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User Information
Maintaining the Instrument
Maintenance Schedule
lists routine maintenance activities that should reduce
unplanned repairs and maintenance. The appropriate
maintenance frequency for the instrument varies significantly
depending on the sample matrix, solvents, temperatures, and
sample throughput. Use
to determine the correct user
type.
Table 7
General user types
Samples per day
Low boiling solvents
(water, food, flavor analyses)
High boiling solvents
(OVI, blood alcohol analysis)
≤
70
User type 1
User type 3
> 70
User type 2
User type 4
Table 8
Recommended maintenance schedule
Maintenance activity
User type 1
User type 2
User type 3
User type 4
Replace sample probe
6 months
3 months
3 months
Every month
Steam clean
6 months
3 months
3 months
Every month
Replace loop and
deactivated tubing
With PM
With PM
With PM
6 months
Check tray tension and
alignment
12 months
6 months
12 months
6 months
PM for headspace and
inlet
36 months
12 months
12 months
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Extended PM for
headspace
60 months
36 months
24 months
12 months
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