
11-9
Routine Maintenance
Operator Manual
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This procedure should be performed by a qualified service technician. If door seal
requires replacement, perform the following:
1. Allow sterilizer chamber and end frame to cool to room temperature.
2. Open sterilizer door.
3. Use flat tool with rounded edges (such as a non-serrated table knife) to pry and
twist one section of the seal partially from the groove. Refer to Figure 11-1.
4. Grasp the raised section of the seal and pull the remainder from the end frame
groove.
5. Examine the end frame groove for debris or residue. Clean if necessary.
6. Install new seal as follows:
NOTE: Ensure that lot data molded into rear of seal (refer to Figure 11-2) is at the
bottom of the groove.
•
Do not
use a sharp instrument to install the seal.
•
Do not
stretch the seal.
a. Align right and left reference indicators with drill point reference marks in
seal groove; align top and bottom indicators with the drill point reference
marks in seal groove.
NOTE: Reference indicators are located inside the rear groove of door seal, at the
middle of each side (refer to Figure 11-2).
b. Press seal in at each reference point with fingertips.
c. Press seal in at each corner with fingertips.
d. Press remainder of the seal into end frame groove.
7. Test installation.
a. Attempt to close the door. If the door sticks or will not fully close at any point
in its travel, check to make sure the seal has been fully pressed into the
groove.
b. Run a shortened test cycle to determine if the door seals adequately. If
steam leaks from around the door or the seal, abort the cycle and examine
the seal to ensure it has been properly seated in the end frame groove.
Once re-seated, run another test cycle. If the door fails to seal following the
second test, another problem may exist. Contact your supervisor before
using the sterilizer further.
At the end of the cycle, ensure seal has retracted fully into the
groove.
11.3.1 Replace Door
Seal
W A R N I N G - B U R N
HAZARD: Allow sterilizer
to cool to room temperature
before performing any
cleaning or maintenance
procedures.
11.3 Quarterly
Maintenance
The door gasket should be examined for wear on a quarterly basis. If the gasket
requires replacement, follow the procedure in
S
ECTION
11.3.1. Signs of wear
include cracking, fraying, or tearing of the gasket material. Steam escaping
through the face of the gasket is a sure sign it should be replaced.