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General advice when using the sterilizer
• Keep the sterilizer door closed when the unit is not in use.
• If it is difficult to get items dry, the post-treatment stage can be mod-
ified. See the separate guide, STERILIZATION WITH STEAM.
• Read the section on packaging materials, loading and unloading in
the STERILIZATION WITH STEAM guide.
• Read the manual for the medical device to be sterilized before start-
ing the process.
• Be alert to everything that appears unusual such as leaks, humming
solenoid valves, stickily mechanical devices etc. Remedy the situa-
tion before it becomes a malfunction.
Heating of load
Heating of items to be processed may jeopardie sterilization result due
to poor humidification. Make sure appropriate process has been chosen
before loading the sterilizer.
Fire hazard
There have been reports of textile loads catching fire in the sterilizer
chamber. In all cases this has been due to the load becoming excessively
dry and hot. This can happen in two ways:
• The load has been placed in a heated chamber and left for a long time
without the process being started. Ignition is believed to take place
Pressure
interlocking
The independent safety interlocking of the
door function, as controlled by the chamber
pressure switch,pressure monitor or the
Supervisor, is faulty.
Pacs fault The control system has lost communication
with the input or output cards.
Call a service engineer immediately.
Low water level The water level in the tank is too low.
Compressed air Pressure of incoming compressed air is too
low.
Degassing tank The temperature in the degassing tank has
fallen below the permitted value.
Error code Explanation
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