What To Do When Your Statim 2000 Autoclave Tells You The Water Quality is Not Acceptable
Here is a transcript of an email conversation we had with a client regarding her Statim 2000 Autoclave
On 4/23/2014 9:31 AM, Leone wrote
Question"Good Morning, my name is Leone from a dental office. We
use a Statim 2000, and we accidentally put in Spring Water instead of DistilledThe statim notified us that it was the wrong water and would not begin the
cycle. We drained the water and replaced it with Distilled but it is still
saying it is the wrong water and will not run the cycle.How can we remedy this?
Thank you,
Leone"
On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 10:46 AM, Wally wrote:
Answer This happens more than you might think. At the supermarkets & most stores, the Spring Water is located on the same shelves as the Distilled Water, and the labels are pretty similar.
And, most people think it is the same thing, when it is notFor you to get this kind of error means your Statim 2000 is equipped with a Water Quality Sensor, and the autoclave can definitely tell the difference between the two.
You would not think the problem would show up with the first use of the spring water, but the sensor is very sensitive and will not allow the water to go through the
autoclaveThe sensor is located inside the water reservoir. Remove the lid and look inside the reservoir, and you will see 2 pins. The pins are part of the Water Quality Sensor Assembly
Now that you know where the Sensor is located, here is what you need to do
- First, start by draining the water from the reservoir
- Then try cleaning the pins with alcohol using a long handle Q tip (Since you are a dental office, the swabs you use to apply numbing agents will work perfectly)
- Allow the pins to dry
- Refill the water reservoir with distilled water and try again. The problem should go away
If you have any questions, please just let me know
WallyPs. To keep from running into this problem ever again, you might want to keep a Water Quality Sensor (Click Here to See It) on hand, where you can test the quality of the water before you use it
On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 9:39 AM, Wally wrote:
Question: Just checking, did you get the Water Quality Not Acceptable issue on your Statim 2000 autoclave resolved?
Wally
On 4/24/2014 8:45 AM, Leone wrote:
Answer: Yes We Did!
Thank you so much, your advice worked perfectly. I appreciate your prompt response to me email. All the best to you
Leone
Leone Saved the Cost of a Service Call For The Statim 2000 Autoclave Repair
Leone is from New York, and our understanding is that the normal charge for her office is $150.00 for an autoclave repair tech to come by and take a look
And, she would have had to wait for the tech to work it into his schedule and get there. As a result, in addition to the $150.00, she would have suffered a considerable amount of down time, even if he would have arrived on the same day
But with our help, she got it up and running in a matter of minutes….and it cost her nothing!
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