BOILERS & LARGE VESSELS
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- The most trusted way to clean boilers and pressure vessels with large tubes
- A wide variety of brushes and cleaning heads are availible for any application. Contact use with your application details.
Wils-Away™ 500 Electric Tube Cleaning System
Overview
The Wils-Away 500 Electric Tube Cleaning System cleans straight and curved tubes in heat exchangers, condensers, chillers, absorbers, water heaters, coolers, and other small diameter pressure vessels. WAW-500 Series drive units are equipped with a safety shaft coupling that snaps under accidental overload, protecting the shaft from breakage. Each kit features a spare coupling and removal tool. One kit cleans varying tube sizes — you only need to replace the brush size and shaft’s casing assembly.
Applications
- Cleaning Straight and Curved Tubes in Heat Exchangers, Condensers, Chillers, Absorbers, Water Heaters, Coolers, and Other Small Diameter Pressure Vessels
- 3/8 – 1 1/2-Inch (9.5 to 38.1mm) Outer Diameter Tubes
- Removing Light to Medium Soft Deposits
Specifications
- Dolly-Mounted Drive Unit: 55 lbs.; 12”H x 23”W x 11 1/2”D (25Kg; 305 x 584 x 292mm)
- Speed: 1,725 rpm
- Power: 1/2 HP (WAW-500 Series)
- UL and CE certified
Kit Includes
- Electric Drive Unit
- Foot Pedal-Single Direction
- Spare Safety Shaft Coupling
- 25-Foot Shaft & Casing (7.6M)
- Set of 6 Nylon Spiral Brushes or Expanding Bronze Brush and Spare Refill Set
- Twin foot pedal (for remote forward/reverse control) is an optional accessory

Wils-Away™ 1500 Electric Tube Cleaning System
Overview
The Wils-Away™ WAW-1500 Electric Tube Cleaning Systems are designed for cleaning straight tubes in fire tube boilers, air heaters and other pressure vessels with a 1-1/2 to 4-1/2-inch Outer Diameter. They are ideal for removing soot and scale. Each kit includes an electric drive unit and all accessories and tools required for thorough tube cleaning. The high speed rotation (1725 rpm) of the expanding heavy-duty brush shaft and casing, along with Thomas C. Wilson’s excellent selection of vacuums makes the WAW-1500an ideal selection for cleaning soot and scale.
Applications
- Cleaning Straight Tubes in Fire Tube Boilers, Air Heaters, and other Pressure Vessels
- 1 1/2 – 4 1/2-Inch (38.1 to 114.3 mm) Outer Diameter Tubes
- Removing Soot and Scale
Specifications
- 1 HP Drive Unit – 62 lbs. (28kg)
- Dimensions: – 12″ H x 23″ W x 11 1/2″ D (305 x 584 x 292mm)
- Speed – 1,725 rpm
- Power – 1 HP
- Current: – 115 Volt 50/60Hz
Kit Includes
- 1 Drive Unit 1hp 110v/50 60 hz
- Foot Pedal-Single Direction
- Spare Safety Shaft Coupling
- 1 25ft shaft and casing Rubber coated (Dry)
- 6 Spiral Brushes (Steel)
- 1 Vacuum Connector & Nozzle
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Expanding Bronze Brush and Spare Refill Set

Wils-Away™ 4000 Air-Driven Tube Cleaner
Overview
The Wils-Away™ 4000 Pneumatic Tube Cleaning System can go anywhere electric motors are not allowed because it is air-driven. Ideal for removing medium to hard deposits, it also provides forward/reverse drive via remote foot pedal. With the Air-Driven units you can control the speed of the shaft and casing for effective cleaning action.
Applications
- Cleaning Tubes in Heat Exchangers, Condensers, Chillers, Absorbers, Water Heaters, Coolers and Other Small Diameter Pressure Vessels
- 3/8 to 1 1/2-Inch (9.5 to 38.1mm) Outer Diameter Tubes
- Removing Medium to Hard Deposits
- Ideal Cleaning System when Electric Power is Not Available
- Air Motor Enables Operator to Control Speed of Cleaning Head and Shaft & Casing Rotation
Specifications
- Dolly-Mounted Drive Unit – 58 lbs.; 12″H x 23″W x 11 1/2″D – (26Kg; 305 x 584 x 292mm)
- Speed – 500 to 3,000 rpm
- Air Consumption – 40 CFM @ 90 psi
- Power – 4 HP
- Accessories Air Hose 3/8-Inch Minimum – 1/2-Inch – 50 Feet
- Part No. 9600-0121
Kit Includes
- Dolly-Mounted Unit with Tool Compartment
- Flexible Shaft & Casing
- Foot Pedal
- 6 Nylon Spiral Brushes or Expanding Bronze Brush and Spare Refill Set
- Service Manual SM-226

Air-Driven Tube Cleaning Systems
- Non-Electric option for cleaning tubes
- Made in the U.S.A
- For cleaning curved or straight tubes in Boilers and other large diameter pressure vessels
- Available for most applications
- For removing light to heavy deposit based on on the cleaner purchase.
- A large selection of cleaning heads available
NOTE: Specialty adaptors and parts may be required, contact us to walk you through the selection process.



- Use for applications where water flushing is not wanted
- Power motor design and a large option of cleaning heads, we can supply the turbine cleaner kit for any application you have.
- Contact us with your application details.
Elliott Turbine Style Air Motor Cleaners
- Made in the U.S.A
- Air-driven
- Motor Cleaner Kits available for .495” to over 13” tubes
- Kits for Oil Field Pipeyard cleaning available
- Available for curved or straight tubes
- A large variety of cleaning heads for any deposit
- Heavy Duty
- Specialty adaptors and parts can be required, contact us to walk you through the selection process

Soot Buster Cleaning System
- Exclusive to Elliott Tool Technologies
- Made in the U.S.A
- For 1 1/4” to 4” O.D. tubes
- Only 3 ½ lbs
- Pneumatically actuated cleaning tool that feeds itself inside the tube at 1 1/2ft per second
- Clean 60 tubes an hour
- Contact us for more information

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