Maintenance And Service - Sartorius Stedim Biotech CERTOMAT Tplus Mode D'emploi

4 Cleaning, Maintenance, and Service
Regular cleaning and maintenance ensures the
equipment's functionality and safety.
Comply with the legal safety regulations applicable to
the field of application concerning the handling of
microbial material and contaminated equipment.
Prior to any cleaning or maintenance work, disinfect or
sterilize any biologically contaminated components
according to the safety regulations.
Prior to any cleaning or maintenance work, switch the
unit off and pull the power cable to disconnect the
unit from the mains power supply. Make sure that the
unit cannot be restarted or activated accidentally.
Servicing and repairing drive systems, replacing drive
belts, or working on electrical/electronic equipment
should only be performed by qualified service
personnel.
4.1 Cleaning
1. Clean the surfaces of the units with standard laboratory
cleaners. Do not use corrosive agents (e.g., chlorous
agents).
2. Broken glass or spilled liquids should be removed as
quickly as possible.
3. For incubator shakers special hints are given in the
operating manual.
4.2

Maintenance and Service

Maintenance and troubleshooting by the user should be
restricted to the following tasks:
•
Checking the voltage supply in the lab and the
equipment connections.
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Checking and replacing defective fuses.
•
For incubation shaking cabinets: Replacing defective
light fittings.
If problems or malfunctions cannot be solved or
remedied, please contact your Sartorius AG
representative or contact us directly:
Sartorius AG
Servicezentrum Nord
Weender Landstraße 94-108
37075 Göttingen, Germany
Telephone +49.551.308.3729 / 3740 / 3741
Fax +49.551.308.3730
A written cleaning and decontamination certificate has
to be provided when requesting service technicians of
the company Sartorius AG to perform maintenance
tasks.
4.3 Returning Defective Units
Defective units or components can be returned to the
responsible Sartorius AG representative or directly to
Sartorius AG.
1. The equipment has to be clean, hygienically flawless,
and carefully packaged.
2. Contaminated parts have to be cleaned, disinfected, or
sterilized according to the respective and applicable
safety guidelines. Compliance with the guidelines has to
be documented with a cleaning and decontamination
certificate to be enclosed with the shipment.
3. Negotiate the return shipment with the Service Dept.
before shipping any equipment.
4.4 Relocating equipment
1. Comply with the described cleaning and maintenance
measures described to avoid biological or chemical
hazards.
2. Disconnect the equipment from the mains power supply.
Remove vessels and additional equipment or
components inside of the unit or connected to the unit.
3. If applicable, reinsert the transport protection.
Read and comply with the additional notes under
"Transporting Equipment" (2.1).
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