Exhausting end of the dryer fumes

[ericheartsu]

Do any of you guys have any sort of exhaust at the end of your dryers to suck up some heat and possibly some fumes?

I have both of our gas dryers vented, but i feel like i need a hood vent at the end, just not exactly sure what to do

[Sbrem]

Yep, we had hoods made by a local sheet metal guy, as well as the stock size vent pipes, 8" I think, it's been awhile, and got an inline fan from Grainger to help pull it along since the fumes simply rising in the air is not enough force to move it down the pipe and out...

Steve

[Frog]

Someone here posted about adding an inexpensive range hood/fan to theirs.

[screenprintguy]

http://www.theshirtboard.com/index.php/topic,5693.msg63222.html#msg63222 check this thread I had started, this thing is working awesome. I actually added one of these to the end and man, no stank at all sucks it out before itgets there. Great inexpensive non rigged way to get rid of the fumes and smoke http://www.ebay.com/itm/160875914720?var=460112246309&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

[3Deep]

Frogs right a range hood would work, I think they come as large as 36"....might can pick one up use for pennies, or like Steve said make your own.

Darryl

[JBLUE]

You can run 1 or a couple of fans blowing up from the bottom of the belt to push that heat up. Works great if you have an exhaust fan in the ceiling. Works ok if you do not.

[ericheartsu]

http://www.theshirtboard.com/index.php/topic,5693.msg63222.html#msg63222 check this thread I had started, this thing is working awesome. I actually added one of these to the end and man, no stank at all sucks it out before itgets there. Great inexpensive non rigged way to get rid of the fumes and smoke http://www.ebay.com/itm/160875914720?var=460112246309&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

this post was SUPER helpful! but my question is, is getting a 42" range hood going to work on a 48" belt?

[3Deep]

I see it doing about 90% of pulling the heat, I'd say that's a win win

Big D

[screenprintguy]

I'd contact that supplier, http://www.ventingdirect.com/index.cfm?source=gg_ventingdirectgeneral_ventingdirectexact_venting%20direct_e_8164510884_1t1_g&s_kwcid=TC%7C7809%7Cventing%20direct%7C%7CS%7Ce%7C8164510884&gclid=CJejiv7h27QCFQq0nQodp0AAaw

I would assume they do have larger ones, not sure, 42 is perfect for anything 40" or below, but I see what you mean, on a 48" belt you may have some seeping on the sides, but then again, that centrifugal force blower I added has so much suction that it may pull the edges in since youd be only a few at each end. I believe M&R makes hoods or can fabricate them. I happened to stumble on this and it was so inexpensive it was a nobrainer for me to try and it works great for us, especially with discharge printing, no more stankin smoke

[ericheartsu]

i ordered one, just to try it out, gonna get a fan now too. I'll try it and see if it works. They do have 48" ones, they just start at like $300!

[tonypep]

Or this

[screenprintguy]

i ordered one, just to try it out, gonna get a fan now too. I'll try it and see if it works. They do have 48" ones, they just start at like $300!

They are pretty cool to deal with, if it doesn't work out, I'm sure you'll find someone on this board that will snag it, or venting should take it back. I got a price from a few sheet metal fab shops to make a hood for ours they were all over 400, then needed to still get fan, hose, ect.

[Frog]

this post was SUPER helpful! but my question is, is getting a 42" range hood going to work on a 48" belt?

Probably pretty easy to add some sheet metal "wings" to widen it a few inches on each side

[ericheartsu]

Or this

Tony P, always blowing my mind with stuff "i should have thought of" but didn't.

[screenprintguy]

We used to have something set up a little like what tony has in that pic, we had 2 box fans ziptied next to each other dangling at the end drawing up away from the shirt, helped keep the smoke out of the catcher's face, but still kept the smoke and stank in the building awaiting the big wall fan to suck it out. We put this thing on and there is no smell at all from the dryer, just from flashing, I guess you can't totally get away from it.