Side Downdraft: Provides many of the airflow benefits of a traditional downdraft booth without requiring a floor pit:
- Economical installation: Designed for shops that cannot or do not want to install a below-floor exhaust pit, reducing installation cost and complexity.
- Airflow direction: Clean air enters through a ceiling-mounted intake plenum and moves vertically downward through the working area.
- Side exhaust: Instead of exhausting through a floor pit, contaminated air is drawn into filter chambers along both side walls that extend the length of the booth.
- Consistent air velocity: The intake and side-exhaust filter arrangement is designed to provide even airflow throughout the working area, supporting a consistent, high-quality finish.
- High-efficiency intake filtration: Intake filters remove dust and dirt before air enters the booth, helping create a cleaner painting environment.
- Pressurized operation: Air can be supplied directly from a heated air makeup unit (AMU) or intake fan to the intake plenum, minimizing the introduction of potentially contaminated shop air.
- Maximized filtration: The booth incorporates a high quantity of intake and exhaust filters to promote efficient particulate filtration.
- Primary benefit: Provides downdraft-style vertical airflow and contamination control without the expense and construction requirements of a floor pit, making it a practical option for many existing shops.