Shutting Down Your Office Tips

• Water Bottles - Run system to purge all water from unit lines.  Remove water bottle and let air dry.

• Air Compressor – Power down release all air and drain tanks where applicable.

• Flush all vac line, replace sediment filters, replace all disposable traps on units.

• Replace amalgam separators due to prophy paste hardening

• Power down dry vac and

  • Midmark power and G vac – if cutting main power add WD-40 to pump drive piston to prevent lockup.  If leaving power on and newer style system will autorun every so often to prevent lockup.

  • RamVacs remove air filter to release pressure.  Can hydro lock from oil drip.  This is normal motor overloads may trip on startup.  Kill voltage to system.

  • Vac systems – clean out tanks where applicable.

  • Mohave vacs – leave breakers on or MMC can risk serious errors

    Wet vacs – turn off water supply after flushing lines and kill power.

• Autoclaves – clean and drain.  Do not replace water; let air dry.

• Hydrim – remove soap/salt and solution and run shipping cycle.

• Empty all distiller and let dry.

• Water purification systems – shut down water and purge with air until ops and all faucets run dry.

• Chairs leave in upright most position as high as they will do.

• Oil all handpieces and clean and lube all HVE and SE handles.

• Remove plaster trap and discard.

• Computer system – complete backup on removable hard drive and take to safe location offsite.

• Power down all computers, servers, switches, etc.

• Drain, clean and let ultrasonics air dry.

• Empty all water collection cannisters on casse3tte sterilizers.

• Model trimmers – run water for a period of 10 minutes with unit On to clean wheel as well as flush all drain lines

• Replace all dust collector filters in lab areas.

• Bleed all airlines in ops and lab areas.

• Thoroughly clean all mills from any debris.  Keep lid open.

• Drain all coolant water from mills.

• 3D printers remove all resin in machine and clean. 

• Unplug any furnaces.