Flowtron Outdoor Products MT-200 Series manual

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    IMPOR T ANT KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. READ THE LABEL AND OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. Please retain operating instructions for future reference. DOMESTIC REG. NO. 28457 PCP A Flowtr on Mosquito PowerT rap ® Operating Instructions Flowtron Outdoor Products, 15 Highland A ve. Malden, MA 02148 • 1-800-343-3280 * www .flowtron.com[...]

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    Page 2 T able of Contents P a g e Carton Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Y our Enemy – the Mosquito. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 How Y our Mosquito P o w e r T r a p W o r k s . . . . . . 3 Rules for Safe Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 P l a c e m e n t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    Page 3 Y our Enemy – the Mosquito There are some 2,700 species (dif ferent kinds of mosquitoes) in the world with about 170 species in North America alone. Most mosquitoes live and die close to where they hatch, although some can travel miles (kilometres) in search of a host. Only the female mosquito bites as she requires a blood meal to produce [...]

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    Page 4 Rules for Safe Use 1 . U se outdoo rs only . Install the uni t a mini mum of 10 feet (3 m) from buil dings and other struc tures. 2 . N ever place fingers or insert any object into the unit while it is operat- i n g . 3 . Al ways di sconnec t uni t fro m its p ower sourc e and wait f or unit to c ool befor e h andl ing, m ovi ng or s e r v [...]

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    Page 5 Connect Pr opane Regulator 1 . R e move the plastic dust cover from your propane tank valve. 2 . Screw t he p ropan e regulat or coupling locat ed on the end of the propane hose onto the tank valve by turning t h e black threaded couplin g clockwis e until tight . Han d tighten only . See Illustration 4. Note: Gas will not flow unless conne[...]

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    Page 6 Operation Y our Mosquito PowerT rap is fully automatic. It is equipped with a photocell, temperature sensors and a computer microprocessor . The control panel is located on the top of the unit and has the following operating modes: • 24/7 (on 24 hours, 7 days/week) • 3 Hours (on at dusk, of f 3 hours later) • 3 + 2 Hours (on at dusk, o[...]

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    Page 7 Maintenance 1 . R e fi ll your propa ne t a nk as re qui red. The g re en tim ed mod e lig hts on t h e con tro l pa nel wil l fl a s h wh en a n ew supp ly of prop ane is ne ede d. 2 . Replace t he o ctenol cartridge a fter 450 hours of o p e r a t i o n . N O T E : The f o l l o wing tab le may be used as a general guid e to determ ine a[...]

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    Page 8 Symptom Mode l igh ts on contro l panel do no t l ight when “MODE” switc h is d e p r e s s e d . Probab le Cause No power at outlet U nit no t prope rly co nne cted to i ts power pa ck . Remedy Che ck for electrica l power at outlet. Che ck plug conn ections between unit and power pack low voltage cord. Gree n l ig hts on control pane l[...]