Proper Use - Miele PLW 8615 Operating Instructions Manual

The PLW 8615 and PLW 8616 Laboratory Glassware Washers are de-
signed to reprocess laboratory glassware, utensils, and similarly cate-
gorized components using water-based media.
Appropriate use
Reprocessing encompasses the cleaning, rinsing, and – where nec-
essary– disinfection and drying of the following wash items:
- Vessels such as beakers, flasks, cylinders, and test tubes
- Measuring vessels such as measuring cylinders, volumetric flasks,
and pipettes
- Dishes such as petri dishes and watch glasses
- Plates such as slides and sequencing plates
- Small items such as lids, magnetic stirring rods, spatulas, and stop-
pers
- Other items such as boxes, plastic flasks and containers, metal
parts, pipe and hose pieces, and funnels
The Laboratory Glassware Washers are generally referred to as ma-
chines in these operating instructions. The term "wash items" is used
wherever the items to be processed are not defined in any further de-
tail. The term "wash water" is used for the mixture of water and
process chemicals.
Washing is carried out in conjunction with:
- Process chemicals which are tailored to the result of the cleaning
- Load carriers which are tailored to the wash items
Observe the information issued by the manufacturer of the wash
items.
Inappropriate use
The PLW 8615 and PLW 8616 Laboratory Glassware Washers may
not be used for any purposes other than the appropriate use de-
scribed. This applies in particular to:
- The reprocessing of medical devices suitable for reprocessing
- Use in the restaurant industry
- Residential or household use

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