Get Amalgam Hog User Manual - Dentalez

0:00 1:17 You want to secure the collection canister. By replacing the retention. Pins. Remember those redMoreYou want to secure the collection canister. By replacing the retention. Pins. Remember those red caps you saved. Well you're gonna use them to plug the portholes on the collection canister.

Inspect at least once per month to ensure proper operation and maintenance of the separator, including confirmation that amalgam process wastewater is flowing through the retaining cartridge, separator canister, or amalgam separating portion of the amalgam separator (preventing bypass).

0:12 0:54 So when you're in your utility. Room. And you're looking at your amalgam separator you want to turnMoreSo when you're in your utility. Room. And you're looking at your amalgam separator you want to turn the flashlight on your phone. And put the flashlight. Behind the amalgam separator.

The EPA recommends that an amalgam separator should be monitored monthly to ensure the canister is replaced per the manufacturer's instructions for use, and that a backup canister is kept on-site to ensure a proper replacement is conducted at the appropriate time.

Ideally, filter-based amalgam separators require filters to be changed once a year or when it is full, whichever comes first. It is not one or the other. If you have a half-filled filter after 12 months, the system needs to be changed to become compliant.

The EPA rule requires that all amalgam separators being installed today must achieve at least a 95% removal efficiency. The EPA also recognizes that offices may currently have amalgam separators in place that do not meet the new requirements.