A planned GC Preventative Maintenance (PM) program is an important aspect of keeping your equipment operating efficiently and to the optimum performance levels intended to save part failure and instrument downtime when the instrument is most needed and to provide best accuracy of results.

On a standard GC system, the septa, split vent trap and liner are typically parts that expire due to wear or contamination and need to be changed on a routine basis to ensure optimal performance of the instrument and accuracy of results.

Work Carried Out during GC Preventative Maintenance

Inlet components such as split line filters and liners become contaminated and blocked, detectors become coated with sample and syringes wear, causing poor sensitivity, increased signal to noise and non-repeatable results. As part of a standard PM all inlet and detectors are thoroughly disassembled for inspection, cleaning and replacement of worn parts before being re-assembled and tested for operation. Temperature zones are measured and recorded before the overall system is baked to reduce noise and sample operation test.

Maintenance Packages

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