Rushing out to a job site? Review your tooling before you go to ensure you are prepared to overcome any challenges you may encounter. Here is a general checklist of tools recommended during heat exchanger and/or boiler maintenance.

Tube Cleaning

• Brushes and/or Cleaning Heads (multiple sizes – in case customer has measured incorrectly)
  For more information on selecting cleaning heads for various jobs, please see “How To Select A Cleaning Drill” and “How To Select A Cleaning Brush”.
• Spare Cutters for Cleaning Heads
• Shoot-thru devices (brushes and/or scrubbers)
• Shaft Extensions
• Spare Breakaway Couplings
• Spare Actuators (Die-Hard)

Tube Testing

• Seal Sets (multiple sizes – in case initial measurements were incorrect)
• Extensions (in case header box is present)

Tube Plugs

• One Piece Tube Plugs
• Two Piece Tube Plugs
• Mechanical Tube Plugs
• One-Revolution Tube Cutter (for venting tubes prior to plugging)
• Spare Blades for One-Rev Tube Cutter
• Tube Brushes (for cleaning tubes prior to plugging)
• Torque Wrench (for installing Mechanical Tube Plugs)

Other Useful Inclusions

• Tube Gauge (for proper measurement of tubes and tube sheet holes)
• Make sure the tube gauge is properly calibrated. For more information, see “How To Calibrate A Tube Gauge”.
• Technical Manuals of Tools (for reference and/or troubleshooting)Most of Elliott’s Technical Manuals, can be found here.
• Small Vise
• Light
• Allen Wrenches
• Repair Parts for other items