I recently purchased a Paasche spray booth. Of course, this thing needs to vented. I live in a rented house, so boring a hole for a vent may not be a good idea. Plus, it gets Damn cold here. Don't really want another hole in the wall, ya' know ??? My "real" dryer vent would require about 35' of hose to reach. I wouldn't think the fan would have that much power. I have no sliding windows. They all swing out on top-mounted hinges. Actually had one "wizard" suffering from RCI suggest venting to the furnace so all fumes would just burn away !!! I can't print my response here !!! I'm sure some have had this problem, especially the Military guys. How do YOU do it ??? THANKS !!!
Can you set something up like the portable air conditioners that vent to the outside. My air conditioner has a 'thing' that goes into the window that vents to the outside.
This is exactly what I did. It works great. I can pop the flange in and out of the window in about a minute.
I have thought about that, and it may be my only option. Problem is, nearest window is about 15' away from spray booth, and directly above kitchen counter. Would the fan push fumes and particles that far ???
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When stretched to the max, my exhaust hose is only eight feet long. (Most of the time it is about six feet.) But at 75cfm, it clears my booth instantly. How many CFM is your booth?
This would be my recommendation. I've been lucky in that I've had a garage or other area to air brush in vice in the house during my military career. You could also just go with your 35 feet of dryer vent hose and add a booster fan of some sort halfway through the line to assist in removing stuff. The bad part, dryers can get pretty hot at the vent and there may be a fire hazard involved with deposited paint residue
If your windows are hinged at the top and tilt outward when opened then all you need to do is cover the resultant opening with a piece of 1/8 inch hardboard [Masonite] with a hole cut out for your exhaust hose. Tape the contraption over the opening with a good quality duct tape. I would added a downward facing deflector to avoid a build up of paint on the window.
Laundry area is tiny, plus has the furnace in there. This furnace has the return built in to the bottom of it, which means it's sucking dust into the room from 7 miles away !!! I'm not sitting here trying to tell everyone they're wrong, it's just the screwed-up way this place was built !!! I have had all of these ideas, so far, and I appreciate the help. So far, it seems the "thing" in the window, possibly with a booster fan, would be the best. Just wanna' see if someone comes up with something I may have missed.
Inkaneer, that's basically what I'm picturing. Since the hose would be run through the kitchen, it would have to be a temporary deal, like Boxcab mentioned. GF may not like it much, but that seems to be the only option. Besides, when I first got the airbrush, she had invited her "gang of wenches" over. After emptying several wine bottles, they had their hooves all over my kitchen table, airbrushing toenails !!! YUK !!! She better not say a word !!!
Oh man!!! So glad I am still single! Please tell me you didn't have to do the clean up... lol Sent from my Commando
Just a thought-- how about building a small filter box. Using A/C filters. Or- just put a some women's nylons over the end of the hose- then put that into a box. Kinda thinkin out loud. Thanks, Wolf
It sounds like the kitchen vent may be fairly close. You may want to consider simply running the hose to a hood which you mate with the range hood. Use magnets to attach to the range hood for easy removal. Only catch is, no cooking while spraying. Remember that your average house has vents in each bathroom, one in the kitchen, one for the dryer, and then the main furnace. Any of them could be used, although I'd be most inclined to just go with a window setup myself. Out and done, no complications.
Range hood ??? HA !!! If my stove was any older, I'd be chopping wood !!! I did have that idea, but landlord doesn't have range hoods in any of his houses. One less thing to go wrong, ya' know ??? He owns 18 properties !!! I will be trying the "window gizmo" !!!
As someone who has been battling the smoking habit of his neighbour, activated carbon is a wonderful thing. It also has the benefit that it can be reused as coal for your layout as you use it up. However, even with a ton of activated carbon and the best particulate filters that you can find, you will always be better off venting to the outside.
Just hoping it would be efficient enough to catch it all. If not, someone could make themselves rather ill.
Well, themselves is not really the issue since you should be using a good respirator in addition to venting. The issue is everyone else in your place.
