What is a Drager tube?

Draeger Tubes are colorimetric gas detection tubes that are used to identify and detect different toxic and harmful gases. Every Draeger Tube is a glass vial that is filled with a chemical reagent, that will react with a specific chemical or type of chemical family.

How long are Draeger tubes good for?

2 years
Draeger Tubes have a shelf life of 2 years. To see your Draeger tubes expiration date, check the box your tubes were shipped in, because the expiration dates are stamped on the sides of the boxes when they are shipping out. The Natural Gas Draeger Tube is the only exception to the two year shelf life rule.

What does a Draeger tube contain?

Draeger tubes contain a chemical color reagent that transforms colorless chemical compounds into colored, and produce consistent results of absorption depending upon the concentration of the compounds they are subjected to. In fact, using Draeger tubes is often easier than describing how they work.

How does a Draeger Tube work?

The Dräger-Tube, a sealed glass vial, contains on a solid carrier material a chemical reagent which reacts to a particular gas or vapour with a characteristic colour change. To cause this reaction, a defined volume of ambient air is drawn through the tube using a Dräger-Tube pump.

How do I order a Draeger tube?

1. Alcohol And Drug Testing.
2. Fixed Gas Detection.
3. Portable Gas Detection.
4. Firefighting Equipment.
5. Firefighter Training.
6. Industrial PPE.
7. Respiratory Protection.
8. Diving Equipment.

How do you use Drager accuro?

How to Use the Drager Accuro Pump

1. STEP ONE: PERFORM A PUMP LEAK TEST. Firstly, insert an unopened tube into the socket.
2. STEP TWO: OPEN BOTH ENDS OF THE TUBE. This can be done in two ways.
3. STEP THREE: INSERT THE TUBE. Insert the tube into the Accuro pump with the black arrow facing inwards.

How do you dispose of a Draeger tube?

Disposal – After you’ve used Dräger-Tubes, they become chemical waste, so don’t just toss them into the trash. Consult Dräger Safety for local, state and federal regulations on storing and disposing of the chemicals in the tubes’ reagents (there are 15 of them).

What is the accuracy of detector tubes?

The accuracy of detector tubes generally is considered to be +/-25% of the reading. This is based on the criteria for certification of detector tubes as originally defined by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).

What are Dräger tubes?

Dräger sampling tubes and systems allow identification and measurement of different substances even under difficult conditions. Very complex mixtures of substances or cases in which several similar substances are present at the same time can be measured accurately with Dräger Tubes.

What is the difference between Draeger tubes and Draeger pumps?

First, the Draeger Tubes are glass vials filled with a chemical reagent that reacts to a specific chemical range or family of chemicals. Second is the Draeger Accuro Pump, which draws a calibrated, repeatable 100 ml sample of air through the tube using the manual internal bellows pump.

How does the Draeger Tube system work with the Accuro pump?

When you deploy the Draeger Tube System, for portable gas detection, your Draeger Accuro Pump must be in spec and working correctly. The pump is as critical to accurate measurement as the Draeger Tube. Remember that the Draeger Accuro Pump draws a calibrated, repeatable 100 ml sample of air through the tube using the manual internal bellows pump.

Where do I place the tube on the Dräger X-Act® 5000?

Connect one end to the pump and the other end to the tube holder. This enables you to place the tube at the measuring location, such as at the bottom of a tank. For the Dräger X-act® 5000, Dräger offers hoses made of fuel-resistant, synthetic natural rubber in the following lengths: