Flowtron Outdoor Products POWERTRAP MT-350 - Manual (Page 2)

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Table of Contents
P a g e
Carton Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Your Enemy – the Mosquito. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
How Your Mosquito Pow e r Tr a p Wo r k s . . . . . . 3
Rules for Safe Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
P l a c e m e n t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
I n s t a l l a t i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
O p e r a t i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
M a i n t e n a n c e. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Troubleshooting Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
A c c e s s o r i e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Carton Contents
Q t y. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D e s c r i p t i o n
1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mosquito PowerTr a p
1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power Pack and Wi r e
1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Catch Tr a y
1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Octenol Cartridge
1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P o s t
1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tank Support Strap *
1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tank Stand A s s e m b l y
1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tank Wr a p
1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tank Cap
1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tank Strap **
1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Owners Manual
Mosquito
PowerTrap
Tank Stand
Assembly
Wheels (MT-300 series only)
Tank Cap, Tank Wrap, Tank Strap, Octenol Cartridge
and Owner’s Manual are not shown
Post
Power Pack
and Low
Voltage Wire
Catch
Tray
Unpacking Instructions
Your Mosquito PowerTrap has been carefully packed
at the factory to prevent damage during shipment.
Carefully open the carton and:
1 . Remove contents from carton.
2 . Check parts against carton content list.
Maintenance
1 . Refill your propane tank as required. The green
timed mode lights on the control panel will flash
when a new supply of propane is needed.
2 . Replace the octenol cartridge after 450 hours of
o p e r a t i o n .
N OT E : The fo l l owing table may be used as a
general guide to determine approximate pro p a n e
refill times.
3 .
Empty the catch tray periodically to ensure proper
air flow through the trap. To remove the catch tray
push in on the latch at the front of the catch tray
and pull tray down.
4 . Remove and clean the screen-lined funnel each
time the propane tank is refilled or more often dur-
ing periods of heavy infestation. To remove funnel,
proceed as follows:
Switch unit off and allow it to cool. Remove catch tray.
Push rear of bottom funnel
ring up into the unit’s hous-
ing until front tabs become
disengaged from housing.
See figure A .
Pull funnel down and for-
ward releasing rear sec-
tion of upper funnel ring
and remove funnel from
unit. See figure B .
Remove insect debris
from screen surrounding
funnel. Wash screen with
water and shake off ex-
cess water before re-in-
s t a l l i n g .
Re-install funnel by hold-
ing funnel at a slight an-
gle and insert the front
edge of the upper funnel
ring inside of unit’s hous-
ing. See figure C.
Push funnel upwards and
with the rear section of
the bottom funnel ring at a
slight angle compress fun-
nel until front tabs of bot-
tom funnel ring are up in-
side of the housing. See
figure D.
Release funnel and it will
spring into place.
Replace catch tray and re-start unit. Operating Mode
Hours per Day
Refill Times
(20 lb propane tank)
Octenol Cartridge
U.S. Government and university researchers have
demonstrated that o c t e n o l combined with c a r b o n
d i ox i d e (both components of respiration) are the most
irresistible attractants to mosquitoes.
The Flowtron Mosquito PowerTrap uses a specially de-
signed time release cartridge containing o c t e n o l ( 1 -
O C T E N - 3 - O L ) .
To Install the Octenol Cartridge:
1. Remove the octenol cartridge from the sealed
pouch and peel the protective cover from the face
of the cartridge. Avoid touching the openings in the
cartridge and always wash hands thoroughly after
c o n t a c t .
2 . Place the cartridge in the rectangle slot located at
the bottom of the plenum. Insert the cartridge with
the openings facing inward. See Illustration 5.
Illustration 5
Plenum
Cartridge
Shown in
Place
Insert
Cartridge Octenol
Cartridge
Slot
Bottom
Funnel
Ring
Push Up Here
Tabs
Housing
Up
Front
Tab
Forward
Upper
Funnel
Ring
Front
Edge
of Upper
Funnel Ring
Figure A
Figure B
Figure C
Figure D
Down
Up
Up
3 . . . hours
3 + 2 . . . hours
4 + 3 . . . hours
24 . . . . hours
6 – 7 months
3 – 4 months
2 – 3 months
3 – 4 weeks
* M T-200 series only
* * M T-300 series only