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Pump HW overpressure error on ACQUITY UPLC pump (Guided Troubleshooting) - WKB100279

Article number: 100279

SYMPTOMS

  • Pump HW overpressure error when starting flow.
  • Pump HW overpressure on initialization and reset of pump.

ENVIRONMENT

  • ACQUITY APC Isocratic Solvent Manager
  • ACQUITY UPLC
  • ACQUITY UPLC BSM (example, use other modules as needed)
  • ACQUITY UPLC H-Class Quaternary Solvent Manager (QSM)
  • ACQUITY APC Isocratic Solvent Manager
  • ACQUITY Arc
  • ACQUITY UPLC
  • ACQUITY UPLC I-Class
  • ACQUITY UPLC H-Class
  • ACQUITY UPLC H-Class Bio

STRATEGY

  1. Inspect the Instrument Method for high-pressure limit setting. - WKB48643
  2. Check that the flow rate hasn't been set too high. - WKB241566
  3. Reset pump head transducer. - WKB47479
  4. Remove the column to see if pressure drops. - WKB76470
  5. Remove Active Preheater (APH) to see if pressure drops. - WKB60838
  6. Inspect for blockage at the needle, needle seat, or tubing. - WKB9936
  7. Possible faulty transducer. - WKB2495

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

id100279, UPAQSM, UPARBQSM, UPARBSMFTN, UPARCH30, UPARHQSM, UPARQSM, UPARSMFTN, UPASMFTN, UPBINARY, UPIBSM, UPIBSM+, UPISMFL, UPISMFL+, UPISMFTIVD, UPISMFTN, UPISMFTN+, UPPDAARCB, UPQSM, UPQSM+, UPQSMBIO, UPQSMBIO+, UPSMFTN, UPSMFTN+, UPSMFTNB+, UPSMFTNBIO

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