Created
Oct 16, 2023 5:23 PM
Status
In progress
Category
Lab tasks
Dirty Dishes
Note: THICK PLASTIC AND GLASS ONLY. Thin plastic such as yellow rings on graduated cylinders will melt. Handwash seperately.
- Load and run dishes in dishwasher
- rinse dishes if necessary/ make sure all solids are disposed of properly (agar gel etc.)
- follow instructions next to dishwasher
- cycle takes 199 minutes
- wrap dishes with tinfoil and attach small piece of striped autoclave tape
- cover open mouth containers
- completely wrap utensils and flat objects
- cap screw on bottles (should not be tight, just enough not to pull off)
- load autoclave
- place dishes in bin (can touch but should be stable)
- slide bin into the middle of autoclave chamber
- close door all the way (shut and turn wheel until screen says door closed, not as tight as you can turn it)
- Run autoclave
- seen instructions taped to autoclave
- use Gravity 15-10 cycle setting
- cycle time:
- observe after start if any water is dripping from door, door may not be all the way closed or other issue
- Unload autoclave
- make sure screen says cycle is finished
- open door, beware of steam
- use orange heat gloves in drawer to the left of autoclave— the bin will be hot
- close door