Safe Efficient Boiler Tube Cleaning

Thompson’s automated boiler tube cleaning with the help of the boiler chemical cleaning process is the ideal way to mechanically clean the interior tube surfaces of package and other boiler designs. This boiler chemical cleaning is a fully customizable system fit to your particular boiler that is inserted through the mudrum manway and removes any need for an operator to enter the vessel.

This boiler tube cleaning technology also includes a camera system used for better tube indexing, hose containment and more. It can deliver up to 50 lbs. of push-force to clear plugged tubes, and easily travels through long lengths and bends cleaning in both directions under full pressure ensuring a safe, precise and thorough cleaning every time.

Water & impact resistant camera system

Benefits

Decreased Hazard Exposure

No confined space entry required

Precise tube indexing

Highly efficient cleaning capabilities

Water impact resistant camera system

Applications

Boiler Tube Bundles

Additional Automated Hydroblasting Capabilities

Problem

Rust scale buildup on 119 boiler tubes required cleaning and passivation before being shipped to a major power plant.

Solution

The Thompson automation team thoroughly and safely cleaned all tubes with automated boiler tube cleaning.

Result

This boiler chemical cleaning process saved the customer’s valuable time and money as it was much faster than how it had been done prior, and saved passivation chemical and disposal costs. Both the manufacturer and the plant were extremely impressed with the professionalism and safety of the Thompson crew. Years ago, there had been a waterblast injury from hand-lancing at another facility at which the manufacturer had done work, so they were absolutely thrilled with the safety aspect of Thompson’s boiler tube automated system.

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Boiler Tube Cleaning with Chemical Cleaning Procedure

Our automated boiler tube cleaning with the help of chemical cleaning technology, paired with specially designed software and expert personnel ensures the utmost in efficiency and precision for a complete cleaning of every tube.