Retrotec Multi-Fan Blower Door - Manual (Page 2)

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Table of Contents
1. When do you need more than one fan? ....................................................... 4
1.1 Maximum flow capacity of Retrotec fans ................................................................ 4
1.2 Calculate number of fans needed based on leakage requirement ............................ 5
1.3 Use Retrotec’s ‘Number of Fan Calculator’ spreadsheet .......................................... 6
1.4 Use Retrotec’s ‘Number of Fan Calculator’ spreadsheet, for Enclosure Integrity Tests
7
2. Large Building Leakage tests ......................................................................... 8
2.1 Total Zone Leakage Test .......................................................................................... 8
2.2 Zone-to-Zone Leakage Test ..................................................................................... 9
2.2.1. Pressure Neutralization .......................................................................................... 9
2.2.2. Measure Leakage between floors using pressure neutralization........................... 9
2.2.3. Measure Leakage between rooms using pressure neutralization ....................... 10
3. Options for controlling the speed of multiple fans ...................................... 12
3.1 Common set point control .................................................................................... 12
3.1.1. Without FanTestic software.................................................................................. 12
3.1.2. With FanTestic software: ...................................................................................... 12
3.2 Individual set point control ................................................................................... 12
3.2.1. Without FanTestic software: ................................................................................ 12
3.2.2. With FanTestic software: ...................................................................................... 12
4. Options to set up test parameters and collect test data ............................. 13
4.1 Manual Data Collection without using FanTestic ................................................... 13