 "THE WHY AND WHY NOT OF THE BUTTERFLY FAN"THE BUTTERFLY SHUTTER SYSTEM HAS BEEN AROUND FOR SOME 20 PLUS YEARS AND THE FAN MANUFACTURES HAVE NOW FOUND REASON TO USE IT. WHY?
[DIRT] EVEN
A CLEAN SHUTTER SYSTEM TAKES UP TO 7% OF THE FANS EXHAUST TO OPEN AND
HOLD THE SHUTTER OPEN. BUT A DIRTY SHUTTER CAN REDUCE THE EXHAUST BY
25%. FAN MANUFACTURES SAY THE BUTTERFLY SHUTTER TAKES LESS
EXHAUST TO HOLD THE BUTTER FLY OPEN, AND THE DIRT ADDS LITTLE
RESTRICTION TO THE FANS ABILLITY TO EXHAUST. THE BEST WINTER TIME
SHUTTER IS A SHUTTER THAT WILL STAY CLOSED AND THAT IS THE BUTTER FLY
SHUTTER. THIS IS ONE SIDE OF THE STORY, SHOULD WE DISCUSS THE POINTS
THAT SALES PEOPLE DON’T POINT OUT? [WIND] HAVING ONLY TWO WINGS TO OPEN INTO THE WIND SEEMS TO BE HARDER THAN THE OLD SHUTTER SYSTEM AND HARDER TO HOLD OPEN. WIND IS THE KISS OF DEATH FOR THE BUTTER FLY SHUTTER. JUST BECAUSE THE TEST LAB STAMPS 5000, 6000, OR 7000 CFM OF EXHAUST ON A FAN THAT DOESN’T MEAN WHEN YOU PUT THE FAN ON A BUILDING IT WILL BE THE SAME RESULTS FOR YOU. TEST WORK OF THE PAST HAS TOLD US A 5 TO 7 MPH WIND WOULD REDUCE THE EXHAUST BY 25%. A 15 MPH WIND WOULD REDUCE THE EXHAUST BY 50 %. A 30 MPH WIND WOULD REDUCE THE EXHAUST TO A VERY LARGE ELECTRIC BILL PER CFM EXHAUSTED, AND THE FAN SALESMAN STILL TALKS ABOUT THE CFM THE FAN COULD GET IN THE TEST LAB. WET LITTER OR BEDDING IS THE RESULT OF POOR VENTILATION, EVERY ONE WILL TELL YOU HIGH DEATH LOSS IS THE RESULT OF POOR VENTILATION, AND WE ALSO KNOW THAT HIGH HEAT BILLS ARE THE RESULT OF POOR VENTILATION. ALL THESE CONDITIONS ARE CREATED BY POOR VENTILATION [REDUCED AIR EXCHANGE.] THAT’S THE WIND BLOWING INTO THE FAN THAT CAUSED ALL THESE PROBLEMS AND INCREASES FAN MAITENANCE [MOTOR BURN OUT AND BELT BREAKAGE]. IS IT NOT TRUE THAT THE BUILDING WITH ANIMALS NEED GOOD VENTILATION ALL THE TIME? THE  ANSWER WE KNOW BUT WE HAVE SALES PEOPLE TELL [WELL, BAD CONDITIONS DON’T LAST LONG ENOUGH TO MATTER].WHY USE A DIVERTER O’KELLEY MFG HAS BEEN PRODUCING DIVERTERS THAT MAKES YOUR FAN OPERATE PREDICTABLE, THE DIVERTER HAS PROVEN TO ALLOW A VERY GOOD EXHAUST 24/7.  WE HAVE PROVEN THE WORTH IN ALL KINDS OF POWER VENTILATED CONDITIONS.NOW THE DIVERTER HAS ACCEPTED A NEW CHALLENGE. ALL NEW FAN INSTALLATIONS SHOULD BE INTERESTED IN THIS NEW DEVELOPMENT. WE HAVE INTRODUCED A DIVERTER THAT REBUKES THE WIND, GUARDS THE SHUTTER WHEN IT IS OPEN OR SHUT. IT FIT’S THE NEW BUTTER FLY SHUTTER AND ALLOWS THE SHUTTER TO STAND FULLY OPEN WIND OR NO WIND, SHUT WITH POWER OFF WIND OR NO WIND. THIS UNIT WILL PRODUCE EXHAUST 24/7 AS YOU NEED. THE FAN MANUFACTURES HAVE ALREADY SHOT FROM THE HIP, TELLING US THAT THEIR FAN WITH THE FUNNEL  WILL STILL TEST MORE CFM IN THE TEST LAB. I THINK THAT IS TRUE, EVEN ONE CFM WOULD BE LESS, BUT 10 %
WOULD BE LESS THAN 25 OR 50% LOSS WITH DIRTY SHUTTERS OR WIND BLOWING
ON THE SHUTTERS. THE HIGH TEST LAB EXHAUST HAS ALWAYS GAVE WAY TO POOR
CONDITIONS AND ALLOWED YOUR PROFIT TO BE EXHAUSED IN WET CONDITIONS,
DEATH LOSS AND HIGH UTILITIES.THE FIRST UNITS MOUNTED ON A IOWA LAYER HOUSE GAVE US GREAT ENTHUSIASM  FOR THE NEW DIVERTER. THE VERY FIRST MOMENT THE WIND BLEW FROM THE NW TO A NORTH SIDED BUILDING SHOWED A LARGE ADVANTAGE. WIND
OF ONLY 5 MPH CHARGED THE FUNNEL FAN WITH THE BUTTERFLY SHUTTER
SPREADING THE SHUTTERS APART APROX 12” INCREASING THE PRESSURE ON THE
FAN AND REDUCING ITS EXHAUST ABILITY. AFTER SEEING THE UNPROTECTED FAN
AND ITS TEST LAB CFM BEING REDUCED WE LOOKED IN SIDE THE DIVERTER TO
OBSERVE ITS PREFORMANCE. THE FAN WITH THE DIVERTER ALLOWED THE SHUTTERS
TO BE BLOWN FULLY OPEN AND TOUCHING IN THE CENTER. MAITENANCE
PEOPLE HAVE SINCE TOLD OF THE DAYS AFTER WHEN THE WIND GUSTED TO 30+
MPH AND THE FUNNEL FAN WITH BUTTERFLY SHUTTER BLEW SHUT UNDER FULL
POWER, AND THE DIVERTER WORKED AS THERE WAS NO WIND. WE ARE NOT
PREPARED TO SAY THAT THE DIRVERTER WILL PRODUCE EQUAL TO THE FUNNEL FAN
IN A TEST LAB. IF SOMETIME HIGH EXHAUST IS GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU, SO BE
IT. THE DIVERTER MAY COST A EXTRA FAN IN SOME CASES TO REACH A
ENGINEERED CFM, BUT WE KNOW WHEN THERE IS NO EXTREME HEAT YOU WILL HAVE
MANY LESS FANS RUNNING WITH THE DIVERTER IN USE.MAINTAINING AN AVERAGE VENTILATION SYSTEM 24/7 IS NOT ALL THE ADVANTAGES YOU RECEIVE WHEN YOU BUY THE DIVERTER. “ALL IN ONE YOU GET” REDUCED HOURS OF LIGHT CONTROL, ODOR CONTROL, LESS Maintenance [COSTLY MOTORS, BELTS AND LABOR], MORE EFFICIENT HEAT AND ELECTRIC BILLS. THESE CONDITIONS ARE CONDITIONS YOU CAN LIVE WITH INCLUDING YOUR NEIGHBOR AND THE EPA. Got a question? Need more Information? Call us Toll Free!
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