How should the ORIGINS /SEA 2000® be cleaned?
A2: Normally there is no need for special cleaning nor maintenance. After 4-5 runs, drain the buffer through the drain valve on the left side of the unit (Quick fit), and rinse the gel compartment with deionized water. TAE running buffer prevents the growth of most bacteria and fungi (due to presence of EDTA). When another buffer is used (especially phosphate buffers), empty the apparatus immediately after use and rinse it extensively with distilled water. In case, a contamination occurs, clean the buffer compartment of the ORIGINS with 0.1% SDS in TAE buffer at 55 °C for several hours or overnight with the pump switched on. For more severe contaminations, use 0.1 % SDS in 0.1 M NaOH. Incubate with the pump switched on at room temperature overnight.
