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• Open the filtration unit lid while
maintaining the base with the other hand
• With the same hand, now pinch the
funnel to separate it from the membrane
assembly
• Tilt the lid sideways to remove it
Figure 22: CORRECT filtration unit lid removal
Figure 23: INCORRECT filtration unit lid removal
• Place the lid onto the media plate/
membrane assembly and lock it
• Place the media plate upside down. It is
ready for incubation
Optional: empty filtration unit trays can be
used to transport and to incubate the media
plates/membrane assembly. When placing
media plates/membrane assemblies on the
trays, the lid tab must be positioned out of
the tray.
Figure 24: CORRECT media plate/membrane
assembly placement (lid tab outside the tray)
Figure 25: INCORRECT media plate/membrane
assembly placement (lid tab inside the tray)
Optional: Up to six media plates/membrane
assemblies can be stacked and locked.
Figure 26: up to six media plates assemblies can
be stacked together
• Remove the membrane support that
remains on the pump by twisting it
Figure 27: membrane support removal by twisting it
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