Agilent Technologies G6600-90006 manual Troubleshooting Pump Issues

Table 5 Troubleshooting Detector Issues (continued)

Problem	Possible Cause	Diagnosis	Corrective Action
Burner Fault Cycles. (off and	Cracked tube.	Pressure increases	Replace broken tubes.
ON)		>525 torr, Burner faults.
		Cycle repeated as
		temperature and pressure
		reset.
Burner Fault Cycles (off and	Leak in Burner.	Pressure increases	Locate and repair leaks,
ON)		>600 torr, Burner faults.	check integrity of ferrules.
		Cycle repeated as
		temperature and pressure
		reset.

Table 6 Troubleshooting Pump Issues

Problem Possible Cause Diagnosis Corrective Action

Pump is noisy High-pressure dry piston.

Pressure in the reaction cell Change sleeve/seal. is unacceptably high and the

pump is getting audibly noisy.

Pump Doesn’t Start	Dry piston seals have	Pump fuses blow	Dry piston requires break-in
	recently been changed.	immediately after changing	time of a few minutes after
		the seals and sleeves.	seals are changed.
Pump Doesn't Start	Pump switch off (dry piston	Locate pump switch on	Turn ON switch.
	pump must start from	pump and verify position.
	atmospheric pressure).
Fuses Blow on Startup	Emulsified oil (worn seals	Inspect oil for integrity.	Change pump oil, and plug
	and head on dry piston		unit into wall to run for 10-15
	pump).		minutes.
Water in Pump	Cracked coalescing filter.	Milky yellow oil in the pump	Change coalescing filter and
		window.	pump oil.
Reaction Cell Pressure High	chemical trap clogged.	Remove trap from the	Change chemical trap.
		vacuum line and confirm
		expected pressure readings.
Reaction Cell Pressure High	Leak in ozone generator.	Air regulator falls rapidly to	Replace ozone generator.
		zero when turned off.
Pump Loses Oil	Ballast Open.	Oil level drops.	Reset ballast
Gurgle Sound			See Pump specific sections.
High level of oil in	Plugged oil return restrictor	No visible movement of oil in	Change filter and clear
Coalescing Filter		the return line.	restrictor.

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