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MosaiQ 125 - User Manual - November 2020 - Reference n°: MMSURM.0010.02
12.7.2
CLEANING OF THE LIQUID WASTE AND WATER SPILL TRAYS
The spill trays of both the water and the liquid waste containers need to be cleaned once
a month.
To clean the spill trays:
1 - Open the water drawer and the waste drawer.
2 - Remove all water canisters and all liquid waste canisters.
3 - Wipe the surface with bleach, or 70% alcohol or Virkon® or Decon®.
12.7.3
CLEANING OF THE SOLID WASTE CONTAINER
The solid waste container must always contain a waste bag.
WARNING
The container has sharp parts, be careful not to hurt yourself
during cleaning.
To clean the solid waste container:
1 - Slide opened the solid waste drawer and remove the biological waste bag from the
solid waste container and put it in the box destined for the disposal of such waste.
2 - Wipe the solid waste container inside and outside with bleach or 70% alcohol or
Virkon® or Decon®.
3 - After cleaning, put a new biological hazard waste bag in the solid waste container
and slide the container into the
MosaiQ 125
.
12.7.4
CLEANING OF THE LIQUID WASTE CANISTER (EXTERNAL)
External surface of the liquid waste canister
To clean the external surface of the liquid waste canister:
Wipe the surface with bleach, or 70% alcohol or Virkon® or Decon®.
12.7.5
CLEANING OF THE WATER CANISTER (EXTERNAL)
External surface of the water canister
To clean the external surface of the water canister:
Wipe the surface with bleach, or 70% alcohol or Virkon® or Decon®.
12.7.6
LIQUID WASTE CANISTER (INTERNAL SOAKING)
Soaking the internal surface of the liquid waste canister
The periodic soaking of the liquid waste canister needs to be performed to reduce the
risk of microbial build-up over time. Users should perform as per local guidelines and
procedures used for similar instrumentation, taking care to ensure all residual cleaning
solution is flushed out prior to re-use.
For liquid waste canisters we recommend the use of bleach 5%:
1 - If the container is full, empty the water directly into the drain.
2 - Fill the container with water and add the appropriate concentration of bleach.
3 - Let the canister soak a minimum of two hours.
4 - Then empty the canister into the drain.
5 - Fill the canister with tap water and rinse it
6 - Repeat this procedure several times if there are any visual deposits or residue before
replacing it in the
MosaiQ 125
.
12.7.7 WATER
CANISTER
(INTERNAL SOAKING)
Soaking the internal surface of the water canister
The periodic soaking of the water canister needs to be performed to reduce the risk of
microbial build-up over time. Users should perform as per local guidelines and procedures
used for similar instrumentation, taking care to ensure all residual cleaning solution is
flushed out prior to re-use.
For water canisters we recommend the use of Virkon® or Decon®:
1 - If the container is full, empty the water directly into the drain.
2 - Fill the container with the appropriate concentration 0.1 M NaOH (2 % of Virkon® or
Decon®).
3 - Let the canister soak a minimum of two hours.
4 - Then empty the canister into the drain.
5 - Rinse the canister thoroughly with water. Repeat this step at least three times, until
there are no visual deposits or residue.
6 - Finally, rinse the canisters with purified water before filling the tank with purified
water and replacing it in the
MosaiQ 125
.
12.7.8 SAMPLE
RACK
(SOAKING)
To soak the MosaiQ rack:
1 - Remove all tubes from the racks.
2 - Let the racks in bleach or Virkon® soak a minimum of two hours.
3 - Rinse the racks and let them dry before use.
