Tube Shaker

A method of cleaning a plurality of tubes of a tube bank, said method comprising:

• positioning a frame proximate to a tube bank, said frame comprising a top, a bottom, a plurality of top vertical slots proximate to said top, a plurality of bottom vertical slots proximate to said bottom, a first upper slotted bracket disposed below said plurality of top vertical slots, an upper window disposed below said first upper slotted bracket, a first lower bracket disposed proximate to and below said upper window, a second lower bracket proximate to and above said bottom vertical slots, a lower window disposed proximate to and above said second lower bracket, a second upper slotted bracket disposed above said lower window, and a central section between said first lower bracket and said second upper slotted bracket;
• releasably securing said frame to said tube bank through the use of a first rigging engaged to at least one of said top vertical slots and at least one of said plurality of tubes, a second rigging engaged to at least one of said bottom vertical slots and at least one of plurality of said tubes;
• inserting at least one spreader bar through at least one of said upper window and said lower window, said at least one spreader bar engaging said plurality of tubes;
• attaching and tightening at least one releasable connector, said at least one releasable connector releasably securing said at least one spreader bar to said first upper slotted bracket and said first lower bracket or said second upper slotted bracket and said second lower bracket, said at least one releasable connector engaging said spreader bar and said first upper slotted bracket or said second upper slotted bracket;
• releasably securing a vibrating motor to said frame;
• activating said motor to cause vibration where said vibration is transferred from said motor to said frame, said vibration is transferred from said frame to said at least one spreader bar, and said vibration is transferred from said at least one spreader bar to said plurality of tubes of said tube bank;
• and
• continuing said vibration for a desired period of time to clean said tubes of said tube bank.