Booth components
This section describes the main components of your booth.
Doors
Paint booths can have two types of doors:
• Product doors that allow you to move parts and equipment in and out of the booth
• Personnel doors that allow people to enter and exit the booth
In pressurized booths, the doors are monitored to detect when the door is open or closed. If a product door
is open, you cannot use the spray gun. You can open a personnel door during Spray mode for up to ten
seconds without stopping the spray gun.
Opening any door immediately disables the air balancing system. When all doors are closed, the system
automatically resets.
Curtains
CTOF Booths may have two types of curtains:
• Curtains on the front of the booth (frontal curtains) that function similarly to a product door
• Curtains that separate the booth’s work bays (in dual-bay configurations)
An Auto Balance System is not effective for maintaining air pressure balance or providing consistent airflow
and temperatures in a CTOF booth with curtains. Pressurized CTOF booths with frontal curtains use a
manual balance system so the exhaust motor’s speed can be adjusted manually.
Different modes of operation require different speed settings. Motor speeds will vary based on airflow
preferences and must be increased as filters load.
NOTE
In a booth with a manual balance system, opening the curtains does not disable the spray gun.
Filters
Filters are critical to the booth’s operation:
• Intake filters help prevent dust and particulates from entering the booth.
• Exhaust filters or exhaust filter media capture and retain overspray, preventing paint particles from
escaping into the environment.
• Air heater filters help prevent dust and particulates from entering the air heater.
To ensure that the booth operates properly, you must inspect and replace filters regularly. For more
information, see “Inspect filters and replace as needed” (page 16).
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