Materials

1. Source of CO2 gas, either from cylinder or other supply

2. CO2 regulator

3. One counter-pressure hose or CO2 hose

4. One bottlers volume chart or calculator

5. Container of product

Procedure

1. Attach the regulator to CO2 supply.

2. Attach the CO2 hose to the regulator.

3. Establish a regulator pressure equal to that maintained on the product tanks in use, or in the case of freshly filled tanks, equal to the filling pressure of the carbonating equipment.

4. Attach the CO2 hose to the fitting on the tester.

5. Hold the tester in a downward position with gauge pointing to floor.

6. Open snift valve on tester and bleed off any liquid that may be in the tester body. When only CO2 is apparent, close the snift valve. Pressure is now established in the tester and on the gauge. (This is called counter pressuring of the tester).

7. Bring the product tank close to CO2 supply and establish CO2 pressure on the tank. This should be the same pressure as is established on the tester. (This maintains the proper pressure in the product tank.)

8. Connect the tester to the dip tube fitting on the product tank.

9. Open the snift valve slowly (to prevent foaming) allowing counter-pressure to escape until beverage bleeds from snift valve.

10. Remove the tester from the product tank.

11. Open the snift valve to reduce the gauge pressure to 0 psi.

12. Shake the tester until the gauge needle stops climbing and read the pressure and temperature.

13. Determine the carbonation from a bottlers’ volume chart or calculator.

1. Slide the piercing head assembly up or down the support rod and position the needle andsealing rubber an inch or so below the top of the container.

2. Position the thermometer (bi-metallic or electronic) so that it is within the piercing needle.

3. Tighten the thermometer swage lock so that the unit will not leak when the container is pierced.

4. Close the relief valve.

5. Lift the piercing head assembly with the lever arm and position the bottle directly below the piercing needle and sealing rubber.

6. Using the lever arm, pierce the container immediately. (The spring pressure in the unit is strong enough to pierce many beverage containers without additional force if left sitting against the top.)

7. When hand shaking, slide the lock into position and tighten thumb screw. This will give additional assurance that the bottle will not slip in shaking.

8. Push the thermometer all the way down into the container.

9. Take readings and calculate results.

10. Open the valve to release pressure.

11. Pull thermometer out of container so that it is in the needle.

12. Lift the piercing head assembly off container and remove.

13. Periodic flushing with carbonated water will help prolong the life of the unit.

Your calculator only includes those programs requested by you. These are the standard abbreviations used for menu labels in all the calculators.

Regardless of whether you turn the HP48G off by yourself or whether it turns itself off, when you turn it back on again it will return to the same exact state that existed when it was turned off, even if you were in the middle of entering a number in a program.

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The control drink flask was designed to equate an empty, dry bottle in terms of capacity. The control drink flask, when properly filled, will hold the exact same content as a bottle and can be used to check proportioning accuracy. At the time of production, the precise brix value of the control drink is compared to the brix of finished product. The drink can also be utilized in other comparative tests, such as color and acid titration.

As the control drink flask was designed to match a dry empty bottle, care must be exercised when checking other glass containers. It is important to note that when pouring an exact quantity from one dry flask to another, there will be liquid clinging to the vessel and highly accurate measurement will not result.

In work where measurements are approximate, no special precaution in filling and emptying flasks are necessary.

A mechanical gauge, using a bourbon tube, is most accurate in its mid-range scale. The user should choose a gauge that will cover the test requirements in this range.

We suggest rinsing of the bourdon tube be performed on a regular basis with warm water through the bottom, male port.

Pressure gauges should be checked and/or recalibrated on a regular basis. All of our gauges are factory tested, however, rough handling in shipment can cause gauges to go out of calibration. Recalibration is accomplished easily by removing the face cover and, with the use of a dead weight gauge tester, a mercury column gauge tester or any other known pressure supply, simply adjust the recalibration screw with a screwdriver to match the pressure shown on the gauge tester.

1. Be sure the hydrometer is clean and dry.

2. Use a clear glass or plastic cylinder for the sample that is dry or well rinsed with a portion of sample.

3. The sample must be thoroughly mixed before testing, preferably by a stirrer that reaches the bottom of the sample container.

4. Immerse the hydrometer slowly in the liquid to a point below which it naturally sinks (not over 1/8").

5. Do not take a reading until the hydrometer and liquid are at rest, free from air bubbles.

6. The temperature of the hydrometer and liquid tested should be the same.

7. More accurate readings will result when the temperature of the liquid approaches that of the surrounding atmosphere.

8. Hydrometers of equivalent dimensions may be compared with each other even if the liquid used differs in surface tension from the specified liquid, but comparisons of dissimilar instruments, in such liquid, must be corrected for the effect of surface tension.

9. To avoid errors due to (l) spontaneous changes in surface tension, (2) skimming, and (3) formation of surface films of impurities from apparatus, liquid or air, overflow the cylinder immediately before taking the reading.

10. To read the hydrometer, bring the eye, preferably from below, to the level of the plane surface of the liquid. Read the point where the scale is cut by the surface line.

1. The unit is shipped completely assembled. Remove from the carton and place on a table.

2. Before plugging in the unit:

• Set the rocker switch which is located on the top of the speed control to OFF

• Set the red dot, on the round dial, between low and medium

• Then set the timer knob to the number of minutes desired. Be sure to always turn past 10 seconds for accurate time

• Plug the unit into 120 VAC

3. Press the rocker switch on the top of the speed control box to VAR (variable speed).

4. Adjust the speed to LOW, MEDIUM or HIGH, as desired.

5. With the rocker switch set at FULL, the unit will run at high speed and will not provide any variable speeds.

6. To turn the unit off before the set time has elapsed, move the timer knob to zero.

7. Warranty: This product is warranted by Terriss Consolidated Industries, Inc to be free from defects in materials and workmanship and to conform to applicable specifications. It includes a LIFETIME GUARANTEE, (but not freight) for free repair or replacement at the Seller's option. This warranty does not extend to any product which has been subject to misuse, neglect or accident, and does not extend to any unit which has been repaired or altered outside of the Seller's factory by persons not expressly approved by the Seller.

1 pt - Methyl Purple Indicator (M Indicator)

1 pt - Phenolphthalein Indicator (P Indicator)

3. Add two drops of T Solution (Sodium Thiosulfate).

4. Add two to four drops of the P indicator (Phenolphthalein). This should impart a pink color to the water. (If a pink color is not produced, record the P as zero).

9. To the same water sample used in making the P test above, add two to four drops of M indicator (Methyl Purple), which will turn the sample a green color.

12. The 2-P-M reading (sometimes called the A reading), is calculated by doubling the P reading and subtracting the M reading from it.

NOTE: Two drops of T solution (Sodium Thiosulfate) is sufficient when the water sample contains 8 - 12 ppm chlorine. Should the chlorine content of the water be greater than 8 - 12 ppm, contact your Technical Services Department for the proper amount of the T solution to be used.

Rough handling in shipping sometimes causes the mercury column to separate. This does not harm the mercury column or affect the instrument reading if the mercury column is joined together again. In most instances, such separation can be corrected by resorting to one of the following methods.

1. The mercury column can be retracted into the bulb by cooling the bulb in a suitable freezing mixture of ice, water and salt, or a dry-ice and acetone bath. Once the mercury has been drawn into the bulb, the separated portions usually can be united by light vertical tapping of the bulb on a paper pad, or by swinging the thermometer in an arc with the bulb outward. In making use of o dry ice, two precautions should be observed. Mercury freezes at approximately -40 C, but will not cause breakage of the bulb since mercury does not expand on freezing. However, subsequent melting of the mercury should be proceed slowly from the top of the bulb down to prevent excessive pressure on the bottom due to expanding mercury, which may shatter the bulb. This safe method should be tried several times before any other.