Replacing The Filter And Cleaning The Check Valve - Vitlab pipeo Operating Manual

11. Replacing the filter and cleaning the check valve
Only necessary if a pipette has been overfilled or
the suction capacity is impaired.
Warning!
Wear protective gloves and eye protection.
Avoid the risk of contamination!
1. Pull out the pipette.
2. Unscrew the adapter support.
3. Pull out the membrane filter.
4. Remove the adapter from the adapter
support by pushing it upwards. Do not
remove check valve from the adapter.
5. To clean adapter with built-in check valve,
carefully rinse it by using a wash bottle.
Blow out the liquid and allow to dry
completely.
6. Place the new membrane filter with
the thicker end facing downwards into the
adapter (with the smaller conical side up).
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