Boiler tube clamp and method of using same

A method of installing a boiler tube in a boiler header comprising,

• providing a boiler clamp apparatus having a first portion and a second portion pivotably coupled to the first portion,
• pivoting the first portion and the second portion into a closed position about a predetermined location about the boiler tube,
• inserting the boiler tube into an opening through the boiler header,
• supporting a lower edge of the boiler clamp apparatus and boiler tube on the boiler header,
• wherein the predetermined location is based upon a desired distance the boiler tube is to extend beyond a bottom side of the boiler header, and thereafter,
• adjusting a distance the boiler tube is inserted into the boiler header by raising or lowering the clamp using a lip extending radially outward from the first portion and spaced apart from the lower edge, wherein the lip is configured for engagement by a pry bar and a jackscrew for adjusting the distance the boiler tube is inserted into the boiler header.

A method of installing a boiler tube in a boiler header comprising,

• providing a clamp apparatus having a lower edge, an outwardly extending radial lip spaced apart from the lower edge, a first clamp portion and a second clamp portion,
• rigidly fixing the boiler tube between the first clamp portion and the second clamp portion, wherein the lower edge is aligned with a predetermined location of the boiler tube,
• lowering the clamp apparatus thereby inserting the boiler tube into an opening that extends through the boiler header, and
• supporting the lower edge of the clamp apparatus directly on the boiler tube header thereby supporting the boiler tube on the boiler header,
• wherein the predetermined location is located at a desired distance from a lower end of the boiler tube, the desired distance being greater than one or both of a thickness of the boiler header and a length of the opening extending through the boiler header, and thereafter,
• adjusting a distance the boiler tube is inserted into the boiler header by raising or lowering the radial lip, wherein the lip is configured for engagement by a pry bar and a jackscrew for adjusting the distance the boiler tube is inserted into the boiler header.