Clogging

MARIANA MENDEZ TADEL (cn3r5011@rrpac.upr.clu.edu)
Fri, 7 Mar 1997 15:25:04 -0400 (GMT-0400)

(please accept this message as Lidia Diaz's post, since she has been
having problems with her email)

Hi to all

This is a question for FacSort users. How do you keep the sort lines
from getting clogged. Our Facsort is in a Core Lab. The sorting sistem
is used only once a month. The users are trained to clean the lines
after sorting the samples and I clean them during monthly cleaning.
What we are finding is that the sort lines are not clogged but the valve
block on the collection station is blocked. I had to dismount it to
remove the clog that was impeding the smple to pass to the collection tubes.
Should I clean it more often? Is this a common problem of the FacSort?
Email me directly at: L_Diaz@rcmad.upr.clu.edu
I will appreciate any help.