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INSTALLATION & STARTUP

Chapter 3 Getting Started

Possible Bay Length Reductions
Below is a chart of 5 various configurations with a explanation of each.
Bay Length Parameters STD Bay Config 1 Config 2 Config 3 Config 4
Vehicle length 21'-9" 21'-9" 21'-9" 19' 19'
Manifold clearance entrance 14-1/2” 10-1/2” 10-1/2” 10-1/2” -1-1/2”
Butterfly clearance entrance 43-1/2” 43-1/2” 29-1/2” 29-1/2” 29-1/2”
Photo-Eye break distance entrance 2” 2” 2” 2” 2”
Vehicle length 261” 261” 261” 228 228”
Stop Distance 9” 9” 9” 12” 6”
Photo-Eye break distance exit 2” 2” 2” 2” 2”
Butterfly clearance exit 37-1/2” 29-1/2” 29-1/2” 29-1/2” 29-1/2”
Manifold clearance exit 14-1/2” 10-1/2” 10-1/2” 10-1/2” -1-1/2”
Total Work Envelope 384” 368” 354” 324” 294”
Rail length 301” 285” 271” 241” 241”
Length cut off rails 0” 16” 30” 60” 60”
Photo-eye spacing 274” 274” 274” 244” 238”
Work envelope in feet 32 30.66667 29.5 27 24.5

STD Bay is the standard layout for a 32’ bay using the factory installation dimensions as shown in the
support drawings of this manual.
Config 1 shortens the manifold clearance by the 4” hard stop difference at each end. Butterfly exit
clearance is reduced by 8” by moving the Photo-Eyes toward the exit changing the centerline from 11”
to 3” from the head beam. Combined, these two changes will allow a 21’-9” vehicle to be washed in
30’-8” bay.
Config 2 is the same as Config 1 in addition to reducing the butterfly entrance clearance another 14
inches. Now a 21’-9” vehicle can be washed in a 29-1/2 foot building. If a vehicle stops quickly, then
the back of it will not get tri-foam and dried. It would be better to shorten the maximum vehicle length
and move the entrance Photo-Eyes toward the exit.

Config 3 makes the same reduction as Config 2 and reduces vehicle length by another 33” for a bay
length of 27 feet. Again, if a vehicle stops quickly, the back of the vehicle will not get tri-foam and
dried. Belanger increased the stopping distance because a 19’ vehicle is more common.
Config 4 takes all of the above reductions and butterflies your arms out the doorway of an 8” block
wall. The door could be mounted on the outside of the building. All of the other compromises effect
the consumer wash experience.

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