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ACQUITY Solvent Manager: Dynamic leak test fails on Primary pump- WKB3220

Article number: 3220

SYMPTOMS

  • Dynamic leak test fails for Primary pump
  • Pressure fluctuations
  • Shifting retention times

ENVIRONMENT

  • ACQUITY Arc Solvent Managers
  • ACQUITY UPLC Binary Solvent Manager (BSM)
  • ACQUITY UPLC H-Class
  • ACQUITY UPLC I-Class

CAUSE

Faulty Primary Check Valve

FIX or WORKAROUND

  1. Replace the Primary Check Valve

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

After replacing the check valve follow the steps below:

  1. Prime the solvent line and run some flow to confirm stable System pressure and low pressure delta
  2. Perform the Dynamic leak test to ensure leak rate is within acceptable limit

Primary check valve ACQUITY Arc QSM-R part number: 700010664

i2V Primary check valve ACQUITY UPLC part number: 700003563

i2V Primary check valve ACQUITY UPLC I-Class part number: 700004139

i2V Primary check valve ACQUITY UPLC H-Class part number: 700003563 (2/pk) or 700005165 (1pk) 

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