Orion 2117HL High Level Chloride Analyzer User Guide

Troubleshooting
Thermo Scientific Orion 2117HL High Level Chloride Analyzer User Guide
Malfunction Possible Cause Remedy
No Air Bubbles
in Flow Cell
Does Not
Calibrate
Properly
Air line crimped or
disconnected
Check the air line and repair as required.
Air pump failure Replace if necessary.
Contaminated standards,
pipet or pipet tips
Use new standard solutions. Replace the
pipet tips.
Standards interchanged Repeat calibration using standards in the
correct sequence with the correct volume
additions of each standard.
Temperature probe failure Disconnect ATC. Temperature should read
25 °C (E101). Replace if necessary.
Background concentration
too high for standards
Repeat calibration using custom, higher
concentration standards. Refer to Chapter IV.
Pipet technique error Use the correct pipet techniques. Refer to the
Appendix section.
Flow cell contaminated Rinse the flow cell with deionized water.
Flush the flow cell overnight at calibration
liquid level. Refer to Chapter IV.
Electronics failure or
bad setup
Reset the analyzer. Refer to Chapter VI.
High Readings Analyzer out of calibration Recalibrate the analyzer. Refer to Chapter IV.
Flow cell contaminated Rinse the flow cell with deionized water.
Flush the flow cell overnight at calibration
liquid level. Refer to Chapter IV.
Inlet filter just replaced Flush the analyzer for one hour. Refer to
Chapter IV. If an offline calibration was
performed, verify accuracy of alternate
method value. Refer to Chapter IV.
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