insulated or single skin booth
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Is there that much heat loss in a single skin booth vs. an insulated one?I am still trying to figure out what to do, I wanted to have my decision made before the snow flies. Oh wells
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JohnIMHO it would only make a difference with a bake booth.When the bake cycle is in use on our booth there is a baffle that shuts in the exhaust ducting and this recirculates the heated air and will help keep the temp up(the air make up kicks in to keep a constant temp)instead of dumping it outside.
If you just putting in a regular non bake booth non insulated walls are not a big deal.I’m still very fond of the old devilbiss pressurized cross flows and concept down draft booths,damn they worked good 😉Jayson,
Thanks for the reply, I am looking at the Garmat Teir 1 (single skin) or the Chinook (insulated). They have the bake cycle with recirculating air.
JohnWe use an old Concept down draft with bake (not insulated). There is definitely a lot of heat loss during the bake cycle (especially with the positive pressure). We have a small shop, and on the bake cycle, you can notice an increase in temp in the shop.
I would imagine you would notice a good difference on your gas bill and the added cost of the insulated walls should be recovered through savings on your energy bill.
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