Method and device for rinsing endoscope channels

A device for rinsing endoscope channels of an endoscope with rinsing agent from a rinsing agent supply, wherein the device comprises:

• a first rinsing agent distributor and a second rinsing agent distributor, each of first and second rinsing agent distributors being connected to the rinsing agent supply;
• rinsing channels connected to the first and second rinsing agent distributors for feeding rinsing agent from the rinsing agent supply into a respective endoscope channel,
• a switching valve provided for each rinsing channel for connecting each the rinsing channel in a first position of the switching valve with the first rinsing agent distributor and in a second position with the second rinsing agent distributor, and
• a first testing device connected with the first rinsing agent distributor for checking whether an endoscope channel connected to the first rinsing agent distributor via one of the rinsing channels is blocked.