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Question for those who flask seeds
In the Laminar flow hood there's a Germicidal lamp do you leave it on while
flasking or turn it off? Also what CFM airflow do you set the adjustment at? Thanks very much Dusty |
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Dusty asked about UV lights and airflow in HEPA filters.
I have never used the UV light in a laminar workstation. In fact, there is no strongly compelling reason to use them in the first place; the only occasion where one might use it is if massive contamination was suspected (even then, one should find the source, rather than treat the whole darned thing) in the filter element or elsewhere in the hood, or if the filter has been moved or in storage for a long period of time. Even then, leaving the fan on for 24 hours should blow out virtually all the gunk on the downstream side of the element. A quick wipedown with 70% ethanol is good enough for the working surfaces. Using these principles at work, I suffer the least contamination of anyone who works in the plant tissue culture group. I can't remember the last time I had contamination in a tissue culture, in fact. As for airflow- total CFMs won't do anything for you. What is more important is the face velocity, which should be 90+ linear feet per minute. You can get this from CFMs by determining the size of your working face, and dividing CFMs by that number. Of course, it's much more practical to measure the working face velocity, since you never know how many CFMs your fan is putting out- unless you trust the label. And if you trust the label, then why are you having to determine how much air you're moving? In reality, much lower velocities are fine, provided your technique is good, and nobody walks behind you while you're working at the filter. The e-mail address in the header doesn't work. Sorry. -AJHicks The Orchid Seedbank Chandler, AZ |
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Dusty,
Don't sneeze straight on into the hood... and tell that person behind you (as Aaron foresaw) not to sneeze toward the hood either. That's my rule when working in my 6 year old homemade hood (with no fancy smancy UV light). Mick HBI, Producers of Fine Orchids in Flask www.OrchidFlask.com |
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