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Maintenance Schedule
Maintenance
Schedule Frequency
Every week
Every month
Every 12 months
Changing Reagents
Wear gloves or protective equipment
your site may require when changing
reagents.
Press the STOP key.
Press the MENU key.
Remove the cap from each bottle and
change them over one by one. Do NOT
re-use or re-fill old or existing bottles.
Dispose of the used bottles and contents
safely and according to local regulations.
Tighten bottle caps and route the
tubing properly making sure that it does
not get pinched when placing the bottle
in the enclosure.
Press MENU key and select:
CAUTION
SERVICES ➔ PRIME FLUIDICS ➔ AUTO
PRIME
Repeat AUTO PRIME if you notice air
bubbles in the tubing. Each reagents
kit comes with a REAGENT BLANK value.
After changing the reagent you must
enter the new value.
Press (+) to go to next page and ENTER
the value of the reagent blank offset
which is detailed on the form that comes
with the new reagents kit.
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Maintenance Schedule
Conduct regular
maintenance to ensure the
analyzer performs properly.
Inspect in / out tubes, reagent
bottle, and all tubes for
fouling.
Inspect tubing and ensure that
it is not blocked. Replace
reagents if necessary every
45 days
Replace Pump tubing. Use
factory supplied maintenance
kit. Inspect for any fouling of
the reaction cell.
The reagent blank value has a (-) sign to it.
NOTE:
Default value is -1.0
Installing Tubing Maintenance Kit
Changing the Instrument Tubing
It is recommended that the pump head tubing be replaced
twice a year at a minimum, or as needed.
The six month maintenance kit (2210MK) contains
completely assembled tubing sets.
To change the tubing proceed as follows: Press the STOP
key.
To minimize contact with the reagents, it is highly
recommended that you empty out the contents of the tubing
using the PRIME back method as described here:
Press MENU and scroll down to SERVICES and then select
PRIME FLUIDICS and then set the PRIMING VOLUME to
-5 mL. This step allows the user to pump back the reagents
contents of the connecting tubing, including the peristaltic
pump tubing.
Scroll up to each of the reagents and press ENTER to pump
back the selected reagent fluid into its container. Repeat for
each reagent (1, 2, 3 & 4).
Disconnect the tubing. Replace one a time to reduce the risk
of errors in connection.
Replace the pump tubing as described in
Plumbing Connections Section.
Replace with identical tubing from the maintenance kit by
reversing the procedure. Apply silicone lubricant (supplied
with the kit) to the pump rollers before re-installing the tubing.
PRIME FLUIDICS menu the (-) sign for
NOTE:
the priming volume will be reset to
(+) upon next menu entry.
Orion 2210AM Ammonia Analyzer
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