I have a 90 ft tunnel in Michigan and I'm having a hard time keeping the end of the tunnel at the dryers and most of my wraps from freezing up in the winter. Needless to say its resulting in a poorly cleaned car. What temp is too cold to wash? Anyone have any suggestions on how to keep my tunnel from freezing?
Car Wash Forum
This is a sample guest message. Register a free account today to become a member! Once signed in, you'll be able to participate on this site by adding your own topics and posts, as well as connect with other members through your own private inbox!
tunnel freezing up
- Thread starter evergreen
- Start date
Earl Weiss
Well-known member
Do you have one of the plastic type roll up / sliding / Bifold type doors at the exit?
What types of heaters do you have.
I am in Chicago and a tunnel this size stays thawed with 2 ceiling mount gas forced air heaters and no doors down to zero. But, my tunnels with exit doors stay warmer.
One mistake I have often seen with the ceiling mount heaters is that they are often positioned where they will suck in more moist air than they would if positioned differently.
grammar warning: Reply contains run-on sentences
We don't have wraps, but when it gets cold we leave the doors shut. when we get a customer we open the entrance doo, bring them in, close the door, prep them off and place them on the conveyor. From there we stop the track once they clear the blowers, finish drying them off, wipe the door jamb and open the exit door so they can leave and shut the door to retain heat.
Erik
We don't have wraps, but when it gets cold we leave the doors shut. when we get a customer we open the entrance doo, bring them in, close the door, prep them off and place them on the conveyor. From there we stop the track once they clear the blowers, finish drying them off, wipe the door jamb and open the exit door so they can leave and shut the door to retain heat.
Erik
Earl Weiss
Well-known member
Ditto. Have used the "Torpedo" heaters myself on occasion. Got the ones that run off diesel and Kerosene.
Don't typicaly need them unless a heater goes out. It has saved my bacon. On a rare occasion I may have set it up when things got really cold.
Thanks for the replies fellas. I have a glass exit door that generally stays up because the controls for it are broken and I need to get an electrician in. I know that a working door will help greatly.
As for the Kerosene heaters... is there any dangers with water getting in them? Could I just pick up a couple and run them daily to keep the chill off?
Thanks for helping this Newbe
As for the Kerosene heaters... is there any dangers with water getting in them? Could I just pick up a couple and run them daily to keep the chill off?
Thanks for helping this Newbe
Earl Weiss
Well-known member
HAve not had any danger issues. Have had issue if positioned where it could suck in water. Kills the heater. Also back end could freeze. So, position the back end where this will not happen.
