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Post by centex on Feb 21, 2023 15:32:30 GMT
Anyone have acid buildup on the acid wands? This only happens on bibag machines at one of my clinics. They slowly build up to the point they look like this after a few months. I don't see this at my other clinic with non-bibag T-machines. Another biomed in my area has the same thing happen with his bibag machines. The techs don't usually look at the wands when they go from machine to wall and vice versa.   |
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Post by briancanufixthis on Feb 23, 2023 19:51:58 GMT
Looks like my machines!! What type of acid do you use? Rockwell Citripure seems to eat up all my acid rinse ports on the machines as well as the wall boxes. Going through two a year on the wall boxes. PCTs need to rinse off the wands.... good luck getting them to do it. I just keep taking pictures and sent them to the FA...
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Post by helpful on Feb 23, 2023 21:15:53 GMT
have your techs dunk them in RO water everyday. cleans it right up
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Post by centex on Feb 24, 2023 14:11:58 GMT
Looks like my machines!! What type of acid do you use? Rockwell Citripure seems to eat up all my acid rinse ports on the machines as well as the wall boxes. Going through two a year on the wall boxes. PCTs need to rinse off the wands.... good luck getting them to do it. I just keep taking pictures and sent them to the FA... We use Granuflo. My main question is why only with bibag machines? Will the techs rinse them off if instructed to do so? Maybe for a week or so. |
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Post by gnurk on Feb 26, 2023 13:14:29 GMT
you can also soak them in neocare if you have any left
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Post by phillipashleyludlow on Mar 6, 2023 19:18:19 GMT
A trick i learned at a tech was to simply dunk them in a small jug of citraclean at the end of the night when i was putting the machines in disinfect.
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Post by gfreely on Mar 9, 2023 19:23:25 GMT
We have that problem CONSTANTLY. Every machine I touch gets the acid spike soaked in RO water while I am working on it. I also carry a spray bottle of RO water and spray them down around the clinic in passing if I'm in that area and they aren't TOO bad.
As far as having staff clean them, I have a better chance of winning the Powerball...twice...consecutively...:/
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Post by LessthanoneyearnewB on Mar 15, 2023 22:26:42 GMT
Along with this build up does anyone have that same build up coming from inside the machine under the dialysate line housing “ shunt”
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Post by briancanufixthis on Mar 17, 2023 11:54:25 GMT
The staff seems to never see this when it happens. Citripure is the worst. I am changing acid rinse ports in the wall boxes every 6 months. Either fresenius is making them cheaper or the acid is getting worse. However I am getting pretty quick at changing out the rince ports on the machines.....
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Post by jtech on Mar 21, 2023 15:38:29 GMT
At the end of the day, whatever they use to acid clean the machines with, whether it be citriclean or vinegar, have them take the lid off of the bottle and put both spikes down in the chemical instead of attaching them to the "straws"....it'll clean the spikes while they clean the machines
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Post by Icebonez on Mar 31, 2023 14:42:50 GMT
Granuflo clinic here. I have tried to get my staff in the habit of wiping them down at the end of the day, but that is easier said than done I guess. My on-going solution has been at semis/annuals to soak the wands in vinegar for at least an hour to eat away all that gunk. The rest of it wipes off after that point, and they're good to go.
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Post by briancanufixthis on Sept 22, 2023 15:24:35 GMT
It is because the premium machines no longer require the check valves on the acid and bicarb lines. When the staff pull the wand the back pressure pushes out the acid and it accumulates on the wands.
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Post by phillipashleyludlow on Sept 22, 2023 15:48:34 GMT
It is because the premium machines no longer require the check valves on the acid and bicarb lines. When the staff pull the wand the back pressure pushes out the acid and it accumulates on the wands. Iv also seen it where the staff dont spray down the acid/bicarb ports on the wallboxes tbh. |
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