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Window / Door Testing
Our test method for water penetration of windows, skylights, doors (and roofs, decks, exterior wall, cladding, flashings, and mass wall assemblies) are in general accordance to the ASTM E 1105, E 331, E 2128, AAMA 502, AAMA 503, AAMA 511 standards. The procedure includes water leakage testing along with interviewing the building occupants / owners / tradesmen / contractors, etc, reviewing drawings and specifications (where applicable), surveying the building components, and performing exploratory openings. This test utilizes a spray rack (meets ASTM E 331 & 1105 Calibration tests and AAMA 502-02 requirements) to apply water to the exterior surface of the wall, window, or other test area. Areas to be tested are isolated by systematic positioning of the spray rack and/or by careful masking off the wall components. This moisture test method covers the determination of the water resistance of test site or test area to water penetration when water is applied.
Water testing of fenestrations is applicable for commercial construction, Division 8 required mock-ups.
We perform the following fenestration field testing in general accordance to ASTM and/or AAMA standards.
- Moisture Infiltration Testing - Standard Test Method for
Field Determination of Water Penetration of Installed
Exterior Windows, Skylights, Doors, and Curtain Walls, by
Uniform or Cyclic Static Air Pressure Difference. This test method covers the determination of the resistance
of installed exterior windows, curtain walls, skylights,
and doors to water penetration when water is applied to the
outdoor face and exposed edges simultaneously with a static air
pressure at the outdoor face higher than the pressure at the
indoor face. This test method is applicable to any curtain-wall area or
to windows, skylights, or doors alone. It is intended primarily
for determining the resistance to water penetration through
such assemblies for compliance with specified performance
criteria, but it may also be used to determine the resistance to
penetration through the joints between the assemblies and the
adjacent construction.
- Air Infiltration Testing - Standard Test Method for Field Measurement of Air Leakage Through Installed Exterior Windows and Doors. This test method provides a field procedure for determining the air leakage rates of installed exterior windows and
doors. The test method can be adapted for the latter purpose, provided the potential paths of air movement and the sources of infiltration and exfiltration can be identified, controlled, or eliminated. This test method attempts to create and given set of natural environmental conditions.
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ASTM E 1105 Test Method for Field Determination of Water Penetration of Installed Exterior Windows, Curtain Walls and Doors by Uniform or Cyclic Static Air Pressure Difference
ASTM E 2128 Standard Guide for Evaluating Water Leakage of Building Walls
ASTM E 331 Test Method for Water Penetration of Exterior Windows, Curtain Walls and Doors by Uniform Static Air Pressure Difference
ASTM E 547 Test Method for Water Penetration of Exterior Windows, Curtain Walls and Doors by Cyclic Static Air Pressure Differential
AAMA 501 Field Check of Metal Storefronts, Curtain Walls and Sloped Glazing Systems for Water Leakage
AAMA 502 Voluntary Specification for Field Testing of Newly Installed Fenestration Products
AAMA 503 Voluntary Specification for Field Testing of Storefronts, Curtain Walls, and Sloped Glazing Systems
AAMA 511 Voluntary Guideline for Forensic Water Penetration Testing of Fenestration Products
ASTM E 783 Standard Test Method for Field Measurement of Air Leakage through Installed Exterior Windows and Doors
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