How to clean the torch ICPOES5800?

Hi Sophia,

You can find the recommended torch cleaning protocol through your software Agilent ICP Expert - Help and Learning Center.

* Home -> Maintenance -> Clean the Torch

As the gasoline samples you ran are organic, organic samples will dirty the torch different to aqueous samples, by depositing carbon on the injector tip and tubeset. The only way to remove carbon build up is to bake the Quartz only part in a furnace or with a portable propane torch.

Caution: *Do not put any part of the torch that contains plastic into the muffle furnace*

To address your question and the image you posted, no further cleaning of your tubeset is required. Over time discoloration and cloudiness may present, depending on the sample types run. This will not have an effect on the performance of your instrument or the results and is only cosmetic.

Replace the torch/tubeset when the outer surface of the quartz outer tube is rough to the touch (which indicates signs of wear), or if there are any cracks visible.

I hope this helps.

James

Hi Sophia,

You can find the recommended torch cleaning protocol through your software Agilent ICP Expert - Help and Learning Center.

* Home -> Maintenance -> Clean the Torch

As the gasoline samples you ran are organic, organic samples will dirty the torch different to aqueous samples, by depositing carbon on the injector tip and tubeset. The only way to remove carbon build up is to bake the Quartz only part in a furnace or with a portable propane torch.

Caution: *Do not put any part of the torch that contains plastic into the muffle furnace*

To address your question and the image you posted, no further cleaning of your tubeset is required. Over time discoloration and cloudiness may present, depending on the sample types run. This will not have an effect on the performance of your instrument or the results and is only cosmetic.

Replace the torch/tubeset when the outer surface of the quartz outer tube is rough to the touch (which indicates signs of wear), or if there are any cracks visible.

I hope this helps.

James