Agilent G1888 Headspace Sampler User Manual

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Agilent G1888 Network Headspace Sampler This Agilent G1888 Network Headspace Sampler is in excellent condition. A 70-sample tray and 12 positions in the heating oven allowing unattended overnight operation for many applications.

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I set up to test some residual solvents with DMSO as my diluent (validated method) and am getting a peak that is overlapping my methanol peak making my run impossible. Even when injecting a number of blanks in a row it's still there. I decided to take my column off and install a retention gap (no stationary phase) column that stuff will just fly through. A did a bunch of injections and bam, it's there. I had a problem like this years ago on a different system (lots of analysts use these GC's for many different tests, though most are DMSO or DMA based) and it turned out to be the sample loop. The way I tested it was by watching the output with the sample valve closed (sample loop is bypassed) and then opening the sample valve on the headspace which puts the loop in-line. I would then see a rise in output which meant contamination. I called Agilent and they had me replace the loop and it fixed it. This time I replaced the sample loop and nothing changed at all.
I'm thinking the only thing it could be is the 6-port valve is contaminated because that's the only thing that's a variable when opening the sample valve besides the sample loop. When I did call Agilent last time I asked if steam cleaning could fix the contamination and they said that rarely works. I tried calling them today but they were closed. I did look the 6-port valve up and it's over $1000 so I don't want to waste the money if there's something else I could try first.
Oh, one more thing. We typically run around 90 oven, 110 loop and 115 transfer line. I cranked all three to 250 and I was getting a lot more response then I was previously. Another test I did was watched the output for a while, which was around 15, and then opened the sample valve. It would jump up to around 250-300 and then settle back down to around 20, constantly. It would sit at 20 forever until I closed the sample valve and then it would drop back down to 15, showing that flushing through the 6-port valve and sample loop was causing static contamination to be sent through the system.
Thanks in advance for any help!