Degasser vacuum HW error

<p> Has anyone had this (BSM) error before?  Have tried resetting & rebooting and priming.  The pump shuts down after ~1-2 min.  Vent line is not kinked or blocked or in liquid.</p><p>Thanks.</p>

Answers

  • Hello

    Thi error literally is related to the deagser. I think if you have checked for the obvious fluidic problems, but just check the lines from the degasser seem tight and there are no obvious leaks. AFter that you have a degasser chamber failure or this this is an electronics issue. I think this will need a ervice call to be made to your local ervie representative.

    Liz

  • How did you resolve the problem? I just have same problem with you. Thanks!

  • It required a service visit to replace the degasser unit.

  • Thanks!

  • This sounds like a weak vac. pump on degasser. The degasser wants to see the vac. reach a certain level and maintain it. These pumps wear out with age. Check degasser vac. in console. Ideally you should see a reading of .9 or less. Also these pumps often begin to make a faint clunking sound as the bearings start to go.

    If you do repairs yourself pump not very difficult to change out. Part # 700001352.

  • stevenp
    edited July 2019
    Simply replacing the vacuum pump without professionally testing and evaluating the vacuum tubing and the vacuum chambers is likely to result in failure (or a much shorter lifetime) of the replacement vacuum pump. Sometimes the vacuum pumps just wear out from normal use (~ 4 years is the normal lifetime), but sometimes one or more leaking or contaminated vacuum chambers is the actual cause of pump failure. When a vacuum chamber starts to leak mobile phase or contaminated material into the vacuum system, damage to the pump (and other vac chambers) results. This requires replacement of the internal vacuum tubing and any damaged vacuum chamber(s) plus the vacuum pump.

    Please seek professional diagnostic testing of the HPLC degasser module to find out what the actual reason for failure is (IOW: Diagnostic Testing) before swapping out parts. It is generally much less expensive to have the module professionally tested, cleaned and repaired than it is to replace the whole module (which is what Waters will do).

    More info on professional testing and repair: http://www.chiralizer.com/hplc-degasser-repair.html


  • I had this issue today. I found a hint somewhere that indicated powering off and on might help.I cycled power on and off a several times and the eventually the problem cleared. 
  • Note - while it is a good idea to make sure that the degasser pump is the culprit before just replacing it, know that you can order the part and replace it yourself in about 5 minutes (assuming you're not a menace when touching tools). It's the same pump for 2695s as for Acquity systems. :)
  • Replacing just the vacuum pump is often a really bad idea that may cost you more money. When the vacuum pump wears out, it also leaves a trail of contamination throughout the vacuum system (tubing and vac chambers). If the tubing is not replaced and the chambers not cleaned, that same contamination will re-contaminate the new pump and potentially continue to contaminate your mobile phase. If one or more of the vacuum chambers has a leak, that leak may have been what caused the vac pump to fail (a normal vac pumps lifetime in the Alliance series is 4 to 5 years). If you install a new vac pump in a system that has one or more bad chambers, then the vac pump will be destroyed/damaged soon after. If you do not have the degasser tray professionally tested to find out what failed (and why), then you may end up buying new parts several times. If you DO have the degasser tray professionally tested to find the true cause of failure and the extent of contamination/damage, then you can save a lot of money by only replacing the damaged or worn parts, not the
  • Replacing just the vacuum pump is often a really bad idea that may cost you more money. When the vacuum pump wears out, it also leaves a trail of contamination throughout the vacuum system (tubing and vac chambers). If the tubing is not replaced and the chambers not cleaned, that same contamination will re-contaminate the new pump and potentially continue to contaminate your mobile phase. If one or more of the vacuum chambers has a leak, that leak may have been what caused the vac pump to fail (a normal vac pumps lifetime in the Alliance series is 4 to 5 years). If you install a new vac pump in a system that has one or more bad chambers, then the vac pump will be destroyed/damaged soon after. If you do not have the degasser tray professionally tested to find out what failed (and why), then you may end up buying new parts several times. If you DO have the degasser tray professionally tested to find the true cause of failure and the extent of contamination/damage, then you can save a lot of money by only replacing the damaged or worn parts, not the whole module (like Waters does), and have ot cleaned restoring full operation.
    More info on professional testing and repair of all brands of HPLC vacuum degasser modules: http://www.chiralizer.com/hplc-degasser-repair.html

  • Replacing just the vacuum pump is often a really bad idea that may cost you more money. When the vacuum pump wears out, it also leaves a trail of contamination throughout the vacuum system (tubing and vac chambers). If the tubing is not replaced and the chambers not cleaned, that same contamination will re-contaminate the new pump and potentially continue to contaminate your mobile phase. If one or more of the vacuum chambers has a leak, that leak may have been what caused the vac pump to fail (a normal vac pumps lifetime in the Alliance series is 4 to 5 years). If you install a new vac pump in a system that has one or more bad chambers, then the vac pump will be destroyed/damaged soon after. If you do not have the degasser tray professionally tested to find out what failed (and why), then you may end up buying new parts several times. If you DO have the degasser tray professionally tested to find the true cause of failure and the extent of contamination/damage, then you can save a lot of money by only replacing the damaged or worn parts, not the whole module (like Waters does), and have ot cleaned restoring full operation.
    More info on professional testing and repair of all brands of HPLC vacuum degasser modules: http://www.chiralizer.com/hplc-degasser-repair.html