What are PRIMUS Steam Sterilizer Steam Pressure Requirements?
PRIMUS requires a steam supply pressure of 50 to 80 PSIG to be available to the input of the sterilizer...
How to Change the Temperature Units in the PRIMUS PSS500 Control System
One thing that sometimes comes up in service calls from the field is how to change temperature values from Centigrade...
How to Troubleshoot Boiler Heating Issues on PRIMUS Steam Sterilizers
If a possible heating element problem is indicated, take the following actions to troubleshoot the problem. Verify that there is...
How to Force Conditions to Verify Operation of the Sussman Boiler Level Control Board
Force the Call for Water Remove the probe wire from the probe terminal. The level control board should call for...
How to Select a Vacuum Method on PRIMUS Steam Sterilizers
Water Ejector Overview The standard water ejector produces the vacuum required to pull air from the chamber through the use...
How to Avoid Exceeding Operating Weight of PRIMUS Sterilizer Loading Equipment
While rare, some problems have been encountered in the field where end users exceeded the designed operating weights of PRIMUS’...
How Does Water Level Detection and Operation Function on PRIMUS Boilers?
Overview The Level Control Board and the Low Water Cutoff boards detect water by sensing the current flow between a...
How to Find the Amperage of a 3-Phase Boiler Element
3 Phase Power Equation P = I x E x 1.73 x power factor. (The power factor for a resistive...
How to View Sensor Readings on PRIMUS PSS500 Controller
Follow the instructions below to view sensor temperatures and pressures. Steps Have a question or having difficulties? Talk to Dave Schall,...
Flow Cooling versus Liquid Cooling on PRIMUS PSS500 Controller
All liquid cycles end with a flow-cooling phase. However, the cycle behavior differs depending on the pressure in the chamber...