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Unable to prime a 515 pump using the purge valve - WKB197348

Article number: 197348

SYMPTOMS

  • Unable to prime a 515 pump using the purge valve
  • Line ran dry during operation

ENVIRONMENT

  • 515 HPLC Pump
  • MassLynx
  • FractionLynx

CAUSE

Check valve or valves became stuck. 

FIX or WORKAROUND

1. Remove the check valves on the 515 pump.

2. Sonicate the check valves in water and then methanol for 10 minutes.

3. Replace the check valves and purge the pump.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

id197348, 515, checkvalve, FLYNXV41, UNIFSW17

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