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ACQUITY pump "Leak Detected" - WKB232901

Article number: 232901

SYMPTOMS

  • "Leak Detected"
  • No issues observed with waste routing
  • Solvent is wicking along plastic edges and accumulating in sensor region

ENVIRONMENT

  • ACQUITY UPLC
  • ACQUITY H-Class
  • ACQUITY I-Class

CAUSE

The waste cover was overtightened, threading the plastic. A good seal is no longer possible, and solvent is wicking between the edges and accumulating in the sensor region.

FIX or WORKAROUND

Add a seal or change hydrostatic properties of waste cover.

OR

Replace the entire waste tray, making sure to not over-tighten the plastic fittings.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

id232901, UPBSMIVD, UPIBSM, UPIBSM+, UPIBSMIVD, UPISMFL, UPISMFL+, UPISMFTIVD, UPISMFTN, UPISMFTN+, UPLCCOLHTR, UPNBINARY, UPQSM, UPQSM+, UPQSMBIO, UPQSMBIO+, UPSMFTN, UPSMFTN+, UPSMFTNB+, UPSMFTNBIO, UPSMIVD, UPSMPMGR

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