Spare Parts; Safety And Handling - Waters Xevo TQ-GC Overview And Maintenance Manual

Table 4–1: Maintenance schedule: (continued)
Procedure
Replacing the gold seal on the
Split/Splitless Inlet at the GC
inlet.
Replacing the column in the
GC oven.

4.2 Spare parts

To ensure that the Xevo TQ-GC operates as designed, use only Waters Quality Parts. Visit
www.waters.com/wqp

4.3 Safety and handling

Keep in mind the following safety considerations when you perform maintenance procedures:
Warning:
oven. Contact Waters Technical Service for instructions.
Warning:
To avoid personal contamination with biologically hazardous, toxic, and corrosive
materials, wear chemical-resistant, powder-free gloves when performing this procedure.
Warning:
working with hazardous materials. Consult the Safety Data Sheets regarding the
solvents you use. Additionally, consult the safety representative for your organization
regarding its protocols for handling such materials.
Warning:
The components within are not user-serviceable.
Frequency
Depends on the
chromatographic performance
or the laboratory's procedures
and schedules; the
maintenance interval may be
between 100 and several
thousand injections.
Depends on the
chromatographic performance
or the laboratory's procedures
and schedules; the
maintenance interval may be
several thousand injections.
for information about Waters Quality Parts, including how to order them.
To avoid injury, do not attempt to move the mass spectrometer or the GC
Observe Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) at all times, particularly when
To avoid electric shock, do not remove protective panels from the device.
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For information...
See the maintenance
documentation included with
the GC oven.
See Working on the GC
column. For further
information, refer to the
maintenance documentation
included with the GC oven.