Thermo Scientific thermoscientific Vanquish Pumps C, Operating Manual

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6 • Operation
Pumps C, Pumps F ( VC-Pxx, VF-Pxx)
Operating Manual Page 111
Parts and additional items required
• Shut off valve, kit containing one shut off valve and fitting
connections
• Tubing cutter
• Solvent suitable for purging the pump
Preparations
1. Turn off the pump flow and wait until the system pressure is down
to zero.
2. Prepare the pump for purging (see Purging the Pump ( } page 103) ).
Follow these steps
Follow the steps for each solvent line in which you want to install a shut
off valve.
Figure 30: Installing a shut off valve in the solvent line
No. Description
1 Solvent line
2 Fitting
3 Ferrule
4 Shut off valve
1. Unscrew the cap of the solvent reservoir and remove the cap
together with the solvent line from the reservoir.
2. Start a purge cycle as appropriate.
3. Stop purging as soon as the solvent line is empty.
4. Retighten the reservoir cap hand-tight. Verify that the retaining
guide remains in the hole in the reservoir cap. If it does not, press
the retaining guide into the hole to ensure that the tubing is kept in
place in the cap.