![]() ![]() These units use a rotating flexible shaft similar to the RAM-4X discussed above, but they incorporate a simultaneous water flush instead of a vacuum to remove loosened deposits. The AWT-100 model is compact enough to fit through the manhole in the steam drum of a watertube boiler. The flexible shaft is fed through a special dry pick-up attachment that is connected to the GTC-540 vacuum for simultaneous removal of deposits.įor customers concerned with cleaning watertube boilers, Goodway makes the Models AWT-100 and AWT-100X air powered boiler tube cleaners. The rotation of the tools coupled with their aggressive cleaning action makes short work of scale removal. A variety of more aggressive cleaning tools ranging from stiff brushes to various cutting tools, buffers and hones are available. Rather than using the simple in/out action of the Soot-A-Matic®, the RAM-4X uses an electric motor to drive a rotating flexible shaft encased in a non-rotating casing. Goodway offers the Models RAM-4X and RAM-4X2A Ream-A-Matic® for these conditions. It is not uncommon for a straight brushing action to prove insufficient in removing scale from the tubes. With the increasing use of waste heat boilers and the use of less highly refined fuels that do not burn as cleanly such as used crankcase oil, scale in boiler firetubes has become a common headache for maintenance personnel. Goodway boiler tube cleaning systems are constructed with spring steel tape for long life. A full range of accessories are available including interchangeable bayonet nozzles, steel brushes and cleaning tools to fit your boiler tubes. AGTC-540 Soot-Vac vacuum, connected to the boiler tube through the SAM-3, simultaneous removes loosened deposits. The operator pulls the switch back for cleaning tool return and moves to the next boiler tube. The cleaning tool travels the full distance of the boiler tube at more than 3' per second, loosening soot and scale inside the boiler tube. ![]() The operator inserts the nozzle into the tube and pushes the switch forward. ![]() The SAM-3 boiler tube cleaning system uses a cleaning tool mounted to the tip of a 26' spring steel tape. ![]()
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