Form: 2435-3
Arctic Installation and Operation Manual
Revision: 10
P/N 105641-01
Date: 12-1-2018
Thermal Solutions, 1175 Manheim Pike, Lancaster, PA 17601
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Phone:
717-239-7642
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877-501-5212
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Figure 11: Panel Removal in Preparation for Tube Inspection-ARC3500-ARC6000
Note: Tubes are accessed and serviced from both sides of the ARC3500-ARC600 Boilers. (
Right side exploded
view not shown
.)
1.
Loosen tube-ends. Insert tube puller between the tube-end and header. Apply pressure to the
puller and strike the side of the tube two or three times with a hammer to help loosen the tube-
end in the upper and lower header.
2.
Pull lower tube end. Wedge the tube puller under the flange of the tube. Drive the tube puller
with several blows with a hammer on the end of the handle. Alternate with downward blows to
lift tube-end.
3.
Clear tube-end from the header. Continue driving wedge under and leveraging flange up until it
pops the end of the tube free from the hole in the header.
