7 Troubleshooting
40 CyFlow
®
Cube 8 | Operating Manual | May 2018 | Revision 032
7.3 Sheath fluid, waste and fluids
Observation Possible solution
Sample flow is very
slow or is not
running.
Check that the waste bottle is closed properly and
that the bottle is not cracked.
Check all visible tubes and make sure that they are
not pinched.
Make sure that no air bubbles are trapped in the
yellow inline filter of the sheath fluid bottle.
Check the connection of the sample tube to the
sample port. Decant sample to another tube and
measure again.
Perform a priming procedure.
Perform a cleaning procedure.
Shut down the device, including the main switch on
the back side of the device. Wait 3–5 minutes and
re-start the system.
Check the speed settings.
Sample flow is very
fast even with low
speed.
Change the yellow inline filter (50 µm) of the sheath
fluid bottle.
Check if the visible sheath tube is pinched or
blocked.
Shut down the device, including the main switch on
the back side of the device. Wait 3–5 minutes and
re-start the system.
Check the speed settings.