2012 - Volume #36, Issue #5, Page #39
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Exhaust System Keeps Shop Air Clean
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“We are selling more systems to farmers across the nation,” he says. “Farm shops are getting nicer, and farmers want to keep their walls clean and the air healthier.”
The system is designed to be easy to install. The hose reel and blower unit simply bolt to the wall or ceiling and vent to the outside. The standard blower is powered by a single phase, 2 hp motor and can be wired either 110 or 220V.
“It comes as a kit with hose reel, mounting bracket, bolts, discharge pipe, hood and damper,” says Passkewitz. “Everything is there for just under $4,000.”
While some systems use a general ventilation fan to exhaust foul air off their ceiling along with their warm air, the Central Pointe system uses a 2 hp pressure blower with high temperature hose to hook right to the stack. Passkewitz explains that a pressure blower is needed to produce sufficient vacuum for suction across the 40-ft. length of hose included in the kit.
A direct mount hose reel keeps the hose out of the way until it’s needed. Less expensive hose drops are also available. Other attachments include a variety of stack canes to fit over tractor and combine exhausts, as well as a 20-ft. extension hose.
“We’ve recently added a welding cabinet for farmers who want to exhaust welding smoke,” says Passkewitz. “It’s a 2-ft. square, 10-in. deep cabinet with a side draft grid to pull in the smoke. It will go anywhere the hose can reach.”
The welding cabinet is priced at $365. Other attachments run from $240 to just under $400.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Central Pointe, Inc., 1317 E. Bridge St., Redwood Falls, Minn. 56283 (ph 507 644-4040; toll free 866 574-4040; www.whirlwindexex.com).
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