When Should You Change the water in a Wet Spray Booth?

When Should You Change the Water in a Spray Booth?

If you are allowing the overspray sludge to build-up within the spray booth water tank then the booth water must be changed, at the very latest, when the pump starts to have difficulties moving the water. You may notice that the pump starts to surge which results in a lack of a constant flow of water across the water curtain or the pump stops moving the water completely. This is the last stage at which you should be changing the water in your spray booth.

We have seen many spray booths in which the paint sludge is allowed to build up until there is almost no water left and indeed many owners seem to think that the tank is there to be filled with sludge and its almost as though the water isn't very important. There are a number of reasons why booths are left until the last possible moment before having the tanks emptied:

  • Cost of removal - bringing in pump trucks to remove the water is not cheap
  • Time - loss of production time or paying overtime to have the cleaning done at weekends
  • Inconvenience - it is a job that nobody wants to do as it is dirty & the water generally smells very bad
  • Lack of alternatives - leaving the booth to fill is the way it has always been done

Leaving the spray booth tank to fill with paint sludge is not the best option as it will reduce the lifespan of your booth, the water and therefore your spraying area will smell, you will loose production time to small repairs or blockages, dirty booths does not create the best working environment and you are not getting the best operation from the booth.

So if the spray booth isn't allowed to fill with paint sludge how is the booth kept clean? There are options when it comes to the cleaning and maintenance of your spray booth and we always discuss them with customers so that they can get the results that they want however keeping the spray booth tank free from paint build up is one of the options and this means that, if dosages are maintained, you should NEVER have to have your spray booth water removed because of the build up of sludge. By using our spray booth products you can eliminate the requirement to have your spray booth emptied and have your spray booth running on clean water.

If you would like to discuss the daily running of your spray booth or think that you maybe aren't running it in the best way then please CONTACT US or submit a ticket below and we will be happy to offer some advice and maybe some options that will help you.
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