12 Resource Conservationï€
190 Operation Manual
[[Resource Conservation]
[[The GC provides an instrument schedule to conserve resources such as electricity and gases.
Using the instrument schedule, you can assign sleep, wake, and conditioning methods that
allow you to program resource usage. A [Sleep] method sets low flows and temperatures. A
[Wake] method sets new flows and temperatures, typically to restore operating conditions. A
[Condition] method sets flows and temperatures for a specific run time, typically high enough
to clean out contamination if present.]
[Load the sleep method at a specified time during the day to reduce flows and temperatures.
Load the wake or condition method to restore analytical settings before operating the GC
again. For example, load the sleep method at the end of each day or work week, then load the
wake or condition method an hour or so before arriving to work the next day.]
]