Our Specialisms

Flushing Services

We have the equipment and experienced manpower to perform oil flushing services anywhere in Europe. Whether it’s a new installation of a General Electric or Siemens Turbine or an existing system, we have the equipment and expertise to meet start-up or system specifications.

After new fabrication or repair of piping and tubing, it is important to flush the lines to remove all foreign debris (welding slag, dirt, metal fines, etc.), thereby preventing premature component failure.

Routine off-line filtration and high velocity hot oil flushing are important parts of preventive maintenance for all rotational equipment and systems. The damaging effects of particulate contamination have been well documented with regards to premature component wear and failure. One way to ensure optimal system cleanliness is to perform periodic flushing. By circulating hot oil or a flushing fluid through the piping of a system at a very high flow rate, turbulent flow can be achieved, which dislodges particles that would otherwise cling to the walls during laminar flow. These particles are then removed from the piping as the fluid is circulated through a series of high-efficiency filter elements. We have state-of-the-art high flow filtration equipment and experienced technicians to perform a wide array of filtration and flushing services at your jobsite.

Turbine Lube Oil Flushes

We have performed numerous lube oil flushes on both gas turbines and steam turbines by General Electric, Siemens and others. Utilising our own 3,000 LPM pumping skids, complete with tank heaters, and large filter housings, we are able to quickly and reliably meet or exceed OEM start-up cleanliness specifications of ISO 16/13/10. Main feed and return lines vary in size from DN50 to DN200, which can all be effectively flushed using our equipment.

EHC System Flushes

Utilising special filtration systems designed with Viton seals & Bushing pumps specifically for use on phosphate ester fluids, we regularly perform complete EHC system flushes at power plants around the country.

Hydraulic Control Panel/ Power Unit Flushes

Before delivering hydraulic control panels or hydraulic power units to a customer, manufacturers must first flush their systems with either hydraulic oil or water glycol to remove all particulate contamination.

Reservoir Circulation/ Cleaning Service

We can provide filtration equipment and expertise to circulate a reservoir (lube oil, hydraulic oil, diesel fuel, etc.), quickly achieving very low particle counts to meet or exceed a customer’s cleanliness specification. Services include manual wipe-down of the reservoir with lint-free rags, with confined space trained and certificated technicians.

Typical systems include:
Turbine lube oil systems
Hydraulic power units and presses
Gearboxes
EHC systems
Large diesel engines
Pipe work and ring mains

Our flushing systems are equipped with high efficiency filter elements to quickly and reliably achieve very low particle counts to meet or exceed an ISO 16/14/11 cleanliness level.

On-board HYDAC or MP Filtri particle counters ensure that the correct ISO / NAS cleanliness is reached. We have an on-site portable laboratory for carrying out oil patch tests, with colour camera and display screen. All data – such as temperature and flows – are recorded and become part of our standard report package, ensuring that the customer has documentation to prove that their system is clean.

In addition to carrying out hot oil flushing services, we offer the option of renting out equipment. Please see our dedicated Flushing Equipment page to see our range of available oil flushing pumps and equipment to hire.

If you are looking for oil flushing services – using hot oil, lube oil, a flushing fluid, etc. – to be carried out to a high quality and by experienced engineers then please contact us today: 01633 881966.

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Our Specialisms