Damaged Headway filter screen: order inspection and replacement together
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Sea Clean can supply a matched OceanGuard filter screen and investigate the damage mechanism during replacement. Combine the new element with housing, support and cleaning-mechanism checks to reduce repeat damage.
Key takeaways
- Screen damage photographs
- Filter drawing and nameplate
- Seals and retention parts
- Backwash and operating-test arrangements
Get it done with Sea Clean
Get a quotation — post@seaclean.no
Send an order request against our quotation
Opens your email app. Add your vessel, equipment, port and required date, then send.
Retain the physical evidence
Photograph the damage in place, including its orientation, supports and contact marks. Record whether the screen is torn, collapsed, distorted or locally abraded. Keep the removed element available for review. Its condition can help distinguish debris impact, support problems and cleaning-mechanism contact from ordinary surface contamination.
Specify the replacement assembly
Use the filter nameplate and drawing to identify screen construction, dimensions, seals and retention parts. The mesh description alone is insufficient for a complete purchase. Include the inspection and any planned cleaning of the housing in the order so the new screen is not installed against damaged supports or retained debris.
Return the filter to operating condition
Request a seating and leak check, a complete backwash cycle and recorded pressure observations at the available flow. Sea Clean can quote the replacement and associated service parts together. The handover should identify the probable damage cause and any remaining inspection recommendation.
Illustrative procurement scenario
The crew finds a torn screen during planned maintenance. Photographs show a local rub mark, so the order includes inspection of the cleaning mechanism and supports as well as the replacement screen.
Get it done with Sea Clean
As an authorised Headway agent, Sea Clean can handle OceanGuard diagnostics, parts supply, calibration and service. Send the fault or work list and we will define the parts, attendance and completion records needed.
Sea Clean services around 400 vessels and supplies around 2,000 kits per year. Get BWTS service, annual calibration, spare parts and water-testing coordination organised through one technical contact.
Email the checklist below with your vessel, equipment and required date. We will quote the defined work or supply. To proceed, reply with the quotation reference and purchase-order details so scope, price and arrangements can be confirmed.
Service and attendance: Arrange BWTS service, calibration and testing
Frequently asked questions
Can Sea Clean supply the screen without attendance?
Yes. Send the filter and screen identification for a supply quotation, and specify whether you also want inspection, installation or restart support.
Sources
- Headway — OceanGuard system and components — Manufacturer description of filter, EUT and control equipment.
- IMO — BWM Convention and guidelines — Convention, commissioning and sampling framework; use the requirements applicable to the vessel and test.
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