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Retrotec DucTester 350 Operation Manual (58 pages)
Brand:
Retrotec
| Category:
Test Equipment
| Size: 2.31 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
4
Important Equipment-Related Safeguards
7
Important Occupant Safeguards During Testing
7
Why Measure Duct Leakage
9
Energy Loss
9
Duct Sealing Saves Money
9
Problems from Duct Leakage
9
How Much Duct Leakage Is Acceptable under Existing Codes
10
Model 300 / 400 System Types
11
Types of Duct Leakage Tests
12
Model 350 Ductesters
13
Models Include 350X and 350 with 4 Inch Flex Duct
13
The Calibrated Ductester Fan
13
Range Configurations
14
Retrotec Calibrated Fan: Model 300
15
Digital Gauge
17
Flex Duct
18
Additional Included Duct Testing Components
18
Grill Mask for Sealing Registers
18
Umbilical for Connecting Fan and DM32 Gauge
18
To 4 Inch Adapter
18
Set of Adapters
19
Toolbag Keeps All Testing Components in One Place
19
Tubing Accessory Kit
19
Power Cord
19
Power Supply Adapter for Charging DM32 Gauge
19
Additional Parts and Accessories for the Ductester
20
Prepare for the Duct Leakage Test
21
Unpack, Connect the Gauge to the Ductester
21
Charge the Gauge
21
Follow the Quick Guide that Came with Your System
21
Prepare the Duct System for a Test
22
Before Beginning the Duct Leakage Test
22
Make All Connections on the Gauge and Fan
22
Blue Tube Location Matters When Testing Leaky Ducts
24
Connect the Ductester to the Duct System
25
Connect the Flex Duct to Return Register
25
OR Connect the Flex Duct to the Air Handler Cabinet
26
OR Connect the Flex Duct to a Ceiling Level Return Using a Flow Hood
26
Install Range Configuration on Fan
26
Select a Test Direction
27
Setting up for Depressurization
27
Setting up for Pressurization
28
Set up the Gauge to Display Duct Leakage Results
29
Mode Setup for Various Standards Around the World
29
Setting up and Using the DM32 Gauge for Duct Testing
30
Conduct the Duct Leakage Tests
31
Total Duct Leakage
31
If no Results Are Displayed
32
Cannot Achieve Test Pressure
33
Restore the House to Pre-Test Conditions after Testing Is Complete
34
Using a Smoke Puffer
34
Using Theatrical Smoke
34
Using an Infrared Camera
34
Using a Wet Hand
34
Using a Pressure Pan
35
Measure the Air Handler System Flow
36
For Code Compliance
36
Why Measure the Air Handler System Flow
36
Measure with a Ductester as a Powered Flow Hood on the Return
36
Measure with a Ductester on the Air Handler Cabinet
37
Measure with a Gauge and a Flow Grid
37
Measure Using Air Handler Blower Curves
38
Measure Using Hole Flow on the Gauge
38
Measure with a Blower Door Attached to the Return or Cabinet
38
Other Methods
39
Field Check the Ductester to Find out What Is Not Working
40
Field Check the Gauge
40
Field Check the Ductester as a System
40
Avoid Common Mistakes
42
Create a Blower Door with a Ductester Fan
43
Use a Ductester to Test Tight Enclosures
43
Blower Door Systems for Testing Tight Enclosures
44
Appendix A: Calculate Air Flow Based on Channel B Fan Pressure Readings
45
Appendix B: Calculate Flow if Required Test Pressure Cannot be Reached
46
Extrapolation Error for Flow if Gauge "N" Doesn't Match Actual N
47
Cannot Reach 25 Pa Factors
48
Cannot Reach 50 Pa Factors
49
Appendix C: Troubleshooting
51
Appears on Display
51
Gauge "Flow" Reading Does Not Change? Turn off [@]
51
Fan Does Not Run
51
Checking the Ductester Flows
51
Adjusting the Fan Inlet Nozzle if Is Rubbing or Debris Needs to be Removed from Fan
52
Sealing the 100Mm Duct with Self-Fusing Silicone Tape
52
Appendix D: Using a Generator for Power
54
Generators
55
Honda Generator EU3000 (120V, 2000W, 67 Lbs)
55
GENYX G3000HI (230V, 3000W) Generator
55
Portable Power Supplies
55
Black and Decker Electromate 400 Model VEC026BD
55
Appendix E: Duct-Test Recording Forms
56
Total Duct Leakage Test Form Test Date
56
Glossary
57
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Retrotec DucTester 350 Quick Manual (4 pages)
Brand:
Retrotec
| Category:
Test Equipment
| Size: 3.04 MB
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