Thermo Fisher Scientific recommends using a seal wash pump when eluents are manually prepared. Seal washing prolongs the life of the pistons and seals by preventing crystallization and particle deposits on the piston surfaces and seals of the pump head. These can affect pump performance.
NOTE
The piston seal wash option is not intended for use with the RFIC setup, which pumps only deionized water.
Procedure
- Turn off the Dionex Inuvion IC System main power switch on the rear panel of the system.
DANGER
HIGH VOLTAGE—Disconnect the main power cord from its source and also from the rear panel of the Dionex Inuvion IC System.
- Locate the new seal wash pump kit (P/N 22185-62701) (see the following image).
- Open the front door of the Dionex Inuvion IC System.
- Disconnect the seal wash IN and OUT tubing.
- Remove the two metal mounting screws that secure the sheet metal front plate (see the following image). Set the screws aside for reuse later.
- Pull the seal wash pump assembly off the component panel, and then gently pull the attached cables out of the opening.
- When both cables are outside the panel, unlink the seal wash pump cable and system connection (see the following image).