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The process chamber must be completely dry and cold during the
vacuum leak test. Otherwise, the vacuum leak test results may not be
fully reliable, even if the steriliser is fully functional. When the test is
completed, a message with the results will be displayed. If the result
is negative, check, clean or replace the seal, clean the front edge of
the chamber and repeat the test.
If the device fails the test again, contact your supplier or the man-
ufacturer.
When the test program was complet-
ed successfully.
When the test program was not com-
pleted successfully.
After pressing the
field, the start screen is displayed.
Bowie&Dick test
Perform the Bowie&Dick test daily before commencing work, in order to
verify that the device performs sterilisation correctly.
The Bowie&Dick test, also known as the steam penetration test, imitates a
small, highly porous load.
It contains sheets of paper packaged in a small pack containing a chemical
indicator (a physicochemical test).
This test assesses the device's performance in sterilising charges composed
of porous objects:
• Pre-vacuum performance and steam penetration.
• Saturated steam temperature and pressure, reached for a specific time.
How to perform the test:
• Perform the test with an empty chamber, as per the EN 13060 standard.
• Place the Bowie-Dick test pack in the chamber, in the middle of the tray.
When the Helix/B&D test program is selected and launched with the
button, the program
progress screen is displayed.
Process parameter information is
displayed.
PThe Helix/B&D test program can be
stopped at any time by pressing the
field.
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