Snap It® Installation and Removal Tools
Contains All the Tools Needed to Install and Remove Snap It Jr. & Sr. Engineered Tube Plugs
USA Industries' Snap It tube plugs are quickly and easily installed with our Snap It Installation and Removal Tools Kit. We offer a variety of tools in multiple sizes that are available to buy or rent, with the goal of saving you time and simplifying the installation process.
Do you already have comparable tools? Our Snap It tube plugs are designed to work with your existing hydraulic rams, assemblies and extenders, saving you time and money!
SNAP IT KIT PRODUCT FEATURES:
- Experienced users install plugs in 60 seconds or less
- Header Boxes and Channel Heads do not need to be removed
- Eliminates problems from hammer-driven or welded plugs
- Available for rent or purchase
- In-stock kits ship within 24 hours
With USA Industries' Snap It installation and removal tools, the process of plugging your heat exchangers, boilers and condensers couldn't be easier! Now you can remove or eliminate problems caused by welded or hammer-driven tube plugs, such as: safety risks, inconsistent installation, unpredictable pressure-holding capacity, damage to tube sheets, holes and tubes, as well as time-consuming and expensive welding costs!
Note: Always puncture the tube before installing any plug to ensure that pressure cannot build up in the tube and cause the plugs to loosen or blow out. Never stand in front of any installed plug under pressure. Plugs ejected under pressure can cause serious bodily injury.
Tube Preparation Tools
Tube brushes are ideal for properly prepping your heat exchanger tubes for a tube plug. The brushes remove pitting and corrosion from inside the tube, allowing optimum sealing and holding forces for your Snap It tube plug. Because Snap It Jr. has a range of tube sizes that it can effectively seal, brush kits come with 3-4 brushes per kit. Use the smallest brush in your brush kit that effectively cleans and preps the tube. Snap It Sr. brushes are provided for the exact tube size ordered, ensuring a perfect fit. This step is absolutely crucial to ensuring you have the optimal seal with your tube plugs.
Installation Tools
The hydraulic ram is the simplest, safest, quickest and easiest way to install Snap It Sr or Snap It Jr tube plugs. This installation kit is compact and lightweight (the ram only weighs 7 lbs) yet it has plenty of power to easily install all of our tube plugs. The pump is air driven and requires 80 to 120 lbs of supply air @ 20CFM during the few seconds it is operated and comes in a durable storage case on wheels. When you order the complete kit - it comes with everything needed for installing Snap It Jr or Sr Plugs for near end applications.
Through the tube plugging, for far end applications, is performed with the same tool by adding the appropriate number of extension assemblies with a channel head pull rod assembly (CHPRA) and following the "through the tube" instructions. Order this complete kit if you want to go into your next turnaround with complete peace of mind!
Pull Rod Assembly - Used with the Hydraulic RAM, this assembly installs the plug in place. Our assemblies are fully interchangeable with competitors' systems and have been designed to minimize your costs by utilizing multiple plug positioners with each pull rod size.
Channel Head Pull Rod Assemblies & Extension Sets - Used to operate the system and easily install plugs where channel heads are present. These are also used in conjunction with the extension sets for through the tube plugging.
Removal Tools
Designed to easily and quickly remove installed tube plugs. The plug removal tool removes both the pin and ring in seconds without damage to the tube or tube sheet it was installed in. Simply screw the spear stud into the installed pin, dislodge the pin with the slide hammer, screw the spear into the ring, then use the slide hammer to pull out all the pieces. If required, a new plug can then be reinstalled in the same place!
NOTE: Contact USA Industries for sizing details and questions.
BWG Tube Sizing Chart
Snap It Plugs must be installed exclusively within the rolled section of the tubesheet. If the tubes are not rolled into the tubesheet, contact USA Industries at 1-888-299-2155 for guidance before proceeding further. Before installation, eliminate any scale and pitting using USA Industries’ Snap It Brushes. Additionally, ensure that any weld droop is removed prior to plug installation.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Snap It Jr. tube plugs are rated up to 1,000 lbs of pressure, and Snap It Sr. tube plugs are rated up to 7,000 lbs of pressure, but with our independent testing, we've seen blowout pressures exceeding 12,000 and 28,000 PSID, respectively.
We can make your Snap Its in any exotic or standard metal, and regularly produce tube plugs in more than 20 different materials. Most commonly requested metals include: 70/30 CuNi, 90/10 CuNi, Brass, Carbon Steel, Chrome/Moly, Hastelloy, Inconel, Monel, Nickel 200, Stainless Steel (316 and 304), Titanium, Zirconium and more.
We rent or sell individual parts, whether you only need tube brushes, hydraulic tool, pull rod assembly, channel head pull rod assemblies, extensions or plug removal tools.
These plugs don't require welding, completely removing the risk of a spark igniting dangerous fumes or chemicals.
We strongly suggest never standing in front of an installed tube plug, but Snap It tube plugs, with proper installation, have been independently verified to keep from blowing out at pressures exceeding 28,000 PSID.
Snap It Sr. has five points of contact and Snap It Jr. has three. This means that Senior plugs have a much stronger seal (up to 7,000 PSID) and Junior plugs have more flexibility to expand to different size tubes.
Both Snap It Jr. and Snap It Sr. tube plugs require some tools for installation and removal. We strongly suggest using tube brushes to clean and prep your tubes, then installation is a breeze. Our hydraulic ram does all the heavy lifting, ensuring an easy installation process and preventing over-torquing the plugs and causing damage to the tube sheets.
Our Snap It Tube Plugs require ZERO proprietary pieces of equipment to install. Don't get locked into expensive equipment issues after your purchase. Call us and we can confirm your existing tools will work with ours. If not we offer short-term rental and purchase for installation tooling.
Once you've installed a few Snap Its, you'll find it takes less than 60 seconds to prep and install these tube plugs. Now you can skip welding, and save up to 80% in labor costs with a quick and consistent installation process!