Auto Sentry® Petro - Installation Guide
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Site Layout
Auto Sentry® Petro In-bay Layout
Figure 1. Auto Sentry® Petro In-bay Layout
6"
FINISHED TRAFFIC GRADE
LINE
Auto Sentry Petro
RAISED CURB
BOLLARD
SEE NOTE
Minimally 12 Feet
AUTO SENTRY
®
PETRO
IN-BAY LAYOUT
*** THIS DRAWING IS ONLY INTENDED TO SHOW THE GENERAL LAYOUT AND DIMENSIONS
NECESSARY FOR THE PROPER PLACEMENT OF THE AUTO SENTRY PETRO. ANY DEVIATION
MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE AUTO SENTRY PETRO. ***
THE HEIGHT FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE AUTO
SENTRY TO THE BOTTOM OF ANY CANOPY WILL
BE DETERMINED BY THE CAR WASH, BUT
SHOULD BE ONLY SLIGHTLY GREATER THAN THE
MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE HEIGHT FOR ANY
VEHICLE TO ENTER THE IN-BAY .
CANOPY ABOVE AUTO SENTRY PETRO
NOTE:
ICS DOES NOT RECOMMEND AN IDEAL DISTANCE BETWEEN THE
AUTO SENTRY PETRO AND THE ENTRANCE TO THE IN-BAY TUNNEL, BUT
DOES OFFER THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO THE IN-BAY OWNER FOR
THEM TO DECIDE WHAT THE APPROPRIATE DISTANCE SHOULD BE FOR
THEIR SITE:
1. THE
TYPE OF IN-BAY AUTOMATIC
: EACH IN-BAY AUTOMATIC IS
DIFFERENT AND THEY ALL EXPEL DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OF BOTH WATER
AND CHEMICALS, WHICH IF BLOWN ONTO THE AUTO SENTRY PETRO IN
ANY GREAT AMOUNT COULD IMPEDE THE USERS ABILITY TO SEE AND/OR
PROPERLY UTILIZE THE TOUCH SCREEN.
2. THE
RELATIVE WIND DIRECTION
: IF THE PREVAILING WIND BLOWS
FROM THE AUTO SENTRY PETRO TO THE BAY ENTRANCE, THEN THERE
SHOULD BE ONLY MINOR PROBLEMS FROM BLOW-BACK. IF THE
PREVAILING WIND BLOWS THROUGH THE BAY TOWARDS THE AUTO
SENTRY PETRO THEN THE AUTO SENTRY PETRO WILL BE GREATLY
AFFECTED. IF THE PREVAILING WIND IS PERPENDICULAR TO THE TUNNEL
THERE WILL AGAIN BE MINOR PROBLEMS.
3.
DRYER TYPE:
THE TYPE OF DRYER USED IN THE WASH WILL ALSO BE A
FACTOR. DRYERS THAT SIMPLY BLOW DOWN THE TUNNEL TOWARDS
THE AUTO SENTRY PETRO WILL FACILITATE THE BUILDUP OF WATER AND
CHEMICALS ON THE AUTO SENTRY PETRO EVEN ON WINDLESS DAYS.
4.
BAY DOORS
: IF BAY DOORS ARE INSTALLED AND CLOSE BETWEEN
VEHICLES, THEN THERE SHOULD NOT BE ANY PROBLEMS AT ALL AND THE
AUTO SENTRY PETRO CAN BE PLACED AS CLOSE TO THE ENTRANCE AS
POSSIBLE WHILE ALLOWING A SECOND VEHICLE TO PULL UP TO THE
AUTO SENTRY PETRO WITH ENOUGH ROOM FOR THE CUSTOMER TO
OPERATE IT WHILE THE FIRST CAR IS IN THE TUNNEL (MINIMALLY THIS
DISTANCE IS TWELVE FEET FROM THE CENTER OF THE AUTO SENTRY
PETRO TO THE NEAREST OBSTRUCTION).
ALL OF THE ABOVE FACTORS MUST BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION
WHEN DETERMINING THE BEST LOCATION FOR THE AUTO SENTRY PETRO
IN RELATION TO THE ENTRANCE OF THE WASH BAY. AS A GENERAL RULE,
THE FURTHER AWAY THE AUTO SENTRY PETRO IS FROM THE BAY
ENTRANCE, THE BETTER OFF IT WILL BE.
FACE OF BUILDING
THIS DRAWING IS NOT TO SCALE.
