Dust, salt and carbon tracking on insulators, bushings and switchgear raise the risk of flashover and unplanned outages. Dry ice cleans electrical equipment with no water and no residue — it is non-conductive, leaves nothing behind, and there is no dry-out time before you re-energize. And because the process is non-conductive and completely dry, even energized equipment can be cleaned — we work inside your scheduled outage, or coordinate energized work with your electrical safety team.
Water and solvents don't belong near energized gear, and hand-wiping just smears contamination. Dry ice clears it — dry, non-conductive, and residue-free.
Dry ice (CO₂) carries no charge and leaves no moisture, so it clears contamination from insulators, bus and gear without introducing an electrical hazard.
Dust, salt and carbon tracking create conductive paths across insulation. Removing them restores clearance and lowers the chance of a flashover.
Unlike water or steam washing, dry ice leaves surfaces dry — no waiting to re-energize, so equipment goes back in service faster.
Nothing is left behind to attract moisture or contaminate gear — the CO₂ sublimates and only the removed contamination remains.
We clean gear where it stands, scheduled inside your planned outage or maintenance window, to make the most of the downtime you already have.
Adjustable nozzles and pressures clean around bus work, standoffs and tight switchgear compartments that hand-wiping can't reach cleanly.
Dry ice is non-conductive and completely dry — so the media itself won't create an electrical hazard. How we execute the job is set by your electrical safety program and the equipment involved, not by the process.
The straightforward path for most utility and industrial substations, switchgear line-ups, MCCs and transformers: we schedule the cleaning inside a planned outage or maintenance window, clean in place, and hand it back dry with no dry-out time.
When an outage isn't practical, energized cleaning is coordinated in writing with your qualified electrical team under NFPA 70E and your site's energized-work program — using dry ice to clean insulators, bus and gear that would otherwise wait for the next scheduled outage.
Not sure which path fits your equipment? Tell us the voltage class and how you handle energized work — we'll match the scope to your program. Request a scoping call →
From porcelain insulators to relay cabinets — dry ice removes contamination that threatens reliability, with no moisture left behind.
Remove dust, salt and carbon tracking from porcelain and polymer insulation to restore surface clearance.
Clean the interior of switchgear line-ups and motor control centers in place during an outage.
Detail bus, standoffs and connections where contamination bridges clearance.
Clean bushings, housings and cooling radiators of dust and buildup that trap heat. For deeper coil work see heat exchanger & condenser cleaning.
Clear contamination from disconnects, breakers and their compartments.
Detail relay panels and control cabinets without moisture near sensitive electronics.
Yes. We scope every job to your electrical safety program. Our default is cleaning de-energized equipment inside a planned outage; any energized work is coordinated with, and to the requirements of, your qualified electrical team. We don't cut corners on electrical safety.
Dry ice reaches tracking and buildup that hand-wiping smears, and unlike water or steam it leaves zero moisture and no residue — so there is no dry-out period and no risk of trapped moisture.
No. Dry ice is non-abrasive; pressure and nozzle are tuned to the equipment. It removes contamination without eroding insulation or unsettling connections.
Utility and industrial substations, data-center and hospital electrical rooms, manufacturing MCCs and switchgear — anywhere contamination threatens reliability.
Yes. We plan the cleaning to fit your outage schedule so it doesn't add downtime.
Our default is de-energized cleaning inside a planned outage, which works at any voltage class because the equipment is offline. For energized work, we coordinate the scope with your qualified electrical team under your site's energized-work program — the media itself is non-conductive, but execution is set by your safety plan, not by us.
Live-line insulator washing with de-ionized water and spray trucks is effective, but it leaves equipment wet and produces runoff to capture. Dry ice is non-conductive, leaves no moisture, and produces zero secondary waste — it clears the same contamination without a water source, without a dry-out period, and without wastewater to manage.
We work under our client's electrical safety program and applicable industry standards — NFPA 70E and, where it applies, OSHA 1910.269. Any energized cleaning is coordinated in writing with your qualified electrical person before we start.
We serve industrial facilities throughout the Phoenix metro and travel for large-scale manufacturing jobs. Previous projects include CertainTeed / Saint-Gobain (Phoenix) and clients across Nevada and California.
Outside this area? Call us — we travel for large-scale industrial jobs. (480) 256-8092
Tell us about the equipment and your outage window. We'll scope the cleaning to your electrical safety requirements and respond within 4 business hours.
We'll respond with a custom scope within 4 hours. For urgent jobs, call (480) 256-8092.