CARBON TANK

Carbon filters are
used to remove chlorine and

chloramines from the water. THIS IS A PATIENT

SAFETY ISSUE.

Carbon tanks must NEVER
BE BYPASSED.

There are always at least two carbon
tanks in a system. The first

tank is the worker tank and the
second tank is the back up should

the first tank fail having, what we
call, breakthrough.

The primary carbon tank is check for
chloramines prior to each

patient shift to ensure no chlorine
is getting past and into the

threated water. This sample is taken
post the first tank and must

be less than 0.1 mg/L. If the tank
registers higher than 0.1 mg/L

immediately
check the secondary tank. If the secondary tank is less than 0.1 mg/L than
you may

proceed with patient
treatments. CONTACT BEST.

If the
secondary tank is also greater than 0.1 mg/L then patient treatments must be
stopped

immediately
and BEST contacted.

When there
is breakthrough in the primary tank you must start using the Chlorine
Breakthrough

Check Log
and check the secondary carbon tank EVERY 30 MINUTES