The 25-liter HV-25 and the 50-liter HV-50 autoclaves are self-contained, portable floor models mounted on caster wheels. They occupy minimum floor space, operate at 120V, and can fit conveniently into many locations in the laboratory. Their many uses include the sterilization of agar, media, waste, and glassware. The HV-50 model can accommodate a 10-L fermenter, a 15-L carboy, a 19” x 24” biohazard bag, nine 1-L, or twenty-one 500-mL bottles, or one hundred eighty 20-mm test tubes.

• Space-saving design with lid opening upward.
• Programmable auto-start for initiating a cycle up to 1 week later.
• Dual-sensing lid interlock prevents lid opening when chamber is pressurized or when temperature exceeds 97°C.
• Automatic air purging by a microprocessor prevents over-pressurization during a cycle.
• One-touch lever to easily open and close chamber lid.
• Programmable rate of steam exhaust.
• Door-closure sensor provides a prompt and the cycle will not start unless the door is closed properly.
• In-process display shows status and progress of sterilization cycle.
• Agar sterilization mode for sterilizing agar and then automatically maintaining it at liquid temperature.
• Unique accessory: Floating sensor to monitor load temperature.
• Sterilization timer is activated only when load temperature reaches set temperature.
• Agar melting mode for rapidly melting agar and maintaining it at liquid temperature, or for a hot and faster start-up.
• Memory backup system retains user-programmed parameters even in case of power failure.

Safety Devices

Dual-sensing safety lid interlock, over-pressure power cutoff, over-temperature power cutoff, low-water power cutoff, mechanical pressure relief valve, microprocessor-controlled pressure relief valve, lid-closure detector, overcurrent detector and circuit breaker.