Metrohm 882 Compact IC plus – Cation - Manual (Page 55)

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Cleaning/replacing the zirconium oxide piston
Clean one piston after the other as follows:
1 Removing the piston cartridge from the pump head
Loosen the piston cartridge with a wrench and unscrew from the
pump head by hand.
2
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Figure 20 Pump head – removing the piston
1 Pump head 2 Piston cartridge
2 Dismantling the piston
Caution
On the inside of the piston cartridge there is a taut spring than can
jump out of the piston cartridge if suddenly loosing tension.
When opening the piston cartridge, hold pressure towards the
spring and unscrew carefully.
￭ Loosen the screw of the piston cartridge with a wrench and
unscrew carefully by hand and by holding pressure towards the
taut spring.
￭ Remove the zirconium oxide piston and lay on a tissue.
￭ Remove the spring retainer, spring and the inner plastic sleeve
from the piston cartridge and lay by.