Alfa Laval heat exchanger repair
Alfa Laval heat exchanger repair covers gasketed plate packs on process, marine and building services duties. Send the nameplate and what has happened, and a specialist who works on that type will come back to you. Coverage is UK wide.
Tell us about your Alfa Laval heat exchanger repair
Five answers, all from memory. The detail comes next, and it is optional.
See the privacy notice for how these details are handled.
Common Alfa Laval heat exchanger problems
It has failed or is leaking
Fluids mixing, a leak at the unit, or one that will not hold pressure.
Emergency repair →Losing dutyPerformance has dropped
Higher pressure drop, a wider approach temperature, or a duty it no longer reaches.
Cleaning options →PlannedA service or shutdown is coming
Planned maintenance, an outage window, or a spare that needs to be ready.
Servicing options →UnsureNot sure what is wrong
Send the nameplate and what you have noticed. That is enough to get an answer.
Send the details →Alfa Laval units covered
Alfa Laval heat exchanger repair covers the widest span of equipment of any badge on a UK site, because the range runs from small gasketed units on building services to large process packs, welded units and marine coolers. The frame and the plate model, not the badge, decide what the repair involves.
- Gasketed plate and frame units across process, marine, HVAC and food duties
- Welded and semi-welded packs on duties that are aggressive to gaskets
- Brazed units, which are sealed and are replaced rather than repaired
- Units badged Vicarb, the French manufacturer that joined Alfa Laval in 2000
What can be arranged for Alfa Laval units
- Strip, clean and rebuild to the recorded pack dimension
- Regasketing, with the material matched to the fluid and temperature
- Dye penetrant inspection of every plate for cracks and pinholes
- Plate replacement where inspection requires it
- Pressure testing each side independently before return to service
Alfa Laval heat exchanger questions
Can an Alfa Laval plate heat exchanger be repaired independently?
Yes. A gasketed pack is designed to be opened, cleaned, regasketed and rebuilt, and that work is the same discipline whoever made the unit. What matters is that the plates are inspected properly, the gasket material suits the duty, and the pack goes back to its correct dimension.
My unit says Vicarb rather than Alfa Laval. Does that change anything?
Not for the repair. Vicarb was a French manufacturer, founded in 1973, that joined the Alfa Laval group in 2000, so older units on UK sites still carry the original badge. The nameplate and the plate model decide the work, not the name on the frame.
What is needed to get an answer?
The nameplate above all: make, model, serial number and the design conditions. Then what has happened and whether the plant is running or down.
This site is not affiliated with, authorised by or endorsed by any manufacturer named on it. Manufacturer names and model designations are used only to identify the equipment a repair relates to.