Service and Calibration

In this expert guide from Frontline Safety, we're going to take you through the correct steps when manually calibrating the BW GasAlertMicrClip XL (shop here). We've also got a video guide for you to follow, which you'll find below.

For proper calibration of the unit you require:

• calibration gas. In this instance we're using a mix of 25 ppm h2s, 100 ppm co, 2.2% ch4 and 18% o2 in a balance of Nitrogen. Click here to see the range we have in stock
• calibration cap. This is supplied in the box with the detector
• suitable regulator
• calibration tubing

In this guide, we’ll talk you through how to manually bump test your GasAlertMicroClip XL from BW Technologies.

Before bump testing, ensure you are using an approved gas and that the cylinder is not past its expiration date. Most manufacturers recommend that your gas monitor should be bumped daily but just make yourself aware of any site-specific or company-specific procedures around bump testing. Read our guide to bump testing gas detectors here.

Click here to read all of our bump test and calibration guides.

BW's Gas Alert Quattro is a robust and trustworthy multi gas detector.  This four gas detector features the following sensors: LEL (filtered) oxygen (O2), hydrogen sulphide (H2S) and carbon monoxide (CO). You can watch our video review here.

However like any gas detector, it's spec and capabilities can only truly be relied upon if it is properly maintained and calibrated. In this guide, we're going to take you through the steps of calibrating and bump testing the BW Gas Alert Quattro.

BW Gas Alert Quattro - How to Calibrate

Just like the timely calibration of the gas detectors we use to keep us safe from hazardous gases by determining their accuracy (read more why it's to important here), bump testing is a vital part of our maintenance schedule.

What is a Bump Test?

The short answer to this question is to make sure the gas detectors you equip yourself - or your team - with are in optimum working order and will accurate alert the user to the presence of gas hazards in their vicinity.

Gas Calibration - What is it?

In simple terms, when we calibrate our gas detectors we're resetting the sensor's response against a known concentration of gas. To do so we use a calibration gas which will allow us to determine the relationship between the reading captured by the detector and the concentration of gas that it's designed to alert us to.

One of the main uses of the UltraRAE 3000 is to monitor for benzene. Therefore it's absolutely vital that you and your team make sure your UltraRAE 3000 is properly calibrated for this purpose.

The World Health Organisation published a document on the dangers of benzene entitled “Preventing Disease Through Healthy Environments“, which noted the following:

Human exposure to benzene has been associated with a range of acute and long-term adverse health effects and diseases, including cancer and aplastic anaemia.

The UltraRAE 3000 is one of the best monitors on the market when it comes to benzene monitoring, as you can see in our exclusive Frontline Safety TV video.

In this guide we'll take you through the simple but essential steps to calibrate the UltraRAE 3000 for benzene.

How to Calibrate the UltraRAE 3000 for Benzene in Simple Steps

The calibration of your gas detectors is an essential part of their regular maintenance, and in this short blog post, with demo video, we'll walk you through the steps to calibrate the UltraRAE 3000.

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As a caveat to this instructions, please always check the manfucaturer’s guidelines regarding the frequency of bump tests and calibration, and always comply with site or company specific procedures.

Getting the most from your gas detector requires some essential, but simple, maintenance tasks. These include bump testing the device, and manually calibrating, to make sure it's performing as intended.

In this quick guide with video tutorials, we'll show you how to bump test and manually calibrate the RAE Systems ToxiRAE 3 H2S single gas detector.

Please note: this product is now obsolete and has been replaced by the BW Clip Disposable Monitor. 

Making sure your multi-gas detector is functioning properly is a vital responsibility. Therefore it's important to know how to properly bump test and manually calibrate the unit before you use it.

In this quick guide with video tutorials, we'll show you how quick and easy it is to perform these two operations on the QRAE II multi-gas detector.

Please note: the QRAE II multi-gas detector has been replaced by the BW GasAlertMicroClip XL. Servicing is still available on this monitor.