Hi Molinari I used microbiology long cotton wool swabs. If they are short extend them by burning the plastic ends and joining them while they are hot. Make sure the join is straight. Unscrew the nozzles from the machine and push the swabs in and out to clean and open the holes. If the blockage is hard u may use any small sharp metal pins to unblock the holes. Good luck.
-----Original Message----- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Molinari, Betsy Sent: 01 August 2012 12:57 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] calcium buildup Hi, Does anyone know of a way to remove calcium buildup on the wash nozzles in the water reservoirs. I have the Tissue-Tek DRS 2000. Thank you. Betsy Molinari HT(ASCP) Texas Heart Institute Cardiovascular Pathology 6770 Bertner Ave Houston,TX 77030 832-355-6524 832-355-6812 (fax) [THI Celebrates 50 Years]<http://www.texasheart.org/AboutUs/History/index.cfm> Betsy Molinari Senior Histology Research Technician 832-355-6524 | bmolin...@texasheart.org<mailto:bmolin...@texasheart.org> www.texasheart.org<www.texasheart.orghttp://www.texasheart.org> TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE 6770 Bertner Ave. MC 1-283 | Houston, TX 77030 [Receive electronic news from THI]<https://secure3.convio.net/thi/site/SPageNavigator/GlobalSiteOptInPage.html>[THI on Facebook]<http://www.facebook.com/Texas.Heart.Institute>[THI on Twitter]<http://twitter.com/Texas_Heart>[THI on YouTube]<http://www.youtube.com/TexasHeartInstitute>[THI's Flickr page]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/texasheart/sets/> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The information in this e-mail may be confidential and/or privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, or an authorized representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any review or dissemination or copying of this e-mail and its attachments, if any, or the information contained herein, is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the sender by return e-mail and delete this e-mail from your computer system.
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