Daily Maintenance; Inspecting And Cleaning The Probes - Siemens ADVIA 1800 Operator's Manual

Daily maintenance

Inspecting and cleaning the probes

Materials required:
• Phillips screwdriver
• Alcohol prep pad or lint-free towels and 5% bleach
solution
Time: 10 minutes
Analyzer mode: STANDBY
1. Visually inspect each probe daily.
Figure 5-1. Location of probes
• Replace any clogged probes. See Replacing the Probes in the online Operator's
Guide.
• Clean all probes daily (proceed to step 3).
TIP
Perform the Shutdown Wash and Weekly Wash as scheduled, to prevent the probes
from clogging.
2. Set the analyzer to Standby.
Maintenance
BIOHAZARD
Wear personal protective equipment.
Use universal precautions.
1 Dilution Probe (DPP)
2 Sample Probe (SPP)
3 Reagent Probe 1 (RPP1)
4 Reagent Probe 2 (RPP2)
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