Common types of removal tools related to tubes

Removing boiling tubes is the process of rebuilding a boiler. This sort of operation can be one of the hardest ones. In this regard, one needs to associate with a company, which has the necessary design along with the requisite experience to do the job in a skillful manner. It can also be conferred that tube removal is a process where the tubes are cut, pulling one’s tube and even knocking out tubes from the vessel. Hereby is a glance at some of the common tube removal tools.
Air/ Hydraulic Stub puller
The features of this puller are as follows:
• They tend to make pulling tubes faster and easier.
• Easy and quick arrangement to reduce downtime.
• Compact, light weight, durable and packed efficiently.
• Used in the most explosive of environments.
• One of the lowest price devices.
The ASP- 1008 is one of the most common models of the air stub puller.
One revolution tube cleaner
They tend to work effectively in both heat exchangers along with boilers. They are recommended for hand use only with the employment of a wrench. They work out to be ideal for puncturing of tubes prior to tube plugging. The standard one revolution tube cleaner have a 6“reach. The blades need to be manufactured from premium quality steel and some of major benefits of this tube cleaner are as follows
• Quickly to set up and use.
• It ensures greater productivity.
• Hex head drive- lower capital investment for drive motor.
TT tube spears
For its effective use, they need to be used with the super tube trigger to successfully pull tube in chillers, fan boilers, or condensers. One needs to simply size the spear, apply lubricant on the pulling teeth, and then, set the spear by applying a wrench. Some of the major benefits of this spear are as follows:
• New innovative design of sorts ensures that the best tool life is obtained at cost effective prices.
• The design is formulated in such a manner that the gripping end of the spear will break off in the tube itself and in the process one’ money, time along with energy is saved.
• The best value spear which is available in the market .
Pneumatic Hammer
They are used to punch the tubes out of the tube sheet and are ideally suited to be used in heat exchangers or breading tubes in fire tube boilers. Some of the major benefits of this device are as follows:
• Compact and light weight in design.
• It can reach the tightest of areas.
• Can be used for tube flaring along with collapsing. This will ensure greater productivity on all counts.
Whatever tube removal tools one uses, they need to ensure that the maintenance of the tube is in perfect condition as then only value is added to the device.