Hi, I’m looking for feed back from Rat’s with experience using Delta Valves as drains. It’s Managements desire to shove more feed through this place. The only window left is my draining and cutting time. As a Delta Valve has greatly reduced De-Heading time the only thing left is to cut. We would usually Soak a drum for 20/30 min. I’d like to know if anyone has actually opened a drum full of water and cut a Pilot Hole. I would think this would almost promote a collapse resulting in a empty drum. As far as the valve seat receiving Coke particulates in the seat area, could you not also hook-up a wash water purge for copulas amounts of water purge during and after cutting sequence? It’s also my intent to try this on a Drum’s full of Vac Tower residual Coke.
