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Transformers Coolers Weld Joints Oil Oozes Were Eye Sores

Root Cause Analysis (RCA): Transformers Coolers Weld Joints Oil Oozes Were Eye Sores. RCA solution provided.

Last updated: September 28, 2022 3:20 pm
S Raghava Chari
Electrical Basics Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
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Root Cause Analysis (RCA): Transformers Coolers Weld Joints Oil Oozes Were Eye Sores.

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Transformers Coolers ProblemRCA solutionSuccess

Note: This root cause analysis (RCA) is from real-time scenarios that happened in industries during the tenure of one or two decades ago. These articles will help you to improve your troubleshooting skills and knowledge.

Transformers Coolers Problem

All transformers come with thin-walled tubes oil coolers.  All transformers, oil coolers’ welded joints ooze and dust accumulation there were eye sores.

They attracted inspecting government electrical inspectors’ adverse comments during the previous 5 years’ annual inspections.

Transformers Coolers Weld Joints Oil

RCA solution

Obviously, the RC is factory-done manifolds to elliptical tubes poor welds (above figure). The M-seal application did not stop leaks, as it sticks to clean surfaces only.

Site repairs involve transformer draining, storing the oil in clean drums, weld the leaks, oil refill, and hot re-circulation – all tedious and error-prone tasks.

In addition, even factory welds ooze! Hence, plant or local repair shops welders used to thick metal welding can do no better.

The author mulled over this for several weeks and hit on the following repair tech:

  1. Buy a 200 g wall putty tin
  2. Wipe the oil ooze and dust; apply the putty around the leaks and build it to around 6 mm. The putty sticks on to even oil wetted surfaces and stops oil ooze. But could easily crack in the outdoors and oil ooze may recur
  3. Let the putty dry for a week or even 10 days;
  4. Now clean the adjacent metal well and apply M-seal over the putty and the cleaned metal 10 mm thick. Job is complete. The M-seal is the putty weather protection. The above figure shows the joint exaggerated

Success

The trial first three transformers never oozed again rain or shine the first year! The encouraged crew stopped all transformers’ the oil leaks, this way. Visiting electrical inspectors adverse comments vanished.

Author: S. Raghava Chari

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