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satisfaction of the Architect and the Owner for a period of one day. Should any element of
the system not perform properly, the Contractor shall make all required corrections, and the
test shall be repeated until successfully performed.
B. Instruments: The Contractor shall provide all instruments, materials and labor to perform the tests and
to obtain and record the measurements specified herein, including the furnishing of all required record
forms as approved by the Architect.
C. The HVAC Contractor shall furnish to the TAB Contractor complete shop drawings and catalog data
for all air moving equipment and apparatus, including fan curves.
D. The HVAC contractor shall install new filters and filter media prior to the final air balance. Filters
are to be MERV 13 filtration required for return and supply. Provide product
data submission for filtration media.
E. The test and balance contractor shall perform all tests and generate reports required by the governing
authorities for all life safety and HVAC systems, including, but not limited to smoke detectors and
combination fire/smoke dampers, etc.
3.04 Final Test and Balance Report
A. Proposed forms and the qualifications of the TAB contractor, including AABC/NEBB Certification
proposed by the Contractor shall be submitted to the Architect for approval at least four weeks prior to
the start of testing. Approval for all of the above shall be obtained prior to the start of testing.
B. Reported Measurements and Data:
1. Electrical: Running amperes and voltage of each motor 3/4 horsepower or larger.
2. Blower speed
2. Static pressure gains or losses at entrance and exit of each filter, coil, fan and damper.
3. Air temperatures in each heated or air conditioned space, at the entrance and exit of each
coil, and unit, downstream from each pair of dampers where air of two different
temperatures is mixed and outside the structure.
4. Air flows at each fan.
5. Air flows at each grille, register, and diffuser.
6. Maximum and minimum air flows at each terminal box.
7. V-Belt drive: driven sheave diameter and RPM; motor sheave diameter and RPM; belt size
and quantity; and center to center distance, maximum, minimum and actual.
C. Presentation of the report shall be four neatly bound copies of a typed report of the final operating test
shall be submitted to the Architect for approval and subsequent transmittal to the Owner.
D. The report shall include a title page stating the following information: TAB Company name, company
address, company telephone and fax numbers, project name, project location, General Contractor
Name, Certifying TAB Engineer.
E. The report shall be sealed by an engineer registered in the state in which the project is
constructed.
3.04 FINAL JOB MEETING:
A. At job completion, all Division 15 and 16 representatives shall meet at the job site and shall jointly
inspect, check and test each control circuit, interlock circuit and power circuit to each piece of
equipment. The Architect, Engineer and Owner shall be advised in writing of the time and date of this
inspection in sufficient time to allow them to make arrangements to have a representative present if
desired.
END OF SECTION
Cinemark 15034 - 1 HVAC Test & Balance
South Napa Century Center XD 12 EnviroDesign, Inc., Bid Issue 7-7-11