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Symptom
Possible Cause
Corrective Action
Refer to
column heater
Doubled
retention
times
Air bubble in pump head
Prime pump to remove air
bubble.
Section 4.1
Malfunctioning pump
check valves
Clean or replace the pump
check valves.
Section 6.1.3
Broken pump plunger
Replace the plunger.
Section 6.1.2
Defective top
fractionation cartridge.
Snip or replace cartridge
Sections 5.1 and 6.6
Reduced
retention
times
Incorrect flow rate
Adjust flow rate.
Section 3.2
Incorrect eluant
composition
Adjust eluant composition.
Low column temperature
Increase column
temperature.
Increased
sample
retention
times,
marker
retention
times
correct.
Eluant conductivity too
high.
Prepare new eluant, check
conductivity.
Section 2.8.
No peaks
detected
Plugged capillary
Change eluant, backflush
cartridge, snip off end of
capillary, or replace top
cartridge.
Sections 5.1 and
6.6.
Pump shutdown
Start pump
Chapter 4
Reduced
retention
times
(cont.)
Incorrect mobile phase
Use correct mobile phase.
Incorrect Cartridge
Replace with correct
cartridge.
Reproduci-
bility
errors
Eluant not properly
degassed
Degas eluant.
—
Baseline
drift, rapid
Detector not allowed to
warm up
Allow detector to warm up
until baseline stabilizes.
Time varies based on
wavelength and sensitivity.
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