Maintenance
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SkanWasher 400 User Guide
Advanced Maintenance
Clogged Probes or Rinse Inlet Channels
Clogged Probes
Probes have the potential of being clogged by small particles from the wash
liquid, crystallization or protein build-up. It is important to perform Daily and
Weekly maintenance to keep probes free of debris.
Step 1
Perform Daily Maintenance to rinse system.
Step 2
Perform Weekly Maintenance to clean probes.
Step 3
Clear particles from probes.
Identify which probe is clogged.
Use a probe cleaner to clear the probe.
Step 4
Replace reservoir bottle with rinse reservoir bottle filled with dis-
tilled water.
Step 5
Verify waste tubing is connected to outlet port.
Step 6
Perform a forward flush to remove the particles.
Press the
[Rinse]
key to enter the Rinse/Prime mode.
Press the
[Start]
key a second time to start the prime program.
Repeat 3 times.
Step 7
Run a wash program to verify that particles are removed.
Step 8
If particles not removed, proceed to Rinse Inlet Channels or Rinse
Outlet Channels.
Rinse Inlet Channels
If it is determined that the dispense probes (shorter probes) are clogged, fol-
low this procedure after performing the Clogged Probes procedure to dislodge
particles.
Step 1
Open the inlet channel seal to get access to the wash head inlet chan-
nel (see Figure 10).
Remove two hex wrench screws using the hex wrenches available
in the tool kit.
Pull out the wash head block to expose the inlet channels.
Step 2
Place a container under area to collect water overflow (water will
flush out through the holes in the back of the wash head).
Step 3
Disable sensors from Setup/Edit Option/Sensor On/Off (consult
page 20 for instructions).
