After working in the Dry Cleaning Industry for over 25 years, I have found the most popular Exhaust Fans used are purchased from Grainger. This company has many very fine qualities that I have come to appreciate. Their customer service has always been excellent. They have large selection of Exhaust Fans. The quality of their products are very good and their product warranty has always been excellent. After all these years installing fans in Laundries and Dry Cleaners, I have never thought of using any other brand. I have learned through the years how to match an Exhaust Fan to the Dry Cleaning plant or work area. If you use the formula that I use in this article you will find that the work area will be as cool as possible. Here is an example of how to match the Exhaust Fan with the Dry Cleaner. 

Let’s say you find a space to lease in a shopping center that is 25 feet wide by 80 feet deep. The total square feet of the lease space is 2,000 sq. ft. Usually the front sales area is heated and air conditioned. That means that you will need to remove from the 2,000 sq. ft. your sales area of 25 feet wide by 15 feet deep which totals 375 sq. ft. This leaves you with 1,625sq. ft. The boiler room is 10 feet by 10 feet (100 sq. ft.) and the restroom is 6 feet by 6 feet ( 36 sq. ft.) which will total another 136 sq. ft. that is not figured in to the cooled area.. That gives you a final total of 1,489 sq. ft. of floor space in the work area to exhaust and cool. To get the cubic feet of the work area you will have to measure from the floor to the roof deck. I say the roof deck because I never recommend installing ceilings in the work area of a Laundry or Dry Cleaner. This will keep the heat lower in the room and makes the work area much hotter. Multiply the 1,489 sq. ft. by the 15 ft from the floor to the roof deck and you will get a total of 22,335 cubic feet of area to exhaust. Divide 22,335 by 1 ½ (the amount of minutes per air change) and get the total number of cubic feet of air to remove every minute, or 14,890 CFM. Under these conditions, I would install an exhaust fan that is rated at about 15,000 CFM. The most common exhaust fans that I have found used in many Dry Cleaners are Grainger Exhaust Fans. There are Grainger stores in most of the large cities in the United States, which makes it very convenient for purchasing fans and parts. I have also learned of a way that any customer of Grainger, even if you have never bought from them before, can get a 10% discount on their fans. If you e-mail me at Aaron@SwampCoolersOnline.com I will let you know how that you can get the discount at any Grainger store in the country. If you use the formula above you will find that the heat will be removed from the Dry Cleaner work area very efficiently. With good heat removal and cooler working conditions your employees will feel better and make you more money.

 

I have been installing Grainger Exhaust Fans for decades. If you have any questions about them or would like to get a 10% discount on any exhaust fan purchase at Grainger go to my website for more information.

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