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- Page 1 Air Volume Instruments Balometer Air Balancing Instrument ® Owner’s Manual...
- Page 2 LIMITATION OF WARRANTY AND LIABILITY TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE EXCLUSIVE Copyright© REMEDY OF THE USER OR BUYER, AND THE LIMIT OF TSI Incorporated / 1999–2014 / All rights reserved. SELLER'S LIABILITY FOR ANY AND ALL LOSSES, INJURIES, OR DAMAGES CONCERNING THE GOODS LIMITATION OF WARRANTY AND LIABILITY (effective (INCLUDING CLAIMS BASED ON CONTRACT, June 2011)
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Step by Step Operation ..............5 Repacking ..................6 Maintenance .................. 7 Performance Check ............... 8 Troubleshooting Guide ..............10 Theory of Operation ..............11 Service Information ..............12 Alnor, TSI, Velometer, and Balometer are registered trademarks of TSI Incorporated. -
Page 4: General Description
GENERAL DESCRIPTION ® ® The Alnor Balometer Air Balancing Instrument 100 to 500, 400 to 1000, and 800 to 2000 CFM. is designed to assist you in rapid and accurate (170 to 850, 700 to 1700, and 1400 to 3400 cmh;... -
Page 5: Preparation For Use
PREPARATION FOR USE Unpacking arrangement which mates with a similar eyelet and slot at the end of the straight portion of the BEFORE REMOVING ANY PARTS FROM channel pieces (see Figure 5). These pieces can be THE CARRYING CASE THE ARRANGEMENT slid together, and are self-locking by means of a OF THE VARIOUS ITEMS SHOULD BE retention spring. - Page 6 Hood Support Assembly The hood support must be in the correct position for hood set-up. This is accomplished by swinging the long rods around so they project in a direction opposite to the short rods which hold the springs. In the corners of the base are a series of holes. The ends of the long rods should be inserted in the bottom hole of each corner.
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Page 7: Step By Step Operation
Note: Make a habit of checking the tightness of See Figure 7 for ways that the permanent and this handle each time before use, to be detachable handles help in making measurements. sure it doesn’t loosen while the instrument is being used to take readings, or while it Low Flow Adapter is being carried from place to place. -
Page 8: Repacking
® 4. Bring the Balometer instrument into contact output of an individual diffuser. Depending on with the perimeter of the diffuser or grill to be system design and balancing method, this may measured. To assure maximum accuracy, the or may not be important. When proportionally foam gasket along the top of the frame must balancing a system of similar outlets, this is be firmly in contact with the surface all around... -
Page 9: Maintenance
® Remove the detachable handle and store it in the the Velometer anemometer faces forward or to accessory case. The carrying case cannot be closed the rear. with this handle attached to the base. The 2 x 2 frame (with hood attached, if convenient The base assembly can now be placed in the for further use) is the last item to be packed. -
Page 10: Performance Check
PERFORMANCE CHECK When checking the performance of the Finally, air flow instrumentation is often ® Balometer instrument, first verify that the unit dependent on environmental conditions such as has been properly adjusted to zero. If the temperature, atmospheric pressure, humidity and calibration is to be checked, a reference flow even turbulence. - Page 11 Figure 9—Correction Factors for Non-Standard Conditions...
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Page 12: Troubleshooting Guide
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE Symptom Possible Cause and Corrective Action ® Meter not at zero before use. Velometer anemometer not adjusted. Use zero adjustment screw. Cannot zero meter. Meter pointer not in balance. Return unit to factory for rebalance. Possible static problem. Use antistatic solution. Meter reading lower than expected. -
Page 13: Theory Of Operation
THEORY OF OPERATION ® The Balometer instrument is an adaptation of the effectively triples the scale length of the meter. ® Velometer system which allows this instrument to Accuracy of the measurement in either direction be used for measurement of air volume, by reading is assured by separate calibrations of each average velocity as the air moves through a cross- range, in each direction. -
Page 14: Service Information
SERVICE INFORMATION Service and Repair Damaged in Transit Please return your Product Registration Card All orders are carefully packed for shipment. On immediately. This allows us to send you service receipt, if the shipping container appears to have reminders, special offers, and important been damaged during shipment, the instrument information about your product. - Page 15 BALOMETER ® AIR BALANCING INSTRUMENT SPECIFICATIONS Accuracy ±3% of full scale, except LIST OF MODEL AND PART NUMBERS ±20 CFM on 250 CFM scale (±35 cmh on 400 cmh scale) Model Part No. Description (±10 l/s on 120 l/s scale) 6461 634-593-100 Balometer Kit—CFM Scale, with 2 x 2...
- Page 16 TSI Incorporated Alnor Products 500 Cardigan Road Shoreview, MN 55126 USA Toll-Free (800) 874-2811 January 2014 Telephone (651) 490-2811 Printed in USA Fax (651) 490-3824 Part No. 116-158-000 Rev. 24 www.alnor.com Patent # 5,162,725 customerservice@alnor.com © Copyright 1999–2014 TSI Incorporated...