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spraybooth extractor fan - what sort?

updated wed 6 jul 05

 

Pat Southwood on tue 5 jul 05


Hi,
I have decided to bite the bullet and rig up a home made spray booth as =
my ash glaze pours and dips fairly badly and, beligerently, I want to =
keep the glaze.
Any help please on what sort of extraxtor fan I am looking for? i had a =
quick google just now and realised I there are so many sorts, I hav'nt =
really got a clue as to what I need to be reasonably safe.
I am in U.K. b.t.w.
Ta.
Best.
Pat Southwood.

Des & Jan Howard on wed 6 jul 05


Pat

In our spray/sandblasting booth & in our crushing/dry screening booth we
use upsidedown squirrel cage blowers from evapourative room coolers.
The blower casing is silicone sealed to the top of the booth, an
airconditioning starting collar is attached & sealed to the casing, a
length of plastic accordion ducting is attached, run up to the roof,
another starting collar is attached to a hole in the roof. A rotary roof
ventilator is silicone sealed/screwed to the roof & the collar. We use
roof ventilators as we don't want to cut holes through our
walls/windows.The blower speed controls are removed & remounted in more
convenient locations.
Des



Pat Southwood wrote:

>I have decided to bite the bullet and rig up a home made spray booth as my ash glaze pours and dips fairly badly and, beligerently, I want to keep the glaze.
>Any help please on what sort of extraxtor fan I am looking for? i had a quick google just now and realised I there are so many sorts, I hav'nt really got a clue as to what I need to be reasonably safe.
>
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Des & Jan Howard
Lue Pottery
LUE NSW 2850
Australia
Ph/Fax 02 6373 6419
http://www.luepottery.hwy.com.au