Chapter 8
Troubleshooting
K°Bloc – Fully welded plate heat exchangers - English Version 2.2 - 01.2016
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Leaks visible from the
outside
Excessive load from pipe-
work
Reduce connecting loads to
permitted values. Check if
metal components are
damaged and contact your
Sales Office if required.
Defective metal compo-
nents
If a defective gasket can be
excluded, contact your Sales
Office.
Internal leak
Defective metal compo-
nents
If a defective gasket can be
excluded, contact your Sales
Office.
Leaks between K°Bloc
connection and pipe-
work
Excessive load of K°Bloc
connection from pipework
Reduce connecting loads to
permitted values.
Incorrect position of
connection gasket
Slacken off connections and
correct gasket seat
Dirty gasket
Slacken off K°Bloc connec-
tion and clean the gasket.
Defective gasket
Slacken off K°Bloc connec-
tion and replace the gasket.
Flange connection is not
sufficiently tightened
Check gasket and retighten
connection evenly if required
Fault
Cause
Remedy
