Struers LaboPol-60 - Cleaning the Tubes; Changing the Pump Tubes

3. Empty the bottle and fill it with a mild soap solution.
4. Open the valve and clean the tube.
5. Exchange the soap water with clean water and repeat the above procedure.
6. Put the bottle cap on a Struerslubricant/suspension bottle.
11.2.2 Cleaning the tubes
Clean the tubes when you switch between different types of lubricants/suspensions.
Hint
If the equipment is not to be used for a prolonged period of time, Struers
recommends that you clean the tubes.
LaboForce-100 is equipped with an automatic cleaning function for flushing the tubes between
the bottles and the dosing nozzles.
Procedure
1. From the Main menu select Maintenance > Cleaning of tubes.
2. Select the tubes you wish to clean.
Bottle No.: Identification of the bottle in the doser.
Status: Clean or Used.
Selected: No or Yes.
3. Press F1 to start the cleaning process.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions.
11.2.3 Changing the pump tubes
When you use alcohol-based lubricants, the Novoprene tubes mounted in the pumps will harden
over time. Silicone has a better resistance against alcohol.
You can replace the tubes with the set of silicone tubes supplied with the unit.
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