To Recirc, or Not to Recirc, that is the Question of Energy Efficiency

Description

A recirculating paint booth can result in huge energy efficiency savings for your business. In conventional paint booths, air flows through the system once and is 100% exhausted out. None of the air is recirculated. In recirculating booths, a portion of the air passes through the booth multiple times and a portion exhausts out. In the industry, a recirculation package is usually 80/20. This means that 80% of the air is recirculated and 20% is exhausted out. This concept is a key consideration when adding an air makeup unit to your paint booth. Instead of conditioning 100% fresh air, the air makeup unit only needs to condition a fraction. However, additional savings are realized when recirculation is paired with reduced airflow. This is where our Rammstein Air technology shines.

How Rammstein Air's Reduced Air Flow and Recirc Technology combine to provide the highest energy savings

The Rammstein heater reduces air flow in Prep, Flash, and Bake modes to capitalize on even greater savings than just 80/20 recirc alone. Combined, total savings can hit almost $20,000 in a five-year period when compared to a 100% fresh air system. To substantiate our claims, we developed a software model of the paint booth operation. The table below shows the most popular control options. Note that we are using a conservative 4 cars (4 cycles) per day for our calculations and Topeka, KS for weather data.

To estimate your shop's savings, divide the table numbers by 4 and multiply them by the number of cars your shop does daily. The numbers in the table are provided for comparison purposes so actual results may vary. There are many factors that influence spray booth energy efficiency. For example, the bigger the booth, the greater the savings. Truck booths and industrial systems have the potential to realize staggering amounts in energy savings. For an accurate set of location-specific calculations, please contact us directly.

Why Choose California Pulse for Energy Efficient Systems

• Industry Expertise: We are the industry-leading experts in the design and application of reduced airflow and recirculation technology.

• Energy Efficient: Recirculating filtered, pre-conditioned air is an efficient way to use energy that has already been spent.

• Massive Savings: Our recirculating air makeup units are designed to save you huge amounts of money in the long run with low upfront cost.

• Fully Integrative: Our air makeup units and energy efficiency technology can be retrofitted onto existing spray booth systems.

• Code Compliance: Rammstein Air heaters are ETL listed to all pertinent national safety and fire codes.

Realize huge savings on your business's operating costs. California Pulse provides the technology, equipment, and expertise you need to be efficient.

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