How and When to Properly Maintain Your Statim Autoclave
This article is an updated version of the one written previously on August 17, 2017, which you can find here.
Autoclave maintenance is important, very important. With such an expensive machine with extensive machinery, proper care of your autoclave is essential. Especially
considering how important it is to the health and safety of every employee and patient. And we’re sure that if you’re reading this, then you can tell how important it is too. Preventative Maintenance is to make sure your autoclave is always running in top shape and leaves nothing to chance. But the process in and of itself has many steps over and can look daunting from the outside. So today we’d like to help guide you through the preventative maintenance of your Statim 2000 and Statim 5000 autoclave unit.
We’ll go over the steps you need to take for the daily, weekly, monthly, bi-annually and yearly maintenance schedule cycles. But if there’s any other help you need then don’t worry. Our certified technicians are here to help, and you can give us a call at 704-966-1650, and hit option 3 for our Free Tech Support line.
Daily Maintenance
Daily maintenance consists of just the things that need to be changed at the end of the day to prepare your autoclave for the next work day. Here is what the daily maintenance consists of:
- Replace the water in the reservoir (you may want to drain it at the end of the day, but not refill it with fresh water until the next day)
- Empty the waste water bottle when you refill the reservoir
- Fill the waste bottle up to the mark with water and add chlorine disinfectant as needed
The SciCan Statim Waste Bottle can be purchased here.
Weekly Maintenance
- Wash the cassette interior with mild detergent or dishwashing soap
- Clean the insides with a Teflon-safe cleaning pad
- Rinse thoroughly to remove all leftover cleaning product
- Use branded drying agent to treat the inside
- Conduct a CDC recommended spore test on your sterilizer
- Check the air filter, if it’s dirty, replace it, if it’s wet, call maintenance
- Check and clean the water reservoir, and replace it if necessary
The Statim 2000 Air Filter is available here.
And the Statim 5000 Air Filter is available here.
Every 6 Months (or Every 500 Cycles)
- Replace the Cassette Seal
- Replace the Biological/Air FIlter
The Statim 2000 Cassette Seal is available here.
The Statim 5000 Cassette Seal is available here.
Statim 2000/5000 Biological filter is available here.
The Statim 2000 Air Filter is available here.
And the Statim 5000 Air Filter is available here.
Yearly Maintenance
When it comes to the yearly maintenance, you should contact your autoclave maintenance service for scheduled maintenance on your machine. The yearly maintenance will include the following steps:
- Check the seal lid and tray for damage to replace if necessary
- Inspecting the filter for moisture and dirt and replacing if necessary
- Replacing the Check Valve
- Inspecting and cleaning the solenoid valves and pump
- Replacing the plunger if necessary
- Checking the compressor tube for leaks
- Calibrating the unit
The Statim 2000 Check Valve is available here.
The Statim 5000 Check Valve is available here.
And with that the maintenance on your Statim autoclave is complete. We realize the process can be tedious or hard to keep up with every time. So that’s why we made a program to help you with just that. With our Free Preventative Maintenance Program, you give us a call and tell us what kind of unit you have, and we’ll talk you through it. Once we know what you need, we’ll call you every time maintenance is scheduled for your unit to properly maintain it. When it comes down to it, preventative maintenance isn’t daunting at all, and we’re here to help every step of the way.
As always if you have any questions about this process or anything else please feel free to contact us and take advantage of our “FREE TECH SUPPORT.”
We also offer FREE VIRTUAL TECH SUPPORT to “See and Talk” with a “Real Time Live Technician” for any problems you may be in need of help with.
You can also use our “FREE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM”. Take the guesswork and worrying about what unit is due for maintenance and which maintenance cycle it is time for. We will keep track of all your autoclaves and let you know when it’s time for anything.