Miele G 7825 Operating Instructions Manual page 13

The machine must be
disconnected from the mains
electricity supply before any
maintenance or repair work is carried
out. Do not reconnect it until the
maintenance or repair work has been
successfully completed.
The following points should be
observed to assist in maintaining
quality standards for processing
medical instruments and sensitive
laboratory glassware, and to avoid
injury to patients or damage to
equipment.
If the machine is being used for
disinfection in accordance with
official regulations on the control of
epidemics, the steam condenser and
its connections to and from the wash
cabinet must be cleaned and
disinfected whenever any repairs are
carried out or parts replaced.
For decontamination in
accordance with official
regulations, the programme must not
be interrupted by pressing the I-0
button to switch off after START has
been pressed . Interrupting any other
programmes should also be avoided as
this will reduce cleaning, disinfection
and the final rinse results. If it is opened
the programme should be completely
repeated.
Warning and safety instructions
The standard of cleaning and
disinfection programmes must be
routinely confirmed by the user. The
process should be thermally electrically
monitored on a regular basis and
checked against documented control
results. Chemo thermal procedures
should also be monitored using chemo
or bio indicators.
For thermal disinfection, use
temperatures and temperature
holding times to achieve the required
infection prophylaxis in accordance
with current health and safety
regulations.
Disinfection programmes which
use a chemical disinfecting agent
at moderate temperatures such as
65 °C or lower are not recognised by
§18 IfSG for disinfection. They should
only be used for items which cannot
withstand the higher temperatures used
by thermal disinfection. The range of
effective disinfection is based on claims
made by the producer of the
disinfecting agent. Their instructions on
handling, use and effectiveness must
be observed. The use of chemo-
thermal disinfection procedures is the
responsibility of the operator.
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