Fresenius Medical Care 2008K Troubleshooting Manual page 28

Figure 9 – Distribution Board / Balancing Chambers
F- 6.0.0 DRAIN FLOW CHECKS
CAUTION!
Drain Flow checks WILL lead to error if the following instructions are ignored!
IMPORTANT!
a) Turn Dialysate flow off (Dialysate Flow
on/off LED blinks).
b) Referring to the Figure (right), at the end of the machine's
drain tubing if a 'Quick Connector' is present, an adaptor
IS required to allow flow.
IMPORTANT!
c) Turn Dialysate flow ON (Dialysate Flow
on/off LED off).
d) Referring to the Figure (right), hold the drain tube opening UP at
approximately 45° AND no higher than three feet above the floor (to
defeat gravity and residual flow)!
e) Allow 30 seconds for flow to reach equilibrium!
f) Observe drain flow for one minute. It will closely (if not exactly) match
one of four
scenarios.
IMPORTANT!
g) CAREFULLY consider ALL FOUR scenarios (next
page) and respond accordingly:
Fresenius 2008K Troubleshooting Guide
P/N 507298 Rev. B (Draft 1)
Section 1 – Flow Errors In Dialysis Program
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