Heat Exchanger Tube Removal -Vertical Unit - SPX Votator II Instruction Manual

Waukesha Cherry-Burrell
Figure 46 - Align One Half of Blade
Alignment Tool
Figure 47 - Blade Alignment Tool
Installed
Figure 48 - Close Locking Latch
11/2012
7. If optional blade aligning tool is used, install it on the bayonet
ring of heat transfer tube. Place each half of the ring on the
bayonet and rotate it as one piece.
8. Raise shaft slowly, tucking blades into shaft while shaft and
blade assembly is being inserted into tube.
NOTE: If lift binds, STOP and back off hydraulic pressure. Check
that blades have not swung fully out and are not binding on the
edge of alignment tool. If this happens, check blades and replace
as necessary. Restart lift, taking care to guide blades into
alignment tool.
9. If blade aligning tool is not used, the individual controlling
hydraulic lift should use one hand to guide each pair of
blades into tube.
10. As shaft is raised into gear reducer, it may be necessary to
rotate shaft slightly to assure splines are meshed correctly.
11. Continue to raise shaft until head is about six (6) inches from
being engaged.
12. Once the last set of blades has been started in tube, remove
alignment tool, if used.
13. Continue to raise head slowly, aligning teeth of head with
spaces of tube. Raise and turn head so teeth are engaged
and product port is facing forward.
14. Close locking latch. See Figure 48.
15. Install product piping and electrical connections.

Heat Exchanger Tube Removal -Vertical Unit

The hydraulic lift on the vertical unit can be used to remove the
heat transfer tube from the jacket of the unit.
DANGER: Before removing the heat exchanger tube from
the jacket, all refrigerant must be evacuated from the jacket
assembly.
1. Remove mutator shaft from unit as described in this section.
2. Remove shaft and head from hydraulic lift.
3. Place assembly on a table or maintenance frame.
4. Remove the driven end product head.
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Maintenance
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