Cleaning; Sterilization - witeg LABMAX OE Bedienungsanleitung

5.2 Cleaning

Cleaning is necessary if you want to use the
want to use it for a longer time.
1. Follow the safety instructions!
2. Push the plunger downwards until it stops and then turn the
valve axle (12) to the left stop (Safety-Lock).
3. Let the remaining reagent in the ejection tube (6) flow back into the reagent bottle.
4. Place the device with the bottle into a suitable sink.
5. Unscrew the device from the bottle and slightly tap the inside of the bottle with the
suction tube (20) in order to drain it.
Labmax "OE"
6. Rinse the
Disassemble the Labmax
could last out to rinse the device.
The cleaning can be performed with distilled water or alcohol.
The Labmax should be rinsed daily if used with the following chemicals:
- Solid forming solution
- Inorganic oxidizing solutions (i.e. biuret reagent)

5.3 Sterilization

After removal of return tube (21) and the suction tube (20) the
Labmax "OE"
can be steam-sterilized (121 °C, 2 bar).
Place the device on a cloth and avoid any contacts with hot metal surfaces.
In order to prevent a de-adjustment due to the heat expansion of the different materials,
the volume rocker switch (3) has to be set to minimum 2/10 of its maximum volume.
After sterilization let the device cool down to room temperature before you use it again.
After each sterilization check all parts for deformations or other changes.
approximately one hour, check all screw fittings once again for a tight fit.
Do not use any deformed or leaking parts.
It is also possible to perform a chemical sterilization with alcohol, formaldehyde etc.
In case of deformation please return the device including the autoclave protocols.
Labmax
with distilled water or alcohol
until you can surely clean it from all reagents. Sometimes it
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for another chemical or if you don't
After