R 336.1709
R 336.1709 New conveyorized cold cleaners.
Cite as Mich. Admin. Code R 336.1709
Rule 709. (1) It is unlawful for a person to operate a new conveyorized cold cleaner
unless all of the provisions of the following subrules are met or unless an equivalent control
method is approved by the department.
(2) It is unlawful for a person to operate a new conveyorized cold cleaner unless at least
1 of the following conditions is met:
(a) The cleaner is equipped with a refrigerated freeboard device.
(b) The cleaner is controlled by a carbon adsorption system with ventilation of more than
50 cubic feet per minute of air/vapor area when the cover is open and with exhaust of less
than 25 parts of organic vapor per million parts of air averaged over 1 complete adsorption
cycle.
(c) The cleaner is controlled by an equivalent control method approved by the department.
(3) It is unlawful for a person to operate a new conveyorized cold cleaner unless all of the
following conditions are met:
(a) Covers shall be provided for closing off the entrance and exit during shutdown hours.
(b) A procedure shall be developed to minimize solvent carryout by racking parts for best
drainage.
(c) Openings shall be designed in a manner to be minimized during operation so that
entrances and exits silhouette maximum size workloads with an average clearance between
the parts and the edge of the cleaner opening of less than 4 inches or less than 10% of the
width of the opening.
(d) Solvent leaks shall be repaired immediately.
(e) The cleaner shall be operated in a manner such that no water is visibly detectable in
solvent exiting the water separator.
(f) A downtime cover shall be placed over entrances and exits of the conveyorized cold
cleaner immediately after the conveyors and exhausts are shut down and shall not be
removed until just before start-up.
(g) Waste solvent shall be stored only in closed containers, unless demonstrated to be a
safety hazard and disposed of in a manner such that not more than 20% by weight is
allowed to evaporate into the atmosphere.
(4) A person responsible for the provisions of this rule shall develop written procedures
for the operation of such provisions, and such procedures shall be posted in an accessible,
conspicuous location near the conveyorized cold cleaner.
(5) The provisions of this rule shall not apply to any new conveyorized cold cleaner
having an air/vapor interface of less than 20 square feet, if the cleaner complies with the
provisions of subrules (3) and (4) of this rule.
(6) The provisions of this rule do not apply to a new conveyorized cold cleaner that is
subject to the provisions of the halogenated solvent cleaner national emission standards for
hazardous air pollutants (1995), which are adopted by reference in R 336.1651.