The cyclone required regularly repair because of damaged tiles from Spasmodic Tramp inclusion.

HIC Services replaced the existing tiles with its thicker (38mm) higher grade, Hictech 95% premium alumina tiles.

The thicker higher grade alumina tiles meant that the cyclone was less affected by Tramp and resulted in a 50% increase in cyclone life.

The thicker higher grade Hictech tiles also provided the ability to rotate the cyclone cone extending life further.