[Histonet] Hard Water and Auto Stainers

[Morken, Timothy]

Sandra, yes, we use DI water from a water system in our lab

Tim Morken
Pathology Site Manager, Parnassus 
Supervisor, Electron Microscopy/Neuromuscular Special Studies
Department of Pathology
UC San Francisco Medical Center


-----Original Message-----
From: Sandra Cheasty via Histonet [mailto:histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu] 
Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2017 10:44 AM
To: Histonet (histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu)
Subject: [Histonet] Hard Water and Auto Stainers

Hello all,
                Thanks for everyone's response to error 90 on our Prisma stainer; it has been cleared! Does anyone use filtered, softened, or DI water in their H&E stainer to avoid clogging up the system?
Thanks!
Sandy

Sandra J. Cheasty, HT (ASCP)
Histology & Necropsy Supervisor
UW-Madison, School of Veterinary Medicine

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