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AIR & WATER SYSTEM BALANCING <br />AND ACCOUSTICAL TESTING <br />Section 15990 <br />15-1207 <br />PART 1 — GENERAL <br />1.01 SUMMARY <br />A. This section includes total system balance, as defined by AABC, which constitutes the <br />process of testing, adjusting, and balancing each system component so that the entire <br />system produces the results for which it was designed. Testing results of total system <br />balance shall be accepted by the Mechanical Engineer of Record and Owner. <br />1.02 QUALITY ASSURANCE <br />A. Obtain the service of an independent test and balance (TAB) agency that specializes in, and <br />whose business is limited to, testing, analysis, and balancing of air distribution and hydronic <br />systems. <br />B. Balance agency shall be a member of Associated Air Balance Council. <br />C. Work shall be done by qualified engineering technicians and trained personnel, using <br />instruments certified accurate to limits used in standard practice for testing and balancing of <br />hydronic and air distribution for heating -cooling systems. Agency shall field test air and <br />hydronic flows in accordance with methods set up by Associated Air Balance Council, National <br />Standard Volume 1, latest edition. <br />D. Approved Balancing Firms: Obtain service from one of the following firms (No others will be <br />considered): <br />1. RS Analysis <br />2. Raglen System Balance <br />3. MESA 3 <br />E. AABC Compliance: Comply with AABC's "National Standards," Volume 1, as applicable to <br />mechanical air and hydronic distribution systems and associated equipment and apparatus. <br />F. Industry Standards: Comply with ASHRAE recommendations pertaining to measurements, <br />instruments and testing, adjusting and balancing, except as otherwise indicated. <br />G. Reference Standards: Comply with the following Standards: <br />1. AABC - Associated Air Balance Council - A National Standard Volume 1. <br />2. ASHRAE - American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning <br />Engineers, Inc. <br />3. AMCA Publication 203, "A Guide to the Measurement of Fan System Performance in <br />the Field." <br />4. ASHRAE HVAC Applications Handbook, Chapters 34 and 42 as applicable. <br />5. ADC Test Code No. 1062, "Equipment Test Code." <br />6. ANSI A1.4, Specification for Sound Level Meters. <br />