[Jewelry making - Article 00445] - Re: [Orchid] Solder Ventilation

[Elaine Corwin]

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Hi Suzanne,

    There are a couple of options for ventilating solder fumes in a
    closed environment such as a basement. A standard hood with fan
    design that pulls air from the room and vents it outdoors or a
    self-contained filtration unit that requires no outside venting. 

    A hidden cost behind standard venting (to the outdoors) is increased
    heating bills in winter and air conditioning bills in summer as the
    system is pulling heated/cooled room air along with the fumes and
    spilling it outdoors. I imagine a basement in Rochester in the winter
    has a high enough heating bill, so I'd recommend a self-contained air
    filtration unit. 

    These units offer a series of filters designed to absorb the harmful
    fumes. Here at Gesswein we sell two brands but I personally like the
    Quatro SolderPure. 

    (A quick aside: 
    Some readers may regard with suspicion advice from an employee of a
    company that sells this equipment. That's understandable. And those
    people may want to stop reading right now. But please be aware that
    we do not manufacture the equipment and in fact, you can buy Quatro
    units from many different distributors, not just Gesswein. I have
    used the Quatro unit myself and I have sold it to many customers
    who've been quite happy with it. I've used other brands as well and I
    like Quatro best for the reasons listed below.) 

    The Quatro SolderPure has a 4-stage filtration system and returns
    99.97%clean air back to the room so no outside ventilation is
    necessary. A capture hood on an articulated arm catches fumes at the
    source -- so you can position the hood immediately behind or to the
    side of the solder area and pull those fumes before they get near
    your nose or dispersed in the air. That's a big reason I prefer this
    type of unit over, say, an updraft hood. 

    You can see more information on the Quatro unit here:
    http://tinyurl.com/duny6 

    Hope this helps. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel
    free to give me a call at the number below. 

Best Regards,

Elaine Corwin
Technical Services
Gesswein Co. Inc.
Bridgeport, CT
Tel: 1-800-544-2043 x287


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