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Can I inject water into the Mini GC or the Mini GC Plus?

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  • Created Jan 18, 2013
  • Updated Jan 18, 2013
  • Article #2900

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No, you CANNOT inject water into the Mini GC or the Mini GC Plus.

Injecting any sample that contains more than 5% water will dramatically shorten the lifetime of the detector.

Injecting any sample that contains more than 10% water will ruin the detector.

For more troubleshooting tips, see TIL 2180: Mini Gas Chromatograph Troubleshooting and FAQs or TIL 2841: Mini Gas Chromatograph Plus Gas Chromatograph Troubleshooting and FAQs

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