Cleaning/ degreasing application.

Cleaning air conditioning cooling coils and milling machine condensing coils.

Current problem.

Heavy build-up of grease, oil, and dust on air conditioning cooling coils and milling machine condensing coils.

Large amounts of lubricant and oil fill the air at a major aerospace manufacturing company due to the number of milling machines and other machines designed to shape or form metal.

This grease and oil condenses on the coils of all air conditioning units and milling machines. The heavy grease and oil build-up causes these machines to lose their efficiency.

In the past, many dangerous chlorinated solvents were used to clean these coils. Chlorinated solvents are extremely dangerous for the environment as well as employees. Some chlorinated solvents deplete the ozone layer while others are known human carcinogens.

Aqueous soap solutions were then tried as a replacement for chlorinated solvents. However, due to the significant amounts of residue left behind by aqueous soap solutions, and the weaker cleaning ability of these products, they were found to be much more tedious and time consuming than chlorinated solvents. Also, caution had to be taken to protect equipment from water damage while cleaning with aqueous solutions.

BioChem solution.

SolSafe 245 was tested and approved by this large aerospace manufacturer as the direct replacement for chlorinated solvents in the cleaning of air conditioning and milling machine coils.

SolSafe 245 is a much more efficient cleaner than chlorinated solvents due to its low evaporation rate. While chlorinated solvents evaporate into the air well before the cleaning job is complete, SolSafe 245 will remain on the cleaning surface long enough to completely dissolve all greases and oils.

SolSafe 245 is residue free and has a high dielectric strength of 49,000 V/cm so it can be used on or around electrical equipment.

Stronger cleaning ability and no-rinse residue-free drying make SolSafe 245 superior to aqueous solutions and safer than chlorinated solvents. SolSafe 245 has many advantages, including:

• SolSafe 245 has a KB value of 106.
• SolSafe 245 can be filtered and re-used.
• SolSafe 245 is non-hazardous.
• SolSafe 245 has a very mild, clean odor.

The advantages are clear. SolSafe 245 can provide you with a very efficient cleaner that has strong solvency power and is safe for the environment.