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Maintenance and care
BlueShadow Pump 80P Instructions V7685
8. Maintenance and care
Organic eluents are toxic above a certain concentration. Ensure that work
areas are always well-ventilated! When performing maintenance tasks
on the device, always wear safety glasses with side protection, protective
gloves, and an overall.
All wetted components of a device, e. g. flow cells of detectors or pump
heads and pressure sensors for pumps, have to be flushed with isopropa-
nol first and water afterwards before being maintained, disassembled or
disposed.
Users may perform the following maintenance tasks themselves:
Replacing the pump head
Exchanging the Ball Valves
Proper maintenance of your HPLC device will ensure successful analyses
and reproducible results.
8.1 Maintenance contract
The following maintenance work on the device may only be performed
by the manufacturer or a company authorized by the manufacturer and is
covered by a separate maintenance contract:
Opening the device or removing housing parts
8.2 Cleaning and caring for the device
Device defect
Intruding liquids can cause damage to the device.
Place solvent bottles next to the device or in a solvent tray.
Moisten the cleaning cloth only slightly.
All smooth surfaces of the device can be cleaned with a mild, commer-
cially available cleaning solution, or with isopropanol.
The keypad of the modules can be cleaned with isopropanol and wiped
dry with a soft, lint-free cloth.
Electronic defect
Performing maintenance tasks on a switched on device can cause da-
mage to the device.
Switch off the device
Pull the power plug.
Keypad