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Preventive Maintenance
Routine Maintenance
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2. Wash the inside of the chamber and shelf assembly (plus any other loading
equipment) with a mild detergent solution such as STERIS Liqui-Jet 2*
Instrument Detergent, Criti-Klenz
®
Instrument Detergent, or current STERIS
equivalent.
IMPORTANT: Chamber must be at room temperature, sterilizer off all night,
before washing.
3. Once the chamber is clean replace the shelf assembly reversing the
procedure given in
Step 1.
*
Contact STERIS.
Flush chamber drain as follows whenever line becomes clogged:
a.
Turn off steam supply valve. Wait until jacket pressure is zero. Wait
until chamber has cooled to room temperature.
b. Remove chamber drain strainer (Fig. 3-2). Clean strainer using proce-
dures given above, if necessary.
c.
Pour a solution of one pint of hot water and 1/4 cup of STERIS Liqui-
Jet 2* Instrument Detergent or Criti-Klenz
®
Instrument Detergent (or
current STERIS equivalent) into drain. Solution may puddle in the
bottom of the chamber.
d. Wait five minutes.
e.
Close the door, turn the steam valve on and run a Gravity cycle set for
one minute sterilize and one minute dry.
f.
Open door and place strainer back in drain.
Figure 3-3. Remove Chamber Shelf Assembly
CAUTION - POSSIBLE
EQUIPMENT DAMAGE:
Never use a wire brush,
abrasives or steel wool
on door and chamber as-
sembly. Do not use clean-
ers containing chloride on
stainless-steel surfaces.
Chloride based cleaners
will deteriorate stainless-
steel eventurally leading
to failure of the vessel.
CAUTION - POSSIBLE
EQUIPMENT DAMAGE:
Sterilization of chloride-
containing solutions (e.g.,
saline) can cause cham-
ber corrosion and is not
recommended by the
manufacturer. If, however,
chloride-containing solu-
tions must be processed,
clean the chamber after
each use.
3.3 Weekly
Maintenance
WARNING - BURN HAZ-
ARD: Before performing
any cleaning or mainte-
nance procedures, allow
sterilizer to cool to room
temperature.
Set
Screws
Retaining
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