Caron 6404-4 - Manual (Page 45)

6400/6404 Series Operations Manual Page 45 of 54
Rev F 09/18/14
Use only distilled or deionized water with a
resistivity between 50K  -CM and 1M  -CM and
neutral pH. Using water outside this range will
void your warranty.
SECTION 9 – USING THE AUTOMATIC DECON CYCLE
The incubator is equipped with a built-in automatic 90°C moist heat decontamination
cycle. The cycle is designed to decontaminate the entire interior workspace including all
installed components. Moist heat at 90°C is proven to effectively kill common organisms
known to contaminate incubators.
The decon cycle consists of a heating phase in which the temperature and humidity rise
to approximately 90°C and 60% relative humidity. After reaching these temperatures
the unit soaks for several hours before entering a drying phase. During the drying
phase the heaters maintain 90°C while a built in pump pulls in HEPA filtered clean air.
Next, the unit cools down to the setpoint from which the decon cycle was initiated. The
total cycle time is approximately 15 hours. The graph below represents the various
cycles of the decon cycle:
To initiate the decon cycle press the DECON button on the control panel and follow the
on screen prompts.
The first step of the cycle is to replace the water in the pan with 400 mL of water. This is
the amount of water required to effectively create the moist heat decontamination
environment.