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H
2
O
2
DECONTAMINATION
When the chamber has been contaminated, or when cleaning the chamber prior to starting a culture,
H
2
O
2
decontamination can be performed using the H
2
O
2
Generator.
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The following products must be purchased separately in order to perform H
2
O
2
decontamination. Before
performing H
2
O
2
decontamination, check to make sure that these are correctly installed.
• UV Lamp Expansion Kit (MCO-19UVS) (Not required for the MCO-19M(UV).)
• H
2
O
2
Decontamination Kit (MCO-HL)
• H
2
O
2
Generator (MCO-HP)
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The H
2
O
2
decontamination function decontaminates the chamber and the inner attachments. Do not
place any objects other than the specified attachments in the chamber during decontamination.
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Before performing H
2
O
2
decontamination, clean the chamber and the inner attachments with sterilizing
alcohol.
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The chamber temperature during H
2
O
2
decontamination reaches 45°C. Before performing H
2
O
2
decontamination, set the upper limit temperature alarm to 50°C or higher.
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For the H
2
O
2
reagent, use one bottle of the H
2
O
2
Decontamination Reagent specified by Sanyo
(MCO-H202).
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After decontamination, dilute the residual H
2
O
2
Decontamination Reagent in the H
2
O
2
Generator with a
large quantity of water and dispose of it, and rinse with distilled water. (Do not wash either the inside or
outside of the H
2
O
2
Generator with alcohol.)
WARNING
Use the reagent specified by Sanyo for H
2
O
2
decontamination. Using a different H
2
O
2
solution may
cause explosion or damage to the Incubator, or insufficient decontamination.
Do not use chemicals other than the H
2
O
2
reagent, such as alcohol. Doing so may result in damage
to the H
2
O
2
Generator.
WARNING
When performing H
2
O
2
decontamination, make sure that gastight split doors, inner door and outer
door are securely closed. During H
2
O
2
decontamination, plug the access hole with the silicon cap that is
provided. Failure to do so may be harmful to health due to leakage of H
2
O
2
gas.
CAUTION
H
2
O
2
decontamination can be performed only for the chamber and chamber attachments with standard
specifications, and not for any other objects.