PREPARING EQUIPMENT (PPE, HOSE AND OTHER GEAR)
The proper decontaminaon of PPE equipment (aka bunker gear, turnout gear, re protecon gear)
requires the use of an NFPA 1851 compliant extractor which has been properly congured. This includes
disassembly of the gear, pre-treatment if required and a cleaning cycle with a spin speed of less than
100g, maximum 105F water and NPFA compliant cleaning chemicals.
Informaon on Circul-Air Corp’s complete line of Express and Heavy Duty extractors, recommended
Citro-Squeeze and SC-14 cleaning chemicals can be obtained at www.circul-air-corp.com, sales@circul-
air-corp.com or by contacng your local distributor of Circul-Air products.
Equipment that has been processed correctly should be disassembled into its base components, liners
and shells. Typical drying mes of shells components will be 1.25 – 2 hrs. Drying mes of lines can vary
between manufacturers, however this should take between 3-3.5 hrs for standard products and 3.5 – 4.5
hrs for heavier fabrics and quilng.
Each cabinet has a rigid aluminum bar to support the gear, ensuring
that the gear can be evenly distributed in the cabinet. Excessively
loading the cabinet will increase dry me.
Boots can also be dried in the small cabinets by inserng them tops
down in the supplied wire shelves. (Not applicable for 6XL cabinet).
Helmet holders are available for placing helmets on the grid.
Hoods, gloves and other loose equipment can also be spread on
the grids to aid in drying when the hangers are not appropriate.
Hose with diameters up to 5” can be dried in the cabinet. Ensure that the
water inside has been drained and then loosely spool the hose on the
provided shelves, allowing room for air to pass through the coils. Hose
will typically take between 10-12 hrs to dry in normal operang
condions. Informaon on Circul-Air Corp’s Roto-Jet hose washers is
available to aid in pre-cleaning hoses from 1-3/4 – 5” diameter can be
obtained at www.circul-air-corp.com, sales@circul-air-corp.com or by
contacng your local distributor of Circul-Air products.