# QC stock (1 mL)

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:label: Individual item number `50056`&#x20;

:label: Bundled as `QC04` and `QC05`

:droplet: Contains **1 mL**

:thermometer: Store upright at room temperature

:thermometer: Do not freeze

<img src="https://4216107837-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FeYTtd7c0A325muFr5lMW%2Fuploads%2FnY9TAdPCiji4qlC2aJN2%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=4dd43d26-4272-4fe7-8c2e-c9e000b5ab0a" alt="" data-size="line"> Expires **1 year** from production date

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**Not sold individually**
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Comes with a Certificate of Analysis (CoA)
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<table><thead><tr><th width="100">Item no.</th><th width="106" data-type="number">Quantity</th><th>Note</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>QC04</code></td><td>5</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><code>QC05</code></td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a data-footnote-ref href="#user-content-fn-1">DIY</a></td><td>null</td><td><mark style="color:$danger;background-color:$danger;">Not recommended</mark><br><mark style="color:$info;">DIY QC stock may not be precise enough for use in the QC test.</mark></td></tr></tbody></table>

## Use cases

Use to [make a DIY QC vial](https://help.sbtinstruments.com/getting-started/qc-test/make-qc-vial). In turn, use the QC vial to [perform a QC test](https://help.sbtinstruments.com/getting-started/qc-test).

Perform a [QC test](https://help.sbtinstruments.com/getting-started/qc-test) in these cases:

* **At least once a week.**
* After a [deep clean](https://help.sbtinstruments.com/protocols/best-practices/deep-clean-1) (of any length).
* When you change your BactoBox® setup.\ <mark style="color:$info;">Example: You replace the flow cell.</mark>\ <mark style="color:$info;">Example: You replace the external filter.</mark>\ <mark style="color:$info;">Example: You replace the tubing kit.</mark>
* When you switch from the SBT dilution vial to the [DIY dilution vial](https://help.sbtinstruments.com/protocols/do-it-yourself-diy/assemble-dilution-dispenser).
* As part of [qualification](https://help.sbtinstruments.com/getting-started/qualification).

## GHS

<table><thead><tr><th width="121">GHS pictogram</th><th>GHS hazard statement(s)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><img src="https://4216107837-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FeYTtd7c0A325muFr5lMW%2Fuploads%2FYl8smSbB35JObxeMamm4%2FGHS-pictogram-flamme.svg.webp?alt=media&#x26;token=63439f64-6c2d-4b85-bfa4-2a0f73b02a29" alt=""></td><td>H225 Highly flammable liquid and vapor.</td></tr><tr><td><img src="https://4216107837-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FeYTtd7c0A325muFr5lMW%2Fuploads%2FC5G6BDHRuOOEhYbkz1QZ%2FGHS-pictogram-exclam.svg.webp?alt=media&#x26;token=92941ce3-79f5-43fc-abc5-bdb80a7bdab7" alt="" data-size="original"></td><td>H319 Causes serious eye irritation.<br>H336 May cause drowsiness or dizziness.</td></tr></tbody></table>

[^1]: Do it yourself


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