User`s guide

M3000A/M3046A/M3015A/M3016A Service Guide
Maintaining the Instrument 3-9
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Any solution categorized under the following generic products, apart from those listed in the
cautionary guidelines above, can be used as a cleaning agent:
• Dilute ammonia
• Dilute formaldehyde 35-37%.
• Hydrogen peroxide (3%).
• Ethyl alcohol.
• Isopropyl alcohol.
• Dilute sodium hypochlorite (laundry bleach).
1RWH Concentrations ranging from approximately 500 ppm sodium hypochlorite (1:100
dilution of household bleach) to 5000 ppm sodium hypochlorite (1:10 dilution of household
bleach) are effective depending on the amount of organic material (e.g. blood, mucus)
present on the surface to be cleaned and disinfected.
Agilent Technologies makes no claims regarding the efficacy of these chemicals or this
method as means for infection control. Consult your hospital’s Infection Control Officer or
Epidemiologist.
For comprehensive details on cleaning agents and their efficacy, refer to “Guidelines for
Prevention of Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Hepatitis B Virus to
Health Care and Public-Safety Workers.” issued by the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia,
February 1989.