WILSON’S TUBE CLEANING EQUIPMENT
Thomas C. Wilson provides an extensive selection of cleaning heads and accessories for all shapes and sizes of tubes. Our Smart Tube Cleaning Chart will help you select the best cleaning head for your application as cleaning heads are available in various materials such as nylon, brass, bronze, and steel. It is important to always match metals. For example: you should always use bronze for nonferrous tubes and steel for ferrous metal tubes. Whether you are removing soft, powdery deposits or cleaning heavily clogged tubes, we have a wide range of versatile, efficient tools to help make your job easier. For more information on our Smart Reference Chart, please click here.
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Available Products
Boiler Brushes and Accessories
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Expanding Brush is ideal for removing
light to medium powdery deposits such as rust, scale,
and chemical precipitates in tubes from 5/8 to 6-1/2-inch Outer Diameter. The Wilson Expanding Brush lasts 10 to 20 times
longer than conventional brushes providing an excellent
value. The Expanding Brush is available with steel, stainless
steel, bronze or nylon brush bristles. |
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Expanding Scraper compliments the Expanding Brush and it is recommended
for removing soft, wet, or gummy deposits, such as
mud or marine growth. The Wilson Expanding Scraper cleans tubes from 5/8-inch to 6-1/2-inch
Outer Diameter. The blades in the Expanding Scraper do not fill
with debris as they do when cleaning soft and gummy deposits with a brush, and are quickly replaced as they wear. |
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| Boiler
Steel Spiral Brushes are available for cleaning 1/4 to 4-inch Outer Diameter tubes in heat exchangers, condensers, and chillers. Remember to
match metals; steel brushes are for cleaning ferrous metals. |
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| Universal
Expanding Brushes are made to remove soft or powdery deposits
such as rust, chemical precipitates, and scale from 1 to 2-inch Outer Diameter. They can clean tubes with radius of approximately 4 times the outer diameter. These brushes are primarily used within Wilson C Motors and Wilson ECT Motors for curved tube applications. |
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| Soot
Brushes are designed for removing soot from 1 1/2 to 4 1/2-inch
Outer Diameter tubes in fire tube boilers. Thomas C. Wilson Soot
Brushes are made to attach to competing drive units. They are completely interchangeable with Goodway Technology's Sootamatic with the same 1/4 NPT threads. |
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| Model
A Cutter Heads and Model B Cutter Heads are designed for cleaning straight or curved 5/8
to 2 1/2-inch Outer Diameter tubes and removing soft or hard scale of thin to
medium thickness. |
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CHJ Cutter Heads are made for cleaning straight and curved tubes
in boilers and large diameter pressure vessels. They
clean 1 3/4 to
23-inch Outer Diameter straight tubes and 2-1/2 to 7-inch Outer Diameter curved tubes. These
Cutter Heads are designed to remove hard scale and
encrustations. |
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SE Cutter Heads are made for cleaning straight and curved tubes
in boilers and large diameter pressure vessels with
1 3/4 to 6 1/2-inch
Outer Diameter. They are perfect for removing hard-to-get medium
to extra thick gummy deposits. |
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R Cutter Heads are ideal for cleaning straight and curved tubes
such as those found in refineries, breweries, and
food and paper plants with 1 3/4 to 12-inch Outer Diameter tubes encrusted with
heavy, hard deposits. |
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| Sectional
Brushes are designed for removing rust, polishing, and de-burring
straight or curved 1 1/4 to 3-inch Outer Diameter tubes. Replaceable sets of
four parallel brushes are economical and easy to
install. |
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Cone Cutters and Cutter Wheels grind their way through the hardest
deposits and scale. Their unique evenly spaced cutting edge design prevents
them from skipping over or missing scale in the pipe or tube. They can be used as spare cutters on model A, model B, model CHJ, model R, and model SE cutters. |
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| The Cutter
Wheel Head is designed for cleaning straight and curved tubes.
The cutter wheel teeth cut through deposits for quick and efficient cleaning. |
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| Type
C and Type SC Flexible Holders enable Wilson cleaning heads to be used in
curved tubes and pipes. Most often used with a Cone Cutter as its cleaning
head, the Type C Flexible Holder and Cone Cutter use a whipping action
to break free brittle or hard deposits and scale. |
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Wilson
Drill Heads remove hard or brittle scale and are designed to
attach to a Universal Joint between the motor and flexible shaft.
Universal
Joints are available in male thread (MUJ) and female
thread (VUJ). The MUJ diameter is available from 7/8
to 2-3/8-inch diameters and the female VUJ is available from 3/8 to 2-3/8-inch diameters. |
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Heat Exchanger Brushes and Accessories (5/8" to 6 1/2" OD)
| The Expanding
Brush is ideal for removing light to medium powdery deposits
such as rust, scale, and chemical precipitates in
tubes from 5/8-inch to 6 1/2-inch Outer Diameter. The Wilson Expanding Brush
lasts 10 to 20 times longer than conventional brushes
providing an excellent value. The Expanding Brush is available with steel,
stainless steel, bronze or nylon brush bristles. |
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| The Wilson
Expanding Scraper compliments the Expanding Brush and it is recommended
for removing soft, wet, or gummy deposits, such as
mud or marine growth. The Wilson Expanding Scraper cleans tubes from 5/8-inch to 6 1/2-inch
Outer Diameter. The blades in the Expanding Scraper do not fill
with debris as they do when cleaning soft and gummy deposits with a brush, and are quickly replaced as they wear. |
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| Wils-Away™
Shafts & Casings are available in nylon, Teflon®, and steel.
Smaller diameter casings are nylon (or Teflon, if they will be run dry)
and larger casings are steel and nylon rubberized materials. Shafts and Casings part numbers: 9726-xxxx
are designed for forward/reverse cleaning, such as cleaning enhanced tubes
with a Spin Grit or Spin Clean brush. All shafts and casings are designed to attach to competitors tube cleaners. |
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| Manual
Tube Cleaning Extension Rods and Handles are available in .16
to 1-1/2-inch diameter range. The available lengths are 2, 3, 4,
5 and 6 feet. Any material brush can be used. Special kits can also
be made for specific applications. Contact Thomas C. Wilson for more information. |
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| Buffing
Tools are made for the final finish cleaning of 1/2 to 3 1/2-inch
Outer Diameter Tubes. Sets of wires clean away debris after using
an Expanding Brush or an Expanding Scraper. Replacement wire blades keep
the unit affordable. |
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Spiral Brushes are available in nylon, brass (for copper tubes),
steel, and stainless steel. Remember to always match metals. The Spin
Grit and Spin Clean Brushes have abrasive-impregnated
nylon filaments, and they are specially designed for cleaning enhanced
tubes in heat exchangers and tubes in surface condensers. |
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| The U-Bend
Cleaning Assembly is designed for cleaning 3/4 to 1 1/2-inch
Outer Diameter curved tubes. The stainless steel assembly is ideal for cleaning ferrous
tubes, while the brass cleaning head is ideal for cleaning nonferrous
tubes. |
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| A P
Brush is used after a Cutter Bit has cleaned heavily clogged
tubes. The P Brush is also used with the Push Rod for manual cleaning
of condensers, evaporators, and fire tube boilers. These brushes can be used on PG, PGX and TP302 models. Bit Adapters are used to connect P Brushes to drill shafts. |
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Special Application Cleaning Heads
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Frame Brushes are made for cleaning straight and curved tubes
in large diameter pressure vessels with 3 to 21-inch Outer Diameter. They are perfect
for removing light soot, mill scale, and welding splatter or flash. |
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Us
For more information on Wilson's Tube Expander Equipment and Tools, to
receive a quote, or ask a question, please contact
us. We look forward to hearing from you.
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