Mud cleaner is the second and the third equipment in solid control system. It is mentioned as a combination of desander and desilter. Generally, a desander and a desilter will be installed after shale shakers in a solids control system. The combination of a desander and desilter is acknowledged as mud cleaner can substitute the desander and desilter. Operating and maintaining mud cleaner in correct methods not only improve working efficiency but also prolong mud cleaner’ service life. Today Aipu solids control will tell you some notice about how to operate and maintain mud cleaner.
1. Read the drilling mud cleaner manual carefully before operating.
2. Lifting the drilling mud cleaner at specified lifting points. Make sure machine mounting is fastened and reliable. Tighten all the assembly bolt groups once a month.
3. Lock mud cleaner screen basket before moving. Unlock screen basket before operation.
4. Run motor at correct direction, after 8 hours, check the tightening torque of bolts. Check if the body case are crack or cable worn out once a month.
5. Before starting, check if the mud cleaner locking wedge of screen is fixed or not, wash the screen with water before stop, clean discharge port of buffer box regularly.
6. Check the height of damping spring at right and left sides are same or not and check the sealing rubber once a month. Every 1000 working hours, refill grease to the motor. Every 2500 working hours refill grease to reducer, and every year refill grease to the screw lifting device.
7. Check drilling mud cleaner pressure gauge regularly.
8. Clean residual around drop in desander and desilter apex regularly. Replace cones and drop in apex according to wear condition.
