Deep cleaning alignment equipment

A deep cleaning alignment equipment used to clean a heat recovery steam generator system including a plurality of metallic tubes, wherein each of the plurality of tubes includes a base with a plurality of fins extending outwardly from the base, the deep cleaning alignment equipment comprising:

• a composite wedge configured to contact and spread the plurality of tubes and fins to form a channel therebetween;
• and
• a wand configured to spray a blasting media propelled by pressurized air about the heat recovery steam generator system;
• wherein the composite wedge is made of a softer material than the metallic material of the plurality of tubes;
• wherein the composite wedge is made of only a composite material;
• and
• wherein the wand is removably insertable into the channel.

A method of using a deep cleaning alignment equipment to clean a heat recovery steam generator system including a plurality of metallic tubes, the method comprising the steps of:

• inserting a first elongate composite wedge having a first width, a first length, and a first height, between the plurality of tubes to spread the plurality of tubes to form a channel therebetween having the first width;
• inserting a second elongate composite wedge having a second width, a second length, and a second height, between the plurality of tubes to spread the channel to the second width;
• inserting a wand into the channel;
• and
• spraying a blasting media using pressurized air through the wand to clean the plurality of tubes;
• wherein the first elongate wedge contacts the plurality of tubes about an extended surface area;
• wherein the composite is a softer material than the metallic material of the plurality of tubes
• wherein the plurality of tubes have a third width between adjacent tubes before inserting the first elongate composite wedge or the second elongate composite wedge;
• wherein the first width is smaller than the second width;
• and
• wherein the third width is smaller than the first width and the second width.