Maintenance Schedule - Waters Xevo TQ MS Operator And Maintenance Manual

Maintenance schedule

The following table lists periodic maintenance schedules that ensure optimum
instrument performance.
Maintenance schedule
Procedure
Clean the instrument case.
Empty the nitrogen exhaust
trap bottle.
Inspect and adjust the
roughing pump oil level.
Replace the roughing pump
oil and oil mist filter.
Clean the source components. When they are visibly
Replace the ESI probe tip.
Replace the ESI probe
capillary.
Replace the ion block heater
cartridge.
Replace the source assembly
seals.
Frequency
As required.
Check daily, empty as
required.
Weekly.
Annually.
fouled, the background
or high-peak
contaminants are
unacceptably high or
sensitivity decreases to
unacceptable levels.
When sensitivity
decreases to
unacceptable levels.
When sensitivity
decreases to
unacceptable levels or
sample flow is
inconsistent.
If the heater fails to
heat when the
instrument is pumped
down (evacuated).
Annually.
For information...
See page 4-15.
See page 4-15.
See page 4-17.
See page 4-20.
See page 4-25.
See page 4-59.
See page 4-63.
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See page 4-75.
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