To Clean The Packed Column Inlet - Agilent Technologies 7820A Manual

To Clean the Packed Column Inlet

WA RN IN G
C AU TI O N
Maintaining Your GC
Gather the following:
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• Replacement O-ring (See
Packed Column Inlet"
• Replacement glass liner
• Replacement septum
• Solvent that will clean the type of deposits in your inlet
• Compressed, filtered, dry air or nitrogen
• Beaker
• Cleaning brushes—The FID cleaning kit (part number
9301-0985) contains appropriate brushes
Lint-free gloves
•
2 Load the inlet maintenance method
become ready.
Be careful! The oven and/or inlet may be hot enough to cause
burns. If the inlet is hot, wear heat-resistant gloves to protect your
hands.
Remove the column.
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4 Remove the septum nut and septum.
5 Remove the top insert weldment.
6 Remove the glass liner and O-ring.
7 If used, remove the adapter.
8 Ultrasonically clean the septum nut, top insert weldment,
and adapter (if used) in a suitable solvent.
Place a beaker in the oven under the inlet to catch the
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solvent.
Wear clean, lint-free gloves to prevent contamination of parts with
dirt and skin oils.
10 Soak a cleaning brush with the solvent and vigorously scrub
the interior walls of the inlet.
Blow the inside of the inlet dry with compressed air or
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nitrogen.
Maintaining the Packed Column Inlet
"Consumables and Parts for the
on page 92.)
and wait for the GC to
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