Chapter 12 Maintenance
Monthly
Fill the additive and cleaner bottles to the half-full mark on a monthly basis.
Remove bulk fluid bottles, disinfect if necessary, and wipe down the trays to remove any fluid or
buildup.
Yearly
Inline sheath filter replacement is performed as part of the regular preventative maintenance service
visit.
Bio-Rad recommends that you purchase the annual preventative maintenance (PM) plan offered with
the ZE5 Cell Analyzer. The PM plan includes but is not limited to an annual onsite visit by a Bio-Rad
Service engineer to:
n Replace peristaltic pump heads (6)
n Replace the sample cartridge
n Clean the overflow sensor
n Replace the sample probe
n Replace the sheath, cleaner and additive filter cartridges (3)
n Replace the bulk fluid filters (4)
n Replace the bulk fluid connectors (8 sets)
n Replace the disk filters (2)
n Replace the fan air filter
n Clean the optics
n Fill the coolant
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