMBLER DEPTH 42-1/8” 107 cm TUMBLER VOLUME 38.10 cu ft 1078.872 L 0.56 kW TUMBLER/DRIVE MOTOR 3/4 hp 2.24 kW BLOWER/FAN MOTOR 3 hp 79.69 cm DOOR OPENING (DIAMETER) 31-3/8” 65.72 cm DOOR SILL HEIGHT 25-7/8” WATER CONNECTION 3/4”-11.5 NH DRYERS PER 20’/40’ CONTAINER 3 / 7 DRYERS PER 48’/53’ TRUCK 9 / 10 VOLTAGE AVAILABLE 208-575v 3ø
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ML-130 Specifications _____________________________________________________________ 113335-12 www.amdry.com 7
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ML-130DR Specifications __________________________________________________________ 54.43 kg MAXIMUM CAPACITY (DRY WEIGHT) 120 lb 113.03 cm TUMBLER DIAMETER 44-1/2” 107.95 cm TUMBLER DEPTH 42-1/2” TUMBLER VOLUME 38.20 cu ft 1081.704 L TUMBLER/DRIVE MOTOR 3/4 hp 0.56 kW BLOWER/FAN MOTOR 3 hp 2.24 kW DOOR OPENING (DIAMETER) 31-3/8” 79.71 cm DOOR SILL HEIGHT 25-7/8” 65.72 cm WATER CONNECTION 3/4”-11.5 NH DRYERS PER 20’/40’ CONTAINER 3 / 7 DRYERS PER 48’/53’ TRUCK 9 / 10 VOLTAGE AVAILABLE 208-575v
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ML-130DR Specifications __________________________________________________________ 113335-12 www.amdry.com 9
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Installation Procedures ______________ Unpacking/Setting Up ________________ Installation should be performed by competent technicians Remove protective shipping material (i.e., plastic wrap, and/ in accordance with local and state codes. In the absence of or optional shipping box) from dryer. these codes, the installation must conform to applicable American National Standards: ANSI Z223.1-LATEST IMPORTANT: Dryer must be transported and handled in an EDITION (National Fuel Gas Code) or ANSI/NFP
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To Remove Top Console (Module) Dryer Enclosure Requirements _______ Disconnect the ground wire (A) at the rear upper left hand Bulkheads and partitions should be made of noncombustible corner of dryer. material. Remove the 8 sets of nuts and washers (B) holding the NOTE: Allowances must be made for opening the control console (module) to base. door. Open the control door/control panel and disconnect the white 15-pin plug connector (C) (illustration below) located in the base of the control box.
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NOTE: Component failure due to dry cleaning solvent fumes will void the warranty. Exhaust Requirements _______________ General Exhaust Ductwork Information Exhaust ductwork should be designed and installed by a qualified professional. Improperly sized ductwork will create excessive back pressure, which results in slow drying, increased use of energy, overheating of the dryer, and shutdown of the burner by the airflow (sail) switch, burner hi- limit, or tumbler hi-heat thermostat. The dryer mus
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NOTE: When the exhaust ductwork passes through a wall, When venting vertically, the ductwork from each dryer must ceiling, or roof made of combustible materials, the opening be a minimum of 16-inches (40.64 cm) and not exceed 20 must be 2-inches (5.08 cm) larger than the duct (all the feet (6.1 meters) with no more than 3 elbows (including dryer way around). The duct must be centered within this connections and outside exhaust outlets). If the ductwork opening. exceeds 20 feet (6.1 meters) or
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IMPORTANT: Minimum duct size for a dryer is 12-inches NOTE: Component failure due to improper installation will (30.48 cm) for a round duct and 10-3/4” x 10-3/4” (27.31 void the warranty. cm x 27.31 cm) for a square duct. The duct size must not be reduced anywhere down stream of the dryer. Each dryer should be connected to an independently protected branch circuit. The dryer must be connected with Exhaust back pressure measured by a manometer at each copper wire only. Do not use aluminum wire
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ELECTRIC ELECTRICAL SERVICE SPECIFICATIONS (PER DRYER) IMPORTANT: 208 VAC AND 230/240 VAC ARE NOT THE SAME. When ordering, specify exact voltage. NOTES: A. When fuses are used they must be dual element, time delay, current limiting, class RK1 or RK5 ONLY. Calculate/determine correct fuse value, by applying either local and/or National Electrical Codes to listed appliance amp draw data. B. Circuit breakers are thermal-magnetic (industrial) type ONLY. For others, calculate/verify correct brea
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Grounding ! WARNING A ground (earth) connection must be provided and installed in accordance with state and local codes. In the absence of these codes, grounding must conform to applicable requirements of the National Electrical Code ANSI/NFPA NO. 70-LATEST EDITION, or in Canada, the installation must conform to applicable Canada Standards: Canadian Electrical Codes Parts 1 & 2 CSA C22.1-1990 or LATEST EDITION. The ground connection may be to a proven earth ground at Fire or explosion could r
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Technical Gas Data Piping/Connections All components/materials must conform to National Fuel Gas Gas Specifications Code Specifications ANSI Z223.1-LATEST EDITION, or in Canada, CAN/CGA-B149.1-M91 (Natural Gas) or CAN/CGA- Manifold Pressure* In-Line Pressure Type of Gas B149.2-M91 (L.P. Gas) or LATEST EDITION (for General 6.0 - 12.0 in wc 3.5 in wc Installation and Gas Plumbing), as well as local codes and Natural ordinances and must be done by a qualified professional. It 8.7 mb 14.92 - 29.9 m
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NOTE: The dryer must be isolated from the gas supply Operating Steam Pressure piping system by closing its individual manual shutoff valve during any pressure testing of the gas supply piping Maximum 125 psig* 862.84 kPa system at test pressures equal to or less than 1/2 psig (3.5 kPa). Heat Input (Normal Load) 13 Bhp Consumption (Approximate) 450 lb/hr 202.2 kg/hr Shaded areas are stated in metric equivalents * The minimum operating pressure for optimum results is 100 psig (689.47 kPa). Ins
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Steam Damper Air System Connections Steam Damper System Operation The steam dryer is manufactured with a pneumatic (piston) The steam damper, as shown in the illustration below, allows damper system, which requires an external supply of the coil to stay constantly charged eliminating repeated compressed air 0.75 cfh (0.02 cmh). The air connection is expansion and contraction. When the damper is opened, made to the steam damper solenoid valve, which is located the air immediately passes through
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Steam Damper Air Piston (Flow Control) Preoperational Test __________________ Operation Adjustment System All dryers are thoroughly tested and inspected before leaving Although the damper operation was tested and adjusted prior the factory. However, a preoperational test should be to shipping at 80 psi (5.51 bar), steam damper operation must performed before the dryer is publicly used. It is possible be checked before the dryer is put into operation. Refer to that adjustments have changed in
