Cleaning / Disinfection
Be sure to disinfect the unit in compliance with the applicable regulations in your country
(FRG: ZH 1/598).
The chamber and fittings are decontaminated through hot air disinfection at 180°C.
The sensors can be left inside the unit during the disinfection process.
Do not spray the O
2
/ rel. humidity sensors (porous sintered material) with disinfectant.
Recommended disinfectant:
A surface disinfectant recommended by Thermo Electron Corporation can be
ordered under following part numbers:
Spray bottle, 250 ml Part No.: 50052425
Refill bottle, 500 ml Part No.: 50051939
NOTE - Decription disingectant:
Details for efficiency and approvals are available on request.
Order Disinfection:
Remove samples, cultures, etc., from the unit.
Switch off the unit.
Remove shelves and carrier racks.
Remove safty device from the rear panel of the inner vessel with tools ( e.g. screw driver)
and detach them by lifting it up.
Clean inner housing, shelves and carrier racks using a warm, skin-sensitive detergent
("Pril") and allow them to dry completely.
Do not wet sensors ( 4, 6, 8) with liquids and disinfectants.
1.) Lead-through and pressure compensation vent
2.) Steam outlet: Do not fill unit with any liquids -
only clean the surface
3.) Recirculated air blower
4.) O
2
sensor (optional)
5.) Pt 100 temperature sensors
6.) Relative humidity sensor.
7.) Tubular radiator for disinfection
8.) CO
2
measuring cell
Fig. 8: Rear wall of inner vessel
Also clean glass door and seal with detergent and allow them to dry completely.
Then spray surfaces and seals with surface disinfectant and allow it to react
in accordance with the manufacturer´s instructions for use.
Then rinse surfaces with distilled water several times until all traces of disinfectant
have been removed. Collect the washings.
The surfaces of the unit can also be re-rinsed or sprayed with a 70% by vol. alcohol
solution (analytically pure isopropanol) if required.
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