Heat Exchanger & Fin Fan Foam Cleaning Chemicals

Advantages of Foam Cleaners for Fin Fans & Heat Exchangers

When your heat exchanger exhibits reduced efficiency, it is most likely due to dirty fin fans or those with scale buildup. Fin fans with a buildup of dirt, oil, scale, and debris restrict the airflow and reduce heat transfer, affecting cooling efficiency and increased costs.

With our selection of environmentally friendly fin fan foam cleaning chemicals, you can effectively remove dirt, dust, scale, hydrocarbons, and debris without damage to your equipment, or safety hazards for your personnel. We formulate fin fan foam cleaners to restore the performance of your heat exchangers. Additional benefits include:

• Gentle, safe, and effective foaming formulas
• Clean, and clear, heat exchangers require less energy
• Equipment life is extended when well-maintained
• Can increase production to make up for downtime with clean fin fans or heat exchanger

Fin Fan Heat Exchanger Foam Cleaning Procedure

Our fin fan foam cleaner effectively removes contaminants for improved performance in your heat exchanger. For the best results, follow these steps:

1. Turn off and tag out fin fans.
2. Block in fin fan inlets and let cool.
3. Work with a contractor to set up containment if required.
4. Tape off the area below the fin fans to avoid showering people.
5. Insert ARO pump into the drum of JPX-F, Power Wash or JPSR-F. Connect the air hose and soap hose to the pump. If at ground level or choose not to utilize a pump, a soap pick-up tube may be used instead.
6. Connect air, soap, and water hoses to foamer.
7. Connect the discharge line to the foamer.
8. Adjust soap, air, and water settings until a thick foam is discharged. (These will be minor adjustments.) The water turned on first before the air to avoid hose bucking.
9. Foam each bank or shroud enclosure from above, covering the whole area evenly. Use approximately 20 gallons per fan cold or 30 gallons per fan hot.
10. Allow foam to sit and drip through fin fans for 10 to 20 minutes.
11. Rinse thoroughly using a high-volume water hose.
12. Perform housekeeping and clear the area of tap and foam equipment.

Recommended Cleaning Equipment

When cleaning your heat exchanger, we recommend using the following equipment for application and safety:

• Super foamer (Available for rent or purchase)
• ARO pump (Available for rent or purchase, if required to bring product to height)
• High-volume water hose
• Air and fluid hoses
• Caution tape
• Safety glasses
• Safety goggles
• Rubber gloves
• PPE appropriate for the area

Fin Fan Cleaning with Jayne Products

Jayne Products formulates high-performance fin fan cleaning chemicals to restore your heat exchanger to optimal operation. Offering a safe, effective cleaning solution, our products feature active ingredients that stay in contact longer for better contaminant removal. They are easy to apply and will not damage your equipment. Our fin fan heat exchanger cleaning products include JPX-F, Power Wash, and JPSR.

JPX-F 

JPX-F for fin fan cleaning offers various benefits over other cleaning solutions. In addition to improved performance, reduced maintenance costs, and extended equipment life, JPX-F provides advantages, such as:

• Does not require entry into the shrouds, which eliminates the risk of damage to the fins and tubes
• No damage to the aluminum fans from improper use of high-pressure water
• The effluent rinse is not harmful to the effluent treatment plant or biodigester
• Reduces operating costs by decreasing energy used and requires less downtime
• Will provide a deep clean of the tube bank interiors that cannot be done with a water wash
• Removes all debris and contaminants from all layers of equipment without hazardous or harmful chemicals

Power Wash Industrial Degreaser

Power Wash is an industrial degreaser successfully utilized in fin fan cleaning. It uses a small amount of liquid to produce high volumes of foam, offering benefits including:

• Provides a high-performance clean with as much as a 40-degree improvement, averaging a 25-30-degree improvement
• Utilizes a foaming cleaning procedure that clears ODs while the unit continues to operate
• Highly versatile in dissolving and removing road grime, oil, dirt, carbon, and more from a wide variety of applications
• Safe replacement for petroleum distillates and chlorinated solvents

Industrial Descaler JPSR

Scale Remover JPSR is an industrial descaler that can double as a fin fan cleaning chemical. This product has a low pH and performs like an acid, able to replace harsher acid cleaners while offering the following advantages:

• Effectively removes scale, including struvite, vivianite, calcium, limescale, rust, and other hard water buildups
• Biodegradable, non-corrosive, non-fuming, and less hazardous for outstanding safety handling and performance properties over harmful acids

Discover Environmentally Responsible Fin Fan Cleaning Chemicals at Jayne Products

With 35 years of experience in eco-friendly cleaning materials, Jayne Products strives to offer high-performance solutions for safer fin fan cleaning. We provide effective fin fan foam cleaners for a deep clean without endangering personnel or damaging equipment. With our premium formulations, you can restore your fin fan heat exchanger to optimal performance.

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