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Complete Dock Sealing Guide

Complete Dock  Sealing Guide
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Complete Dock Sealing Guide

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Introduction
The document focuses on achieving maximum environmental control at loading docks by sealing all four sides of the opening, both inside and outside. Poor sealing can lead to product damage, safety hazards, contamination, quality inspection concerns, energy loss, and diminished employee comfort.

Sources of Sealing Challenges
Challenges arise from a wide variety of trailer sizes and configurations, particularly variability in height.

The Rite-Hite Approach
1. Analyze current conditions.
2. Apply the appropriate combination of products to ensure the best seal possible.
3. Deliver an effective solution to protect the business's bottom line.

Custom Designed Solutions
- Seal Trailer Tops and Sides: Use GapMaster sealing hooks for trailer door hinge gaps and Eclipse weighted header and side curtains for complete sealing.
- Dock Shelter Applications: Insulator dock seal headers and RainGuard weighted trailer top seals protect against environmental elements.
- Dock Seal Applications: PitMaster Lip Corner Seals and VHLS Vertical Leveler Seal prevent infiltration of unwanted elements.

Sealing the 4th Side
Various products like Lanyard Cup Weather Seal, Rite-Seal, Leveler Weather Seal, Rear Hinge Seal, BumperTopper, Wedg-It, and Gap-Sealr are used to seal gaps at dock levelers and bumpers.

Cost Implications
Unsealed gaps can lead to significant annual costs per dock position, ranging from $200 to $3,500 depending on the type of gap.

Energy Loss & Savings Analysis
Rite-Hite offers free energy loss and savings analyses to demonstrate potential savings. Recommended solutions like Eclipse Dock Shelter with PitMaster can significantly reduce heating and cooling losses.

Additional Solutions
- Zoneworks Curtain Walls: Customizable fabric systems for temperature separation and other applications.
- Rite-Hite HVLS Fans: Improve building environments and reduce energy costs.
- FasTrax High Speed Doors: Suitable for various applications, reducing maintenance complexity.

Contact Information
Rite-Hite Holding Corporation, Milwaukee, WI, USA. For more information, visit www.RiteHite.com.
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Complete Dock  Sealing Guide-1

Complete Dock Sealing Guide Achieve maximum environmental control at the loading dock on all four sides of the opening, both inside and outside.

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Air gaps at the loading dock are bad news for your business. Poor sealing leads to... Quality inspection concerns Energy loss Contamination concerns Diminished employee comfort Product damage

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Sources of Sealing Challenges Custom Designed Solutions Wide variety of trailer sizes, especially variability in height Different trailer configurations Analyze your current condition 2 Apply the appropriate combination of products to produce the best seal possible on all four sides of the opening, both inside and outside 3 Deliver an effective solution that protects your bottom line 3

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Seal Trailer Tops and Sides Dock Shelter Applications Before Eclipse™ weighted header and side curtains work together to create a complete seal across trailer top and upper corners. After Gaps at top and corners of head curtain Eclipse header seals the gaps, blocks the light After GapMaster™ sealing hooks seal trailer door hinge gaps. Exposed trailer door hinge gaps Hinge gaps sealed with GapMaster hooks Left unsealed, hinge gaps amount to a 2.5 sq. ft. hole in the wall

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Dock Seal Applications Trailer protrusions Insulator™ dock seal headers seal gaps from trailer protrusions. Gaps from trailer protrusions in dock seal header After Insulator header seals the gaps, blocks the light Existing Seals or Shelters RainGuard™ weighted trailer top seal fits over existing dock seal or shelter to protect against rain, dust, wind and other harmful elements.

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Seal the 4th Side: At dock levelers and bumpers Outside Before Open dock leveler pits invite the infiltration of bugs, dust, pests and debris PitMaster™ leveler sealing system encloses open dock pits Inside Before Open gaps at dock leveler corners allow unwanted elements to enter and expensive energy to escape PitMaster Lip Corner Seals block the light, seal the gaps Vertical Leveler Application VHLS Vertical Leveler Seal 6 VHLS Lip Corner Seals

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Gaps around bumpers Filler pad with bumper cover Gaps at raised bumpers BumperTopper™ seals Seals door gaps when trailer is not present at the dock Inside your dock, anywhere you see daylight there’s a gap to be filled, and a product to fill it. Lanyard Cup Weather Seal Stops air penetration through leveler lanyard cups Gap-Sealr™ Seals uneven surfaces between leveler and sectional door Leveler Weather Seal Seals gaps along sides of leveler Wedg-It™ Fills the gap between leveler, dock pit wall and bottom edge of sectional door Rear Hinge Seal Seals gaps at back of leveler plate No trailer in...

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What are your gaps costing you? $600 – $1,200 annually per dock position Hinge gaps $200 – $400 annually per dock position Top and corner gaps $300 – $900 annually per dock position Beneath and around dock leveler $500 – $1,000 annually per dock position Leveler and door gaps

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Energy Loss and Savings Analysis Dock Seal and Shelter Energy Loss & Savings Analysis Client Information Prepared for: ABC Company John Smith Location: Receiving Nearest city with climate information: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Dock Environment Current Air Gap Information Dock Door Width: 9 feet Dock Door Height: 10 feet Trailer Width: 8.5 feet Trailer Height: 13.5 feet Bumper Protection: 4 inches Hinged Doors on Trailer: Yes Free Area: 15.2 sq. feet Heating Conditions Fuel type: Natural Gas Inside Temperature: 65 °F Hours dock door is open per working day: 8 hours Cooling Conditions...

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More Energy Saving and Environmental Control Solutions Zoneworks® Curtain Walls Flexible fabric systems are customizable to virtually any situation. Ideal for temperature separation, humidity control, odor or dust containment, sound attenuation, and many other applications. Rite-Hite® HVLS Fans Offer a year-round fundamental change in building environments, keeping people cooler in summer and warmer in winter. High volume low speed fans can also help reduce energy consumption and costs. FasTrax™ High Speed Doors Can match virtually any interior, exterior, high-wind, clean, cooler or freezer high-cycle...

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