Prime Inlets And Purge Pump Heads - GE akta pure Operating Instructions Manual

4.5

Prime inlets and purge pump heads

Introduction
Before usage of the system pumps, it is important to:
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Note:
Overview
The procedure consists of the following stages:
Stage
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2
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4
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Tip:
Prime inlet tubing
Follow the instructions below to fill all A and B inlet tubing to be used in the run with
appropriate buffer/solution.
Step
1
2
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Prime the inlets (fill the buffer inlets with liquid).
Purge the system pumps (remove air from the pump heads).
Note that the procedures described in this section may have to be adapted if
your system configuration differs from the one described in this manual.
Description
Prime all inlet tubing to be used during the run
Purge System pump B
Validate purge of System pump B
Purge System pump A
Validate purge of System pump A
End the run
The procedures for purging the pump heads and priming the inlets using the
Process Picture, are described below. It is also possible to perform the proce-
dures from the Manual instructions dialog.
Action
Make sure that all inlet tubing that is to be used during the method run is
placed in the correct buffer.
Open the System Control module.
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