Shell & Tube Cleaning | Repair | Testing
Total Heat Exchanger Solution's repair facility has been servicing Shell & Tube heat exchangers for over 30 years- The fully equiped machine shop is staffed by T.S.S.A. certified technicians.
- Machinery and equipment include:
- 5 Tonne overhead crane, CNC, mig/tig welding, tube bending, sand blasting, lathe, radial drills, metal saws, steam cleaning, annealing, and custom jiggs.
- Total Heat Exchanger Solutions carries 3 million dollars of liability insurance. While in our possession your heat exchanger is fully insured.
Standard Service Package
- End cap is removed from shell
- Tube bundle is removed
- Tube bundle is submerged in a chemical bath for cleaning and descaling

Depending on the severity of the fouling and scaling this process may need to be repeated a number of times
Clean shell side with high pressure water sand blast if required.
- Inspect water boxes and face sealing surfaces
- Rebuild worn metal surfaces, machine if required.
- Supply, or custom fabricate gaskets
- High pressure clean tube bundle with water or steam
- Inspect bundle and baffle plates
- Plug each individual tube and pressure, and/or vacuum test for leaks
- Repair or plug damaged tubes
Complete custom fabricated tube bundle option is available
- Re-assemble heat exchanger, pressure test to original O.E.M. specifications.
- Repaint shell
| Custom Tube | Bundle Material | Options: |
| C44300 | Brass | Info |
| C71500 | Cupro Nickel | Info |
| C43000 | Cupro Nickel | Info |
| 304 | Stainless Steel | info |
| 316 | Stainless Steel | info |




