CANTON PH. 330-456-3415 MANSFIELD PH. 419-524-4778 HOME ABOUT SERVICES BLOG MANSFIELD OFFICE CONTACT HERE’S HOW YOU CAN KEEP YOUR REFRACTORY PERFORMING AT A HIGH LEVEL Posted on April 10, 2019 by R.G. Smith Company • 0 Comments Do you want to make sure the refractories in your industrial facility are operating at a high level at all times? It’ll be important for you to get into the habit of maintaining and repairing them. Refractories play a key role in protecting furnaces, boilers, and incinerators from sustaining thermal damage in many factories. They also play a part in manufacturing things like cars, buildings, roads, and more. Here are some ways to maintain your facility’s refractories in tip-top shape. Follow guidelines for heating furnaces up and cooling them down. When you’re heating a furnace in your facility up or cooling it down, you should always follow the guidelines given to you by the manufacturer. When you heat a furnace up properly, it’ll distribute heat evenly and prevent refractories from getting damaged. However, if you don’t follow the guidelines, it could lead to your refractories wearing out on you sooner than they should. Understand why cracks are sometimes created in refractories. Cracks will often form in a refractory. It’s important to note that while this can be a bad thing in some cases, it can also be a result of the cooling-down process. These cracks will usually disappear once you heat a refractory back up. If you fill these cracks in, that’s where the problems can set in. Refractories won’t be able to expand when a furnace is heating up when those cracks have been filled. Work with refractory experts to prevent problems with your refractories. Unless you have a wealth of experience when it comes to working on refractories, it’s best to let the professionals tend to them for you. They can inspect refractories, suggest maintenance and repairs that should be done, and work on them for you. By calling on the pros for help on a regular basis, you’ll be able to avoid running into any major issues with refractories. At R.G. Smith Company, we provide our commercial clients with a wide range of services, including general contracting and design build, industrial sheet metal, mill maintenance, and more. We also specialize in working on refractory projects. Call us at 330-456-3415 (Canton) or 419-524-4778 (Mansfield) for more information on how we can help you. Filed Under: Refractory ← Tips for Choosing the Right Flooring Option For Your Industrial Plant Leave a reply Comment Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. SEARCH POSTS CATEGORIES Select Category Benefits Concrete Construction construction bust construction contract construction protection contruction boom Fabrications Foundation repair Grouting Gutters Heat Exhangers Industrial Flooring Piping Processing Plants Projects Refractory restoration Rigging Roofing roofing maintenance Safety Sheet Metal Sheet metal roofing Sheet metal upkeep Sheetmetal roofing Steel Construction Benefits Steel Frame Construction Steel Structures Storage Tanks Uncategorized Ventilation welding RECENT POSTS Here’s How You Can Keep Your Refractory Performing at a High Level APRIL 10, 2019 Tips for Choosing the Right Flooring Option For Your Industrial Plant MARCH 19, 2019 How Working With Design Build Contractors Benefits Industrial Businesses FEBRUARY 28, 2019 ARCHIVES Select Month April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 April 2017 March 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 September 2014 August 2014 June 2014 April 2014 March 2014 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 RECENT COMMENTS TOM ON Why Some Southern States Don’t Have Basements MICHAEL KENNEDY ON Why Some Southern States Don’t Have Basements SANDY PEREZ ON Artists Express Themselves on Corrugated Sheet Metal Fences META Log in Entries RSS Comments RSS WordPress.org MENU HOME ABOUT BLOG CONTACT SITEMAP CONTACT INFO CANTON 1249 DUEBER AVE SW CANTON, OH 44706 PH: 330-456-3415 | FAX: 330-456-9638 MANSFIELD 166 WEST SIXTH STREET MANSFIELD, OH 44902 PH: 419-524-4778 | FAX: 419-524-4779 CONNECT WITH US! © 2021 RG Smith Company. All Rights Reserved.