Plate and Frame Heat Exchanger Cleaning
Cleaning heat exchanger plates and refurbishing the frame improves efficiency and saves money. Equipment operating for extended periods requires regular maintenance and repair. During operation, heat exchangers accumulate fouling, scale, rust, and gasket issues, leading to reduced efficiency. If left unaddressed, this can eventually cause complete failure and emergency situations. Our services offer customers the same satisfaction and guarantee as OEMs, but at a lower cost and shorter turnaround time.
Our 7 Step Plate Cleaning and Refurbishment Process
Step 1:
Initial Plate Pack Review checking for any noticeable damage that can cause plate failure.
During this time all gaskets will be removed, and the gasket track checked for any deformities that will prevent proper gasket install.
Step 2:
Pressure washing of each plate to remove any and all loose debris before entering the chemical bath station.
Step 3:
Plates will enter a chemical bath to ensure fouling, scale, and rust build up on the plates are cleaned off.
Step 4:
Pressure wash plates to ensure any and all chemical residue is cleaned off. All plates will then be dried before entering the Dye Test station.
Step 5:
All plates will go through our Dye Penetrant test to ensure 100% are in good working condition. This step is critical to ensure all plates are not showing signs of pinholes or cracks that would allow for cross contamination.
Step 6:
Final pressure wash to ensure all plates are chemical and dye penetrant free.
Step 7:
Installation of new gaskets and final plate arrangement for easy customer install.
On-Site Service
Our service team is ready to come on-site whenever there isn't time to ship a unit or plate pack out — short shutdown windows, emergencies, or anything in between.
When we arrive, we conduct an initial inspection, open the unit, and pressure wash both sides of every plate. Each plate is then inspected for damage. We install new gaskets, reassemble the unit, and close it up.
Note: We can also receive and refurbish entire units in our facility. Every refurbished unit undergoes a final pressure test to guarantee no leakage before shipping back to you.
Frame Refurbishment Services
Benns Industrial Solutions Inc. also offers a Frame Handling package. After we receive your entire unit, we will do an initial inspection of the frame and tie rods. If needed, we will then sandblast the unit and apply a new paint coat with the color of your choice.
Once the plate pack has gone through our 7 step refurbishment process, we will then install the plate pack back into the unit and conduct a final Hydro test.