UV DYE LEAK TEST FOR BAGHOUSE BAGS AND DUST COLLECTOR FILTERS

Lets face it, in manufacturing down time is expensive. Labor is also a premium asset whereby efficiency should be maximized. Maintenance departments in many industries have been scaled back to the bare necessity. Locating and repairing broken bags that are causing stack emissions or creating visible stack emissions can be mission critical to plant operations. Limiting this downtime in many cases is critical. Faulkner Industrial manufactures a UV dye product that can minimize the time it takes for your maintenance department to locate and make these repairs. Our brand “HOLE CHASER” has been used by hundreds of industries around the globe to assist the plant maintenance teams in minimizing labor and time to make repairs. This product comes in one gallon containers, 3.5 gallon containers and 55 gallon drum containers for larger processes. The dye is injected into the dirty air stream and allowed to enter the system just as the process dust enters at your hood. The service technicians simply shut the unit down, perform lockouts and permitting process and enter the unit with the correct UV light that matches the UV dye light wave frequency. Once inside, the technicians will limit the amount of other light into the space and can locate the cause of leaks efficiently with the proper UV light. Many types of lights are considered UV lights, it is imperative that the proper light is utilized for this process. Several lights that are being supplied to the market for this use are not the proper light and maintenance technicians can become quickly discouraged with the effectiveness of this process. Be sure to speak with a Faulkner Industrial representative, we can insure you have the proper tools and product for a successful job.

It is important to note that without the dye, the technicians have no way to be absolutely sure of where the leak is being generated. Dead spaces where air velocities slow down let your dust particles settle out during baghouse filter leaks and dust collector leaks in areas of the system where there may or not be a true leak. Many times plant maintenance staff are literally changing filters blindly and making repairs where there is not a problem or leak. When high temperature filters or specialty filters are being utilized, replacing filters that are not damaged can waste valuable filtration inventory. Generally a dust collector or baghouse is a dirty hot environment. Minimizing the staff’s time and exposure in these less than desirable environments is one more reason to utilize this product effectively.

Faulkner Industrial has over 30 years experience in performing UV DYE leak inspections and repair. Many times our staff can locate and repair the issue in a very short period of time whereby your plant maintenance can remain dedicated to other system repairs during an outage or emergency downturn.

Many plants are required to conduct stack testing for permit reasons and EPA or state air department compliance. Hiring a qualified company such as Faulkner Industrial to perform a UV DYE test and filter repair service prior to the stack testing that can help insure stack testing is a positive experience for your company.

Don’t hesitate to call our experienced staff at 1-800-817-1668 to schedule your UV DYE test on your baghouse or dust collection systems.