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Maintenance 111
5 Maintenance
Maintenance schedule
Perform maintenance procedures at the recommended frequency to maintain the operating
efficiency of your analyzer. Procedures marked with an * may require more frequent
performance (described in each procedure).
Before you begin any ISE maintenance task, do the following:
1. At the Menu Panel, select
Maint.
, then select
ISE Operation
.
2. Next to Period.wash, select
OFF
, then select
Set
.
After finishing the ISE maintenance tasks, turn the ISE on:
1. Next to Period.wash, select ON , then select Set .
NOTE
: The ISE schedule is based on your laboratory running 1000 ISE tests or less per
day. Refer to the ISE maintenance schedule information below, for recommended
frequencies for ISE procedures marked with an *.
WARNINGS
•
You must be a Siemens-trained user to perform the maintenance procedures described
in this document. Some of these procedures require the top cover be opened and the
probe splash shields removed, exposing the user to biohazard materials and moving
parts.
•
Follow your laboratory standards and local environmental rules and regulations to
avoid risk of infections when disposing biohazardous materials that come in contact
with medical waste, such as samples or analyzer parts.
CAUTIONS
•
Use only the cleaning agents named in the cleaning procedures. Using any other
materials can cause damage to or deterioration of analyzer parts. After using any
cleaning agent,
always clean the part with DI water.
•
Follow the precautions listed below to avoid reporting faulty data, deterioration of
reproducibility, or damage to the ISE module and its parts:
♦
Immediately clean up any spills or leaks. Repair the source of leaks.
♦ Do not leave the chloride electrode wet pack open. The electrode dries and becomes
inactive.
♦
Always condition electrodes before first use.
CAUTION
To avoid sample-to-sample carryover issues, when running potentially contaminating
analytes, laboratories should refer to their customer documentation to set up their systems
with the following:
•
Appropriate workflows
•
Probe washes
•
Contamination avoidance