Cleaning

Cleaning and maintenance may only be undertaken by qualified personnel and under observation of the enclosed safety instructions.

Cleaning and maintenance intervals should be determined by the operating company. Frequency and measures depend on the operating conditions.

Risk of skin burns in the vicinity of the blower caused by hot air medium, hot motor or hot housing. There is a danger to life near high-temperature blowers with airstream temperatures of up to 150 °C.

Before working on the centrifugal blower wait until it (motor, housing) has cooled sufficiently and the air medium has mixed with cold air and cooled to below 60 °C. The blower should then only be approached close up and then only be touched if you are certain that it has cooled down. This applies in particular to high-temperature blowers.

  1. Switch off the blower and fit a padlock to make sure it isn't switched on again.
  2. Wait until the blower has cooled down sufficiently and the impeller is stationary before removing the protection against accidental contact or touching the blower.
  3. Lock the impeller so that it cannot move any more. This protects you from unforeseen rotary movements, such as those which may be caused by air flows in the ventilation channel.
  1. Clean the impeller, remove layers of dirt, dust and grease.
    A clean impeller is very important and prevents imbalances, which may result in hazardous situations and damage the blower. If impellers have curved blades, material may be deposited on the backs of the blades when conveying materials which are electrostatically charged or contain resin or adhesive. Clean the impeller carefully. Residue accumulating at certain points will cause imbalances sooner than an even layer of dirt will.
    Replace the impeller if it is too dirty or if it has coatings which are causing imbalance.
  1. When air is drawn in, frictional/grinding dusts or corrosive air may wear the impeller and cause vibrations. Clean the impeller as previously described. If the impeller is heavily worn, replace it with a genuine spare part.
  1. Clean the inner parts of the blower and remove all contamination.
  2. The motor is outside the air flow: clean the motor regularly with a cloth. Remove all layers of dust and dirt to prevent the risk of fire (e.g. with high-pressure blowers).
  3. Clean the blower’s intake opening and protective grille, if installed, to prevent blockages and overheating.
  4. Refit any components you may previously have removed. Ensure that the protective grille is positioned correctly.
  5. Before restarting make sure that there are not any tools or other foreign objects inside the blower. Never operate the blower without its protective grille (→ Unit overview) and protection against accidental contact.
  6. Switch on blower.
  7. Run a function test.

Overheating and damage to units resulting from stopping at temperatures >60 °C

In no circumstances should you stop the blower before the air medium inside it has reached a temperature of <60 °C. This will protect the motor from damage caused by overheating. If this temperature cannot be guaranteed, external cooling systems must be used. If the temperature inside the blower increases while it is idle, the operator must wait for the temperature to fall to below 60 °C before restarting.