When

  • At regular intervals

  • When you installed the pump head during maintenance procedures

Items required

  • Syringe (12 mL)

  • Seal wash liquid

Follow these steps

  1. Disconnect the tubing from the seal wash detector.

Seal wash detector
Figure: Seal wash detector

No.

Description

1

Seal wash detector

2

Tubing connection port (port labeled in)

  1. Insert a syringe into the open end of the tubing.

  2. To allow the liquid to travel easily through the seal wash system, press down the lever of the seal wash pump and hold it in that position with one hand.

  3. Pull out the syringe plunger to draw seal wash liquid into the tubing.

  1. When about 10 mL of liquid are present in the syringe, release the lever of the seal wash pump.

  1. Press the lever firmly onto the tubing and press the liquid from the syringe into the seal wash system.

  2. Check whether liquid escapes from the connections of the seal wash system or under the pump heads.

Observation

Remedial Action

Leakage is present

Tighten or replace leaky connections. Repeat the inspection.

No leakage is present

Remove the syringe and reconnect the tubing to the seal wash detector (port labeled in).