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Why does nobody talk about the coolant smell in a small shop in winter?
Three years ago, I was running a job on a VF-2 in a garage shop in Spokane when I realized the smell of the coolant was making my eyes water every time the door was shut. I started using a small fan to push air out a window crack, and it cut down on the haze and the headache by half. What's your fix for shop air when you can't open the big doors?
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the_eva2mo ago
It's the same reason people ignore the weird smell in their car, you just get used to it until you can't. A cheap box fan in a window is my go-to for moving air when it's freezing out.
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miles27724d agoMost Upvoted
You really don't notice the smell in your own car until someone else gets in? My truck's got a faint musty thing from all the tools in the back and I smell it every time I open the door, even after two years. A box fan in a window in winter just pulls all the heat out and makes your furnace run twice as hard, seems like a waste. I'd rather crack a window a couple inches on the far side of the room to get a cross breeze without losing all the warmth. You're basically paying to heat the whole neighborhood with that fan trick.
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haydenc102mo ago
Yeah, the "weird smell in your car" thing is so true, @the_eva. I read something about how our brains just filter out constant sensory input after a while, which is why you stop noticing a background odor or even a fan noise. That box fan trick is smart for cold air, it stops the room from feeling so stale without making a draft.
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