Improve Lab Cleaning Results with Labware Washer
Q. How can I get better cleaning results from my labware washer? A. Failure to clean successfully often results from loading glassware in a way that it does not drain properly . . .
Cleaning Sludge from Lab Glassware
Q. I hope that you can help recommend a product that might help a customer of ours that’s having great difficulty getting cleaning lab glassware. It has remnants of sludge from a water treatment facility laboratory. They are manual cleaning, and willing to soak the glassware, but they are not sure Tergazyme will be strong enough. Have you run into this before? Do you know if Tergazyme will work?
Cleaning Blood on Quartz Cuvettes
Q. How can I clean blood off of quartz cuvettes for laboratory cleaning?
A. I recommend using a lukewarm (100 F or 40 deg C, definitely not exceeding 130 F or 55 deg C) 1% Tergazyme solution (10 g/L or 1.25 oz/gal) to soak your quartz cuvettes.
A: I recommend using a lukewarm (100F or 40C, definitely not exceeding 130F or 55C) 1% Tergazyme® Enzyme-Active Powdered detergent solution (10 g/L or 1.25 oz/gal) to soak your quartz cuvettes.
Alcojet in a Dishwasher
Q: Our laboratory plans to purchase the Alcojet detergent, do we have to dilute the detergent before placing it in the dish washer or can we just place the powder in the dish washer? A. Alcojet is a lab detergent suitable for dishwasher use. There is typically a cup designed to hold powdered detergent, often with a door that stays closed during the prewash cycle and then pops open during the wash cycle. No cup for dosing? Read More . . .
Glassware Cleaning: Manual vs. Dishwasher
Q: Is Manual or Dishwasher cleaning better for glassware?
A: Depends on how we define better.