Autoclave

Responsible persons

If you have any troubles please contact Andrea or Volker.

Usage

Our autoclave has a storage tank for de-ionized water. Make sure that it is filled up with de-ionized water before autoclaving (open the corresponding water tap and open the security shut-off). If it is not filled the autoclave will tell you: not ready!

• Fill in the log book that is on the right hand side of the autoclave.
• Switch on the autoclave.
• Press OEFFNEN, to open the door.
• Fill the autoclave with your stuff and place the flexible temperature sensor correctly:
  • for solid material (plastic tubes, glass pipettes etc.) put it in the holder in the machine,
  • for liquid material put it into liquid in a reference bottle of the SAME SIZE as the bottle that you want to autoclave.
• Close the door, in the display you will see: READY (if it says not ready please fill the storage tank with water).
• Choose the correct program:
  • press menu: a new window opens: choose SELECT CYCLE by pressing set, move up and down with the arrow buttons to choose the correct program (see table) and press set
  • Choose the program that you want to run:

  #	Program	Temperature (°C)	Time (min)	Dry time (min)	Final temperature (°C)
  1	Instruments only	121	20	0	120
  2	Instruments only	121	20	0	120
  3	Instruments only	121	20	0	120
  4	Waste (bags)	121	20	0	99
  5	Waste (bags)	134	20	0	99
  6	Liquid waste	121	20	0	80
  7	Liquid waste	121	20	0	80
  8	Liquids	121	15	0	80
  9	Liquids	121	30	0	80
  10	Liquids	121	20	0	80
  11	Liquids	121	15	0	80
  12	Cleaning	134	1	0	120

• If you want to change any of those settings please come to Andrea and ask! Don’t do it yourselves. In case the autoclave asks you for a code: it is 1000.
• Press start and the autoclave will start autoclaving!

Please sign in the logbook whenever you are using the autoclave.