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Opa A

02-17-2005 09:58:15




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I've made a simple booth in the shop, with some 2x2's and poly vapor barrier. I have filtered air entering the booth and found an explosion proof fan for the exhaust. Question is how to deal with the Iso's leaving the exhaust. The neighbors house is only 100 feet away from the exhaust outlet. Do I have to be concerned, will the exhaust dissipate quickly enough to be no risk, can I filter the out going air, how do commercial shops deal with it. I'm safe with my fresh air breathing system, but don't want to risk anybody else. Thanks for any help.

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Big Jim

02-20-2005 20:47:52




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 Re: Booth exhaust Iso in reply to Opa A, 02-17-2005 09:58:15  
For one, try angling your exhaust fan upward. The better you get it up in the air, the quicker it will disperse.
Aslo, I use a couple of cheap furnace filters in front of the exhaust fan to trap a lot of the particulate matter and avoid a visible plume of paint.



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CNKS

02-21-2005 07:12:01




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 Re: Booth exhaust Iso in reply to Big Jim, 02-20-2005 20:47:52  
I'm going to respecfully disagree, but based on my experience spraying herbicides, not paint, there may or may not be a difference. With herbicides, you want the boom close to the ground, so that the spray is not caught in the wind. True, it may disperse faster aimed upward, but the higher up you get it the further it will drift. That's why some herbicides are not supposed to be applied by aircraft--they drift too far. No argument, just something to think about. I built a spray booth, and now wish I had the exhaust closer to the ground, for the above reasons. At the time my reasoning was to make it a little higher so that it wouldn't kill all the vegetation under the exhaust. But, I would rather kill the vegetation than my neighbors.

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Opa A

02-23-2005 12:06:17




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 Re: Booth exhaust Iso in reply to CNKS, 02-21-2005 07:12:01  
I've done some looking at bodyshop exhaust vents since I posted the question. The ones I've seen are placed high up on the buildings, 2 out of 3 are on the roof. I wouldn't expect a filter to catch the Iso's as a carbon mask filter will not stop them. I don't know if the Iso's are heavier or lighter than air, I'm doing to ask the shops in town. Let you know what they say. Thanks for all the input.

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rustyj14

02-18-2005 18:21:52




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 Re: Booth exhaust Iso in reply to Opa A, 02-17-2005 09:58:15  
might i suggest you check with your nearby neighbors to see if they may have an asthma or other breathing problem! That hardener and paint fumes will get them out of breath right quickly, if it wafts into their presence. I'm now allergic to the new paints and hardeners, and if i'm anywhere near the exhaust fumes coming from a body shop or paint booth, i immediately go into an asthma attack, and have to get treatment soon! By near, i mean across the street, or down-wind! so, check first--ya don't need a law suit from painting things with air pressure! by: Rustyj

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Opa A

02-19-2005 17:31:19




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 Re: Booth exhaust Iso in reply to rustyj14, 02-18-2005 18:21:52  
Will do. Thanks



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CNKS

02-18-2005 07:11:57




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 Re: Booth exhaust Iso in reply to Opa A, 02-17-2005 09:58:15  
No one has answered, and I don't know the answer. Some forms of vapor can drift for miles. 2,4-D is one of them. In your favor you are using only a small gun with one outlet, as opposed to multiple outlets on a tractor or airplane sprayer. I also have built a booth, nearest neighbor is more like 3-500 ft, but his horses may be only 50-60 feet away, depending on where they are on his property. I have not yet used my booth, but am going to tie the lever down, go outside and see where the stuff is going. Only using a quart or so at a time, I wouldn't think it would do much, but don't ask the fire marshall, or the envionmental people! How fast it dissipates depends on the temperature, humidity, wind direction and wind speed. Most such vapors are lighter than air, meaning that they rise. I think I would rather have a 10 mph wind to break the stuff up, rather than an intact cloud, that can ride on a slight breeze for long distances. Bear in mind that what I say may be BS, because I have no idea of the chemical reactions.

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Opa A

02-18-2005 09:10:54




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 Re: Booth exhaust Iso in reply to CNKS, 02-18-2005 07:11:57  
Thanks, think I'll just pick a day with a stiff breeze and go with it, seems alot harder to get a calm day than a windy day around here anyways. Unless someone else says different.



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dr.sportster

02-17-2005 19:41:05




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 Re: Booth exhaust Iso in reply to Opa A, 02-17-2005 09:58:15  
The dog should die before the humans.Keep an eye on the dog.



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Opa A

02-18-2005 09:04:53




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 Re: Booth exhaust Iso in reply to dr.sportster, 02-17-2005 19:41:05  
Its the other neighbors dog I'd want to use for that! Good one. G Top



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