Tranter heat exchanger repair
Tranter heat exchanger repair covers gasketed packs working hot on industrial and process 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 Tranter heat exchanger repair
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Common Tranter 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 →Tranter units covered
Tranter heat exchanger repair generally means industrial and process duty equipment: gasketed packs working harder and hotter than building services plant, where gasket life is driven by temperature and fluid rather than by years in service.
- Gasketed plate and frame units on industrial and process duties
- Units carrying the SUPERCHANGER name, the gasketed line Tranter added in 1972
- Plant supplied through the Sweden-based lines Tranter acquired in the 1990s
What can be arranged for Tranter units
- Strip, clean and rebuild to the recorded pack dimension
- Regasketing as a complete set, in a material matched to the duty
- Dye penetrant inspection of every plate
- Independent pressure testing of both circuits
Tranter heat exchanger questions
The pack has been tightened and is still weeping. What now?
Tightening a pack that is already leaking rarely holds, and each time it takes the pack closer to the dimension below which it cannot seal at all. At that point the gaskets need replacing as a set and the pack rebuilding to its correct dimension.
How long should the gaskets last?
Temperature and fluid drive gasket life far more than age does. On a hot or aggressive process duty they age quickly; the same gasket on mild heating water lasts a long time. Condition when the pack is opened tells you more than the fitting date.
Can the plates be reused?
Provided they pass inspection. Every plate is checked for cracks and pinholes, and any that fail are replaced rather than refitted.
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