Does anyone use exhaust fans in their automatic bay to pull the steam from the hot water out of the bay in the winter. On a cold day it is difficult for a car to see where they are going when they drive into my automatic bay when the washes start stacking up.
Steam in a cold bay
- Thread starter sparkey
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Whale of a Wash
5 Washes 36Bays 2Vectors
I am in a very harsh climate, and had one exhaust fan. It brought in such cold air it produced Cold air fog which seemed alot denser than warm air fog and overspray. We bought some Hog barn fans(Ceiling Fans-Waterproof) that blow the air down into the concrete and condense it. Seems to work better for us.
John
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Sparkey,
You need air flow to know down the fog. Some heat with it helps. My wash has floor it which is supplemented with a fan coil. When it gets cold the fan coil runs non-stop and heat is added during the wash and 10 minutes after.
You need air flow to know down the fog. Some heat with it helps. My wash has floor it which is supplemented with a fan coil. When it gets cold the fan coil runs non-stop and heat is added during the wash and 10 minutes after.
SHINEY2
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Do you have a link for a place to price out a setup like this?
I just installed this waterproof ceiling fan from QC supply. It seem to work pretty well.
http://www.qcsupply.com/56-waterproof-agricultural-industrial-ceiling-fan.html
cantbreak80
Maybe I need new clubs
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PM me or email. I want to know more; thanks.
mjwalsh
6 bay SS w/laundromat
Since about 1991 we went with hot glycol in Trane unit heaters that we put in the bays. We have used photo cells --- when beam is broken by the fog it --- clears the air quickly with the warmed air. Cost of heating is a factor so just keeping the bay fog free & above freezing helps.
Mike
