Midmark M9 “Old Style” w/ Dam Gasket Bar PM Checklist
Continuing our series of checklists, today we’re moving on to the Midmark M9 Old Style Autoclave. Midmark is a household name these days and their autoclaves are second
to none, including their M9. With a fully customizable cycle experience, you’ll always get exactly what you need. Easy item detection with just the push of a single button tailored to whatever you’re putting in. And the door even opens automatically after the cycle ends. So in this article, we’re going to go over its preventative maintenance checklist. What you need and when you need it to keep it functioning at 100%. And doing everything we can to extend the life of your autoclave for as long as possible.
This checklist comes as a part of our Free Preventative Maintenance program. And if you have any questions 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.
The Preventative Maintenance
Daily Maintenance
The daily maintenance on your Midmark M9 Old Style consists of cleaning the unit daily and replacing the water with fresh water. Even changing the door gasket if need be. The daily maintenance checklist requires you to:
- Replace distilled water in reservoir as needed
- Clean door and dam gasket with a micro fiber cloth and dishwashing soap or a mild detergent that does not contain chlorine
- Replace door gasket as needed*
The Midmark M9 Door Gasket can be found here.
Weekly Maintenance
The weekly maintenance revolves around cleaning the chamber and its contents and draining the reservoir. The weekly maintenance says you should:
- Use Opticlave to clean the water reservoir once per week
- Clean the chamber, rack, and trays with Speed Clean chamber cleaner
- Drain water from reservoir and refill with distilled water
Speed Clean is available here.
Opticlave is also available here.
Monthly
Monthly maintenance consists of checking the chamber filters. For monthly maintenance, you should:
- Remove and inspect the mesh chamber filters. Rinse with water and clean if it is dirty. Replace as necessary*.
The Midmark M9 Mesh Chamber Filter can be found here.
Every 6 Months
Maintenance that occurs every 6 months consists of checking and replacing the door gasket. Every 6 months, you are recommended to:
- Replace the Door and Dam Gasket
- Inspect the door ring and replace if it is out of round
The Midmark M9 Door Gasket Kit is available here.
The Midmark M9 Door Gasket Ring is available here.
Yearly
Every year:
- Replace door springs
- Replace mesh chamber filters
*And if you have any questions about the condition of these parts, call us on our FREE Technical Support Line at 704-966-1650, Option 3.
The M9 Door Springs are available here.
The M9 Mesh Chamber Filter Kit is available here.
Final Thoughts
If you’ve reached this point, then you should have a good understanding as to what your maintenance schedule should look like. But if you still have questions or there’s help you need, we’ve got options. You can call us anytime at our tech support line at 704-966-1650, Option 3 for free tech support. Or we have our Free Preventative Maintenance Program. Which allows you to submit information on your machine, and WE call YOU whenever it’s time to maintain a part of your autoclave. Our techs will walk you through step-by-step and tell you what part you need and what to do with it.
Hopefully this guide helps you to understand that preventative maintenance isn’t a daunting task as long as you know what to do.
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.
You can find the Midmark M9 Old Style autoclave on our website here.