Leica Biosystems ASP6025 - Manual (Page 165)

163 Leica ASP6025
6. Cleaning and Maintenance
6.2.2 Periodic cleaning and maintenance
Cleaning the system bottles
• Empty and clean the system bottles.
Using a bottle brush and a laboratory detergent in warm water.
Care of reagent and condensate bottle seals
• To ensure easy removal of the reagent and condensate bottles, lubricate the O-ring seals
(65. 1 , Fig. 235 and 236 ) on the plug-in nozzles with the O-ring lubricant supplied.
Connection
port with
delivery hose
65.1
Fig. 236
Connection
port
Condensate bottle System bottle Fig. 235
65
35
35
65.1
65
The level can be identified by simply looking through the system bottles if these
are cleaned regularly to remove clinging contamination.
Never clean system bottles in an automatic dishwasher.
The reagent containers are NOT dishwasher-proof!
The connection manifolds must NEVER be mixed up. The connection manifold
with the delivery hose must ALWAYS be inserted in the white system bottle.
Tighten the retaining ring (35) so that the bottle is perfectly sealed.