Over the years, dirt and dust can build up within an industrial furnace’s chamber and components. This reduces the efficiency of your furnace and also causes health hazards. So, it’s important to clean your furnace on a regular basis to ensure its smooth functioning and healthy indoor environment. 

Furnace cleaning is an important safety precaution that you should take as a standard maintenance activity. A clean furnace uses less fuel, saves you money, and extends this product’s life. 

If you want to know how to clean your heating furnace to have it run properly, read our step-by-step process given in this blog post below.

Why do you need to clean the industrial furnace?

If your furnace is not clean and maintained, it may affect its performance and efficiency. Due to regular use over the years, your furnace can accumulate dust, soot, and other residues. And, these deposits can insulate the heat exchanger surfaces which results in more fuel consumption. 

Apart from dust and debris, other deposits such as corrosion or rust can build up on the furnace’ surface. These deposits can damage the internal components of the furnace and cause fire hazards and unexpected failures. 

But, with proper maintenance practices and regular cleaning, you can avoid these issues, and prevent major accidents. You can increase the efficiency of your furnaces and ensure their smooth functioning by keeping them clean.   

How to clean and maintain an industrial furnace?

• Before you start, make sure to switch off your furnace and wait for it to cool down. Don’t forget to wear a PPE kit such as goggles, gloves, and masks. 
• Now, take a bristle brush or vacuum cleaner and remove the residues from the furnace such as dust, debris, and soot. 
• Clean different components of the industrial furnace one by one including the heat exchanger, internal chamber, blower, burners, fan motors, and flame sensors.
• Start with the heat exchanger, and use a cleaning tool to remove any rust and scale from its surface.
• Next, check if there’s any clogging or damage on the burners. If you find any clogging, then clean them using compressed air or a cleaning tool.
• Furnace filters are an important component that you have to replace from time to time. If you have recently changed the filters, then try to clean them to ensure smooth operation.  
• Check the chimney of the industrial furnace for any blockages. If there’s any build-up of soot and corrosion on the chimney, clean them with a chimney brush.
• Now, clean the flame sensor of the furnace using a cloth, it can prevent the flame from igniting. 
• Also, lubricate moving parts of the furnace such as fans and motors. Try not to over-lubricate, just add only 2-3 drops of oil to lubricate fan motors.

When you are done with the cleaning process, perform a test run to ensure your Gas Nitriding Furnace is working fine. 

Here are Some Advanced Methods for Industrial Furnace Cleaning

• You can use chemicals or cleaning agents to remove fixed deposits and residues from the furnace components.
• Water jets are another method for cleaning furnace surfaces. In this method, you don’t need chemicals to remove fixed deposits. 
• The next method is ultrasonic cleaning. In this method, high-frequency sound waves are used to remove residues from the furnace components.

We hope this article will help you in cleaning your industrial furnaces. You can keep your furnaces maintained by following the steps given in this blog. If you need further assistance, try to contact Patel Heaters today.

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Maharith Thermal Pvt Ltd is known for its expertise in Industrial heater and Industrial Oven manufacturing. We fabricate high grade and energy efficient furnaces to meet research and industrial requirements.