We copied the 3 page Cleaning Directions from the Pelton and Crane PDF website and
put them on the bottom of this page...but we found the following Cleaning tips on the Internet:
- DO NOT allow anyone who has not read the operating manual to operate the autoclave
- NEVER use anything but DISTILLED water in your sterilizer.
- ALWAYS replace the reservoir cap after filling and keep the chamber door closed when not in use to keep dust from
getting into your steam system and clogging it.
- Sterilize only CLEAN items.
- DO NOT use cloth drapes that have been washed with CHLORINE BLEACH. Chlorine can destroy a stainless steel
chamber.
- CLEAN your sterilizer on a weekly basis using cleaners provided by the autoclave manufacturer.
- ALWAYS fill with water to the fill line indicated in the chamber . . . no more, no less.
- NEVER leave an operating autoclave unattended for more than a few minutes.
- INSTRUMENTS – Clean and rinse thoroughly, wrap or bag and place on trays.
- SYRINGES & NEEDLES – Take syringes apart, wash thoroughly. Wrap or bag each part separately. Cover entire tray
with a double-thickness muslin cover.
- FABRICS & DRESSINGS – Fold into convenient packets. Always fold loosely. Avoid making multiple layers and never
roll. Never use canvas as a covering. Wrap in muslin on trays. Canvas will not allow steam penetration. Do not overload
chamber.
- Mix three ounces of Omni-Cleaner Plus per quart of water.
- Drain reservoir and add enough cleaning solution to run a cycle. For extremely dirty autoclaves, solution may be
increased to four ounces per quart and may require two cleaning cycles.
- Run one twenty-minute cycle in normal manner. Instruments should not be sterilized while cleaning autoclave.
- Drain cleaning solution from autoclave and reservoir. Rinse thoroughly with fresh water. Fill autoclave again and run one
rinse cycle for fifteen minutes. Do not use cleaning solution for rinse cycle; use fresh water.
- Refill reservoir with distilled water and autoclave is ready for use.
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