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Cleaning methods for plate heat exchangers

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Disassemble the plate heat exchanger, remove the plates and gaskets, and use a brush or non-metallic tools to clean the dirt on the plates and gaskets. Rinse the surface residues with clean water in a timely manner and reassemble the plate heat exchanger. If the scale on the surface of the plates has hardened, soak it in clean water until it softens before cleaning.


  Plate heat exchanger cleaning methods

  Different causes of blockage and treatment methods:

  1. Hard substances; backwashing or manual cleaning.

  2. Fibrous soft substances; backwashing or manual cleaning.

  3. Scale, etc.; chemical cleaning (soaking) or backwashing and manual cleaning.

  Manual cleaning: using simple tools to manually clean the blocking substances.

  Operation method: disassemble the plate heat exchanger, remove the plates and gaskets, use a brush or non-metallic tools to clean the dirt on the plates and gaskets, and promptly rinse off any residual substances with clean water before reassembling the plate heat exchanger. If the scale on the surface of the plates has hardened, soak it in clean water until it softens before cleaning.

  Precautions: Do not use sharp metal tools to clean the dirt on the plates, and prevent deformation of the gaskets during cleaning.

  Scope of use: suitable for cleaning small-scale fouled plate heat exchangers and maintenance cleaning of plate heat exchangers.

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