Twice in the last six weeks, our Statim 5000 G4 gave a failed 3M Attest BI on the 134°C wrapped cycle, even with fresh distilled water and normal dry times. I’m meticulous about cassette seal lube (weekly), chamber wipe-downs (daily), and filter change at 3 months — anything else you’ve done maintenance-wise to eliminate these blips without compromising cleanliness standards?
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Had the same hiccups on our 5000 G4; replacing the bacterial filter, draining the reservoir, and running the manufacturer cleaning cycle turned it from “diva” back to workhorse. When did you last replace the cassette seal and the bacterial filter, not just lube — tiny “micro‑leaks” make BI results flaky. Also keep the BI mid‑load instead of near the vent port to avoid cool spots.
Swapping the waste bottle cap O‑ring solved our random Attest fails; the tired seal was causing slight backpressure and ‘air’ in the cassette. Quick 5‑minute check, @ron_v56 — have you looked at that cap and vent line lately?
On the “134°C wrapped” cycle, do a paper-pull test around the cassette seal to check for micro-leaks and make sure the lid isn’t slightly warped. Where are you placing the BI (center of the rack with space around it), and have you looked for a brief temp/pressure dip in the G4 log right before dry? If those look good, swap in a different cassette or replace the latch to rule out torsion.
Quick check: run a short unwrapped 134°C “warm‑up” before your wrapped cycle on cold starts — those two fails in six weeks smell like a cold-chamber issue more than maintenance, . Pull the G4 cycle report after a fail to see if the temp/pressure ramp lags, and update firmware if you’re a version or two behind. @eliza_k1990’s placement note is solid; were the fails on the first run of the day?