Chapter 8
Troubleshooting
K°Bloc – Fully welded plate heat exchangers - English Version 2.2 - 01.2016
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8 TROUBLESHOOTING
Safety instructions: Before rectifying faults
You should contact your Kelvion Sales Office before removing faults in order
to avoid improper work on the K°Bloc and its consequences.
8.1 INSUFFICIENT PERFORMANCE
Fault
Cause
Remedy
Reduced heat transfer
and/ or excessive pres-
sure loss
Deposits on the plate
pack plates
Open the K°Bloc and clean
the plate pack – see „Mainte-
nance“ > „Opening the
K°Bloc“ (page 67) chapter.
Operation, flow media etc.
differing from the design
case
Have the K°Bloc design with
new operating data checked
by Kelvion.
Damaged baffle plates
Open the K°Bloc and
straighten slight mechanical
damage of baffle plates in
built-in condition.
In case of serious baffle plate
damage, please contact your
Sales Office.
Clogging of distributing
space
Open the K°Bloc and clean
the distributing space.