The main objective today was to remove the remainder of the fire tubes. The removal of fittings was also to continue to allow the cladding and insulation to be removed.
Whilst all the tools and equipment were being assembled for the days work ahead, the newest member of the team arrived to give a helping hand. With the aid of Andrew and Jaydan, Greg went straight onto the task of removing the boiler bands and miscellaneous parts so the cladding could be removed.
The remaining fire tubes required the beading to be removed of which was undertaken with the grinder and a very careful hand to ensure the tube plate was not touched in any way. It was a dusty dirty job with every piece of PPE worn to limit the risk of being hit with grinding sparks. They were then warmed internally at both ends with the oxy to enable them to shrink and then punched out. By the end of the day only five remained, one that had been previously plugged and four stubborn others. One vast improvement was the use of recently purchased LED flood lights, it was a vast improvement within the firebox.
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