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2.14.2 Cleaning procedure for cleaning tanks
TO BE PERFORMED AFTER EVERY CHANGE OF CLEANING REAGENTS
Reagents required: Xylene, Isoparaffin or substitute and Ethanol.
Purpose of cleaning: is performed on all CLEANING tanks that have potential contamination from WAX
residues.
When to clean: to be performed EVERY TIME cleaning reagents are changed.
Removal of tanks: open the drawer, press the rapid connectors and extract the tanks to be cleaned.
Dispose of reagent according to lab practices appropriate for that reagent.
Cleaning procedure: perform a rinse in Xylene or Isoparaffin or substitute (close tank and shake for a few
minutes), dispose of waste reagents and follow with two quick rinses in Ethanol.
Reinstalling of tanks and reagent replacement: load tanks with fresh cleaning reagents, put the pipes,
then insert the tanks and the rapid connectors in the corresponding position. Complete replacement of
reagent that resets reagent management counts.
2.15 Most used programs
This function allows inserting FAVOURITE programs in the HOME PAGE.
1. Press “Settings” from the MAIN FUNCTIONS screen and select “Set favourites”.
It’s required to execute the cleaning procedure when the cleaning tanks are not
commercial but either supplied locally or purchased directly from the manufacturer
because it’s possible to reuse them several times.
When the cleaning tanks are severely contaminated on the basis of their use change them.
Tank xylene proof CODE 70170F (for details see Chapter 8).
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