AMCA International Inc. releases revision to AMCA 211-05.
Press Release Summary:
AMCA revised its publication 211-05, Certified Ratings Program - Product Rating Manual for Fan Air Performance to AMCA 211-05 (Rev.3/11). Revisions add requirements for certifying Fan Efficiency Grades, update check test tolerance for Power, and clarify how check test tolerance is calculated in the absence of catalogued free delivery airflow rate. New Fan Efficiency Grade program will support initiatives within many codes and standards that will encourage or require greater energy savings.
Original Press Release:
AMCA International Inc. Releases Revision to AMCA 211-05 (Rev.3/11) Including the Fan Efficiency Grade Program (FEG)
Arlington Heights, IL USA - The Air Movement and Control Association International, Inc. (AMCA International) has recently revised its publication 211-05, Certified Ratings Program - Product Rating Manual for Fan Air Performance to AMCA 211-05 (Rev.3/11). The revisions from March 2011, add requirements for certifying Fan Efficiency Grades (FEGs), revises the check test tolerance for Power, and clarifies how the check test tolerance is calculated in the absence of a catalogued free delivery airflow rate.
The new Fan Efficiency Grade program will support initiatives within many codes and standards that will encourage or require greater energy savings. Fan Efficiency Grades that are listed in approved electronic print catalogs may be accessed via a direct link from the AMCA International directory of Licensed Products.
All fans with certified air performance ratings automatically have certified fan efficiency grades - all you have to do is publish your FEG ratings, and have AMCA approve your new catalog (last quarter - catalog approvals took an average of 2.5 days).
The new "green" seal is now available for use with both approved print and electronic print catalogs, additionally; the new "green" seals purchased for application to product will be available after July 1, 2011. The generic "FEG" seal can be used in a catalog when not all sizes in a licensed product line are certified. If all sizes are "FEG" Certified, then either the "Sound, Air and FEG" or "Air and FEG" seals may be used in the catalog. The FEG certification is available for all fans that have a power input greater that 1 bhp except air curtains, induced flow fans, energy recovery ventilators and positive pressure ventilators.
The purpose of the AMCA International Certified Ratings Program (CRP) provides the buyer, user and specifier assurance that the manufacturer's published performance ratings of air system components are reliable and accurate, and further, to provide these parties with information on how the product was tested, what appurtenances were included, and other pertinent information so that they may be able to select an air system component that will provide the performance required.
Any questions regarding the process of obtaining an AMCA International license for Fan Efficiency Grade ratings should contact Lisa Ullrich (Certified Ratings Program Manager) at 847-704-6320 (email: lullrich@amca.org) or Joe Brooks (Director of Certification Programs) at 847-704-6250 (e-mail: jbrooks@amca.org).
Downloads are available at no charge for revised publication 211-05 (Rev.3/11), please visit http://www.amca.org/certified/documents.aspx
