The importance of starting with the simple things when trouble shooting.

If your vacuum doesn't suck, how can you restore function?

The basics of lubrication for vacuum valves and other equipment in the office.

Unexpected ways to incorporate redundancy and how it can help you.

What makes a good hex wrench and why you want a good set.

Most ultrasonic scalers simply plug into a wall outlet for power but they also require water. They all have some sort of water line...

An Important Diagnostic Aid for Sterilizers and All of Your Equipment.

Often it is the simplest of things that can cause problems, such as basic pressure adjustments. For proper function, a dental delivery...

How to avoid mixing water and air in your air/water syringe.

Part 3 - All those o'rings In the last 2 issues, we've discussed the design of the syringe (The Legendary Air/Water Syringe) and how...

Part 2 -Troubleshooting & Valves With the advent of disposable syringe tips in the early 1990's, the fit of the tip into the syringe was...

Part 1 - Air and Water Flow Some may call it humble, but the air/water syringe has been around virtually unchanged for over half a...

Sometimes mixing things is good, but sometimes it can cause lots of problems and not everyone likes chocolate in their peanut butter. For...

The air from the foot control drives pneumatic handpieces (of course) but is also used to activate the coolant to the handpiece (both air...

Often the key to diagnosis is correctly identifying valves. The function of valves can usually be discerned by how many and what types of...

"Patient Name: Compressor" A handy mnemonic device to help you keep track of routine maintenance is to create patients in your PMS with...

The central vacuum is a vital piece of office equipment and as touched on previously, your first line of defense in infection control so...

There's a handy product that every dental office should have. It keeps sterilizer door gaskets supple so they seal better and last...

Today's post is a quick one covering the basic terms applied to toggles, the first of these is: "Momentary". A "momentary" toggle stays...

It's generally expected that if flow stops, you've got a clog somewhere, but what about the times everything is working and then the...