Cleaning Cables In The Power Industry | PF SOLVENT
Published 14 Apr 2021
Cleaning Cables in the Power Industry
Electrical cables are everywhere for power distribution within cities or industrial areas.
They run within buildings but are also buried. Often forgotten, offshore marine cables are used under the ocean for power transmission too – this includes subsea and submarine cables which require bitumen removal prior to jointing, termination and connection to electrical equipment.
In sewer and water construction and maintenance, and in the energy and communications industries, we use cleaners to degrease cables and accessories during both installation and maintenance activities.
The main problems are the contaminants that accumulate during years of use, that can provide a path over the insulation and increase the risk of tracking. Solvent cleaners remove contaminants found on the cables before installation or jointing and termination.
PF SOLVENT manufactured by Socomore is a multi-purpose cleaner, available in liquid or as an impregnated cable cleaning wipe. It’s a perfect cable cleaning solvent that is specifically designed as an electrical solvent cleaner, including MV and HV.
Are you looking for an efficient power industry cleaner? Keep reading!
What differentiates PF SOLVENT?
Key Points of this Power Industry Solvent Cleaner
- Multi-purpose
- Multi-approved
- Reduction of installation faults for long-lasting cable life
- Solvent consumption, VOC emissions & costs reduction
- Wide range of power network materials compatibility
- With low lint pre-saturated wipe system: no hazardous storage, transport and logistical issues of loose flammable liquids
Cable Cleaners
Uses
Operations and Applications
PF SOLVENT is used for the cleaning and degreasing of cables during jointing and maintenance activities as well as on switchgear and network equipment.
Some companies also use it during substation cleaning and maintenance as well as the degreasing of overhead power lines in rail applications.
The fact that you can use this product liquid or pre-impregnated on wipes, as well as its cleaning effectiveness and capacity to endure use on high voltage/electrical cables makes its use very broad.
PF SOLVENT is suitable for the 3 families of cables:
- ground impregnated paper cables
- pressure cables
- extruded cables
It can be used to clean the cables but also specific parts of them or accessories like:
- cable oversheaths
- cable metallic sheaths
- connectors (conductor or not)
- termination components
Don’t forget generators or electrical transformers.
The product is a residue free solvent that removes:
- greases
- oils
- sealants
- cable jellies
- soils
- tar
- bitumen
It cleans semi-conducting insulation shield residue, silicone grease, dirt, joints, etc.
PF SOLVENT Approvals
PF SOLVENT is a multi-approved product. The electrical and cable cleaning product is used, recommended and approved by several energy key players including utility companies such as Electricity North West, ESB, Scottish Power, UK Power Networks, Scottish and Southern and Northern PowerGrid. This cable cleaning product is also approved for use by cable companies like ABB, Nexans, Prysmian, NKT Cables, Pfisterer, Sudkabel and Elastimold.
Characteristics
What are PF SOLVENT main characteristics?
One of the main characteristics is its high flash point.
Due to its intrinsic properties, it is suitable for high, medium and low voltage applications.
It is designed specifically following the recommendations of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
Due to its key features and properties, this is an ideal replacement to traditional fast evaporating solvents. An example is the Trichloroethane.
Physical Properties
The appearance is a fluid liquid, you can also buy the product in pre-saturated wipes format.
The specific gravity is 0.765 for the liquid format, or >1 if you use pre-saturated wipes.
PF SOLVENT’s flash point is 61°C.
Cable Pulling & Cleaning Products
Thorne & Derrick International are the UK’s leading stockist and supplier of Cable Pulling & Cable Laying Equipment for the installation of underground land and subsea power cables and overhead lines up to 400kV – the products support cable pulling teams to install LV MV HV cables into trench, cable duct, risers and all forms of cable containment.
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