AERCO SmartPlate - Manual (Page 71)

SmartPlate Installation, Operation & Maintenance Manual
CHAPTER 8 – CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE
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Figure 8-12. Closing the Heat Exchanger
6. Brush the threads of the bolts clean, using a steel wire brush.
7. Lubricate the threads with a thin layer of grease.
8. Place the bolts in position and tighten the plate pack using diagonally opposite bolt pairs,
(the opposite of the opening procedure in paragraph 8.7.1, step 10) until the plate pack
length is reduced to ±1% of dimension "A" in the channel plate assembly instructions
supplied with unit. During tightening. The pressure plate must not be out-of-parallel to the
frame plate by more than 3/8" in the horizontal plane and 1" in the vertical plane. See
Figure 8-13.