Each heat treatment furnace is unique and, even if you do not have an absolute value, I tried to define general guidelines for safely perform the maintenance process of the furnaces.
- The oven’s power must be turned off during maintenance operations.
- The oven must be cold (ie below 50 ° C)
- The door must be opened and locked so that you can avoid accidentally close.
- Insulate all utilities such as water, gas, air, etc. …
- Wear appropriate protective clothing.
- Before going into the furnace to make sure that the oxygen level is adequate to human exposure.
It ‘important to anyone who is involved in maintenance of furnaces, it is defined a system of prevention and scheduled maintenance in order to minimize the maintenance effort and the probability of breakage.
