Thermo Scientific thermoscientific Vanquish Pumps C, Operating Manual

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Contents
Pumps C, Pumps F ( VC-Pxx, VF-Pxx)
Operating Manual Page 7
6 Operation................................................................................... 83
6.1 Introduction to this Chapter................................................................................. 84
6.2 Safety Guidelines for Operation ........................................................................... 85
6.3 Control Elements .................................................................................................. 86
6.3.1 Keypad...................................................................................................... 86
6.3.2 Status Indicators....................................................................................... 88
6.4 Power On/Off Control .......................................................................................... 91
6.5 Use of Solvents and Additives .............................................................................. 92
6.6 Preparing the Device for Operation ..................................................................... 95
6.7 Important Operating Parameters......................................................................... 97
6.8 Purging the Pump .............................................................................................. 103
6.8.1 Automatic Purging.................................................................................. 104
6.8.2 Manual Purging ...................................................................................... 105
6.9 Optimizing the Performance of the Device ....................................................... 110
6.9.1 General Guidelines ................................................................................. 110
6.9.2 Installing Solvent Shut Off Valves........................................................... 110
6.10 Shutting Down the Device ................................................................................. 113
6.10.1 Short-Term Shutdown (Interruption of Operation) ............................... 113
6.10.2 Long-Term Shutdown............................................................................. 114
6.10.3 Restart after Long-Term Shutdown........................................................ 116
7 Maintenance and Service ......................................................... 117
7.1 Introduction to Maintenance and Service......................................................... 118
7.2 Safety Guidelines for Maintenance and Service................................................ 119
7.3 General Rules for Maintenance and Service ..................................................... 121
7.4 Routine and Preventive Maintenance............................................................... 122
7.4.1 Internal Maintenance............................................................................. 122
7.4.2 Maintenance Plan .................................................................................. 122
7.4.3 Flushing the Pump.................................................................................. 124
7.4.4 Cleaning or Decontaminating the Device............................................... 126
7.4.5 Predictive Performance.......................................................................... 127
7.5 Seal Wash System.............................................................................................. 129
7.5.1 Testing the Seal Wash System for Leakage ............................................ 130
7.5.2 Replacing the Seal Wash Lines ............................................................... 131
7.5.3 Replacing the Seal Wash Detector ......................................................... 134