KEMPPI PFU 210e Filters Lightweight Welding Respirator User Manual
- June 5, 2024
- KEMPPI
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KEMPPI PFU 210e Filters Lightweight Welding Respirator
Read carefully these instructions and the instructions supplied with the powered filter unit PFU 210e. Save the manual for future reference.
Product Overview
Safety instructions
The particle filter provides protection against non-toxic hazardous particles. The gas filter provides protection against certain gases and vapours in breathing air in welding and similar processes – See filter selection table below.
Warning:
It is strictly forbidden to use any other than Kemppi branded filters or other
parts or accessories with Kemppi’s personal protection equipment. If you do
not respect this safety regulation, serious damage for your health may occur.
Warning:
- Do not use this product against toxic gases and vapours.
- For protection against gases, always use a gas filter combined with a particle filter and a prefilter.
- For protection against particles, always use a particle filter combined with a prefilter and optionally an odor filter.
- The filter service life depends on the working environment. If the environment is very dirty, Kemppi recommends changing the filter after every work shift. From the hygienic point of view, the maximum working time of a filter is 180 hours.
- Immediately replace the filter(s) as soon as you can smell the contaminant.
- When using a gas filter to protect you against gases that are difficult to identify by smell or other senses, follow all special rules for the current conditions.
- Always replace a clogged filter. Never attempt to clean the filter, for example, with pressurized air.
- Do not use expired filters. The expiry date is marked on each filter.
- Only use certified and original filters in PFU 210e Powered Filter Unit. Also, ensure that the filters comply with standard EN12941.
- Oxygen concentration in the ambient air in the premises where the filtering unit is used must not be <17%.
- Note that the gas filters in classes A1, B1 and E1 have been tested for 500 ppm (EN 12941) and for 1000 ppm (AS/NZS 1716: 2012 ) concentrations.
Storage
Storage temperature: -20…+50 °C.
Air humidity: <80 % Rh. Store the filters in the manufacturer-sealed packages.
See the expiry date on the package.
Manufacturer: Kemppi Oy, PL 13, 15801 Lahti, Finland
Compliance
Regulation (EU) 2016/425
Regulation 2016/425 on personal protective equipment as brought into UK law
and amended
Compliance with standards:
PFU 210e: EN12941:1998+A1:2004+A2:2008
• With Gamma GTH3: TH3 class
• With Beta FA: TH2 class
PFU 210e: AS/NZS 1716: 2012
• With Gamma GTH3: P2 class
• With Beta FA: P1 class
Particle filters: P R SL
Gas filters: A1B1E1
(Max. inward leakage: TH3 = 0.2 %, TH2 = 2%)
Type inspected by:
FORCE Certification A/S, Notified body No. 0200, Park Alle 345, DK-2605
Brøndby (Module B & D).
AS/NZS: SAI Global Certification Services Pty Limited 680 George Street,
Sydney NSW 2000, GPO Box 5420 Sydney NSW 2001.
UKCA: CCQS UK Ltd., Approved body No. 1105 5 Harbour Exchange Square, London,
E14 9GE, UK (Module B & D).
| SP012095 | Filter cover |
|---|---|
| SP9320003 | Spark arrester |
| SP9320002 (MP) | Prefilter (x100) |
| SP010415 (MP) | Particle filter (x20) |
| SP009934 | Gas filter |
| SP021038 | Gas filter only for AS/NZS markets |
| SP012223 | Odor filter x5 |
Table for filter selection
| Marking | Standard | Part n° | Colour code | Description/Protection against |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P R SL | EN12941 | SP010415 | White | Solid and liquid particles (Aerosols) |
AS/NZS 1716
A1B1E1| EN12941| SP009934| Brown, Grey, Yellow|
- Organic gases and vapours with boiling point >65°C
- Inorganic gases and vapours
AS/NZS 1716| SP021038
Declarations of Conformity
References
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