HX CleanFlow 70 connected to a heat exchanger in an engine room

Heat exchangers · cleaning in place

Restore heat transfer without opening the plate pack

One mobile unit cleans both the seawater and freshwater sides — plate-and-frame, shell-and-tube or boiler, in situ.

70 L: Reservoir
2: Circuits
Hours: Not days

01Point 01

No disassembly

The plate pack stays compressed and the tube bundle stays in place. No transport, no workshop time, no reassembly leaks.

02Point 02

Less downtime

Hours instead of days. Fewer man-hours, fewer parts handled, and less risk of damage on board.

03Point 03

Capacity restored

Heat transfer back to spec, energy and operating costs down. Ideal as preventive maintenance.

Heat exchanger installed in an engine room — Cleaning happens where the equipment already is — no dismantling, no trip to the workshop.

Why not dismantle?

Most cleaning methods start by taking the exchanger apart

Plate heat exchangers, shell-and-tube designs and boilers alike. That means lifting gear, transport, workshop time and a reassembly that has to be perfect. Get it wrong and you have a leak instead of a clean cooler.

Cleaning in place removes the whole step. The system stays where it is, the plate pack stays compressed, and the chemistry does the work. Deposits are dissolved through a chemical reaction rather than high pressure or flow velocity — so no high-capacity pump is required either.

The system

One machine. Two circuits. The right chemistry.

Safe chemicals circulate in a closed loop through the exchanger. Limescale, barnacles and grease are chemically loosened and flushed out — no heating, no high pressure, no opening the plate pack.

01Equipment

Cee-Bee HX CleanFlow 70

Electric circulation unit

Built for controlled circulation through heat exchangers and piping sections.

Compact, mobile, practical on board
Serves both circuits from one unit
Pumps, hoses and accessories supplied
70 L reservoir, stair-friendly wheels

02Seawater side

GreenBioClean Barnacle Remover

Non-corrosive descaler

Dissolves barnacles, lime and other water-bound deposits.

Works without heating or high pressure
Cleans in situ down to the original surface
Safe on metals, rubber and plastics
Environmentally friendly, biodegradable

03Freshwater side

SuperBee 420MR Degreaser

Concentrated alkaline cleaner

Lifts oil, grease and organic contamination.

Powerful, low-residue degreasing
Made for heat exchangers
Safe on metals, rubber and plastics
Environmentally friendly, saves time

Procedure

Five clear steps

A full cycle fits inside a single shift.

1
Connect
Hoses on, the unit sits beside the exchanger. The system stays in place.
2
Fill
Charge the 70 L reservoir with the chemistry matched to the circuit.
3
Circulate
Closed-loop circulation at low pressure, no heating required.
4
Monitor
Deposits dissolve down to the original surface within hours.
5
Rinse
Neutralise, flush and return to service the same shift.

Result

Down to the original surface

Scale, marine growth and corrosion residue restrict flow and cut heat transfer — particularly in systems using seawater for cooling or firefighting. Removing them restores both.

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