When was the last time your equipment had a Preventative Maintenance Evaluation (PME)?
It is recommended that pollution control and heat processing systems are evaluated every 12 months for equipment less than five years old and every six months for equipment more than five years old to improve the life and uptime of your system.
Gulf Coast Environmental Systems is experienced, capable, and ready to perform a complete inspection of your thermal oxidizers, scrubbers, ovens, furnaces, and heat recovery equipment. This includes electrical and mechanical inspections, inside and outside of each piece of equipment. PME’s have many advantages:
- Minimizes the chances of an unexpected system shut-down, which can often cost thousands, if not millions, of dollars in lost operating production.
- Significant operating expense savings through calibration of system settings, resulting in increased efficiency in the unit operation.
- Reduces the chance of regulatory compliance issues.
- Improves the life and uptime of the system and components.
- Reassures that your air pollution control and heat processing equipment is properly operating.
Our PME’s are customized for each piece of equipment and customer’s needs and often require more than one day to complete. With nearly 200 inspection points on the average piece of equipment our PME process is anything but standard but does address the following areas:
- Reactors
- Access Doors
- Ceramic Media
- Valve Access
- Filters
- Regulators
- Weather Protection
- Heat Tape
- Insulation
- Observation Ports
- Hotspots
- Poppet Valves
- Bearings
- Rollers
- Movement
- Seals and Seating
- Cylinders
- Solenoids
- Ports
- Attrition
- Levels
- Gaps
- Combust Chambers
- Ductwork
- Catalyst Structures
- Burners
- Flame Rods
- UV Scanners
- Spark Igniters
- Gaskets
- Nozzles
- Control valves
- Mounting linkage
- Lubrication
- Fuel Train
- Leaks
- Gauges
- Backload Lines
- Sensing Lines
- Fans
- Motors
- Sheaves
- Anchors
- Filters
- Joints
- Control Panels
- Temperature Control
- Dampers
- Exhaust Stacks
- Flame Arrestors
- Thermocouples
- Switches (Automatic, Manual, Disconnection)
- Actuators
- Starters
- Burners
- Controllers
- Lights
- Relays
- Timers
- Emergency Stops
- MMI
- Modem
- System Startup, Shutdown, Back-Out and Online Cycles
- Alarms
- Pressure Control
- And many, many more
At the end of a GCES PME, a detailed report is provided, detailing our findings, action items, and recommendations to maximize the operating efficiency of your thermal oxidizer, scrubber, oven, or furnace.
Our service teams are available to support all your environmental protection needs from installation to upgrades to shutdowns and everything in between. To schedule your Preventative Maintenance Evaluation and Service contact service@gcesystems.com or call 832-476-9024.