Technical data

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Solution
14.1 Open drain by turning counterclockwise. Place a heavy object over the reservoir cover. Blow compressed air into the drain; this should force any debris back into the reservoir. Clean out the reservoir. 14.2 Disassemble the drain valve by turning counterclockwise past the stop point. Remove the valve and clean, blow out the line as needed (see 14.1). Reassemble the valve by turning clockwise; make sure to press the large “O” ring into the groove on the autoclave. 15.1 Clean the air jet as per sec 9.4. 15.2 Make sure the sterilization time and temperature are set correctly, if in doubt use the default settings. 15.3 Make sure the autoclave is not to heavily loaded. See sec 7. 16.1 Drying cycle may be too short, (see sec 4), 16.2 Autoclave may be overloaded, (see sec 7). 16.3 The chamber strainer may be clogged (see sec 9.8). 16.4 The HEPA filter may be clogged (see sec 9.2). 17.1 Water sensor may be dirty (see sec 9.10). 17.2 Wall outlet voltage may be too high. 17.3 Items may be touching the walls or bottom of the chamber. Load autoclave according to instructions in sec 7 (Preparation Before Sterilization). 18.1 To determine true rust, use a pencil eraser to remove the brown spot. If there is no pitting, the instrument is just dirty (see sec 7, Preparation before sterilizing and sec 9.9, Cleaning the autoclave). If there is pitting beneath the brown spot, the rusting may be caused by minerals in the water used for rinsing (see sec 7, Preparation before sterilizing). 18.2 Use only distilled water for sterilizing. 18.3 Make sure dissimilar metals (carbon steel, stainless steel, etc.) have not come into contact with each other.
Problem
14. The drain is clogged. 15 Spore tests are failing or indicator
strips are not turning.
16. Wrapped items come out wet. 17. Wraps come out burned. 18. Instruments are rusting.