Cleaning waste separator

The separator is designed to separate liquid from the air and can handle a lot of blood, rinse and other used reagents from the instrument. After a period of time the separator is getting dirty and therefore it needs to be cleaned weekly.

Symptoms of a dirty separator:

1. Separator errors.
2. Foam in the separator.
3. Waste pump cannot sufficiently remove the waste from the separator.

Cleaning waste separator.

Removing

Cleaning

A. Clean all parts with hot water and a brush.
B. Use some acid free vaseline on the screw-thread of the glass jar, the top rim of the glass jar, the O-ring for the HEPA filter and the black PVC pipe on the back.

Replacing

C. If applicable replace the bacterial HEPA filter (For Maintenance Level 4: Exchange filter QWLV040002)