Tube Stay Installation Assembly

A tube stay mounting assembly comprising:

• a spacer strip extending along an alignment bar and configured to be received within a finned tube;
• a stop block releasably secured to the alignment bar;
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• a press assembly comprising:
• a housing through which the alignment bar extends;
• a top block configured to flatten a first set of fins on a first surface of a portion of the finned tube;
• a handle rotatably mounted to the top block and operable to move the top block vertically with respect to the housing;
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• a bottom block configured to flatten a second set of fins on an opposed second surface of a portion of the finned tube when the handle is rotated and moves the top block downwardly;
• a tube stay clamping assembly comprising:
• a clamping housing configured to receive a stay having a top wall, a bottom wall, a rear wall, and a front wall pivotally connected to the bottom wall, the stay being configured to receive the portion of the finned tube;
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• a clamping arm connected to a clamping block that is pivotally connected to the clamping housing, the clamping block configured to engage and force the front wall into snap-fit engagement with the top wall of the stay when the clamping arm is rotated;
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• a gauge assembly configured to receive a flattened portion of the finned tube to determine if the stay can receive the flattened portion.