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AAMA 502-12 Field Testing of Newly Installed Fenestration Products PDF

This document summarizes standard AAMA 502-12 for field testing newly installed fenestration products. The standard establishes requirements for field test specimens, equipment, and procedures to test for air infiltration and water penetration resistance. It is applicable to newly installed windows and doors. The test procedure involves attaching an air chamber to the frame and using a blower to maintain pressure differentials while measuring airflow, both with and without an exterior sheet to determine net airflow infiltration. Water penetration is also tested by spraying water at the required rate while under pressure and inspecting for interior leakage. If the product meets the specified performance criteria, it passes the test.

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AAMA 502-12 Field Testing of Newly Installed Fenestration Products PDF

This document summarizes standard AAMA 502-12 for field testing newly installed fenestration products. The standard establishes requirements for field test specimens, equipment, and procedures to test for air infiltration and water penetration resistance. It is applicable to newly installed windows and doors. The test procedure involves attaching an air chamber to the frame and using a blower to maintain pressure differentials while measuring airflow, both with and without an exterior sheet to determine net airflow infiltration. Water penetration is also tested by spraying water at the required rate while under pressure and inspecting for interior leakage. If the product meets the specified performance criteria, it passes the test.

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AAMA 502-12: Field Testing of Newly Installed

Fenestration Products
Standard: AAMA 502-12 – Voluntary Specification for Field Testing of Newly Installed
Fenestration Products
Scope: This test method establishes the requirements for field test specimens, apparatus,
and sampling. Test procedures and test reports to be used in verifying the air infiltration
resistance performance and water penetration resistance performance of newly installed
fenestration products.
Applicable Products: Applicable to newly installed windows and doors.
Test Procedure: The perimeter of the chamber is attached and sealed to adjacent frame
members, concrete, structural steel or drywall at the top, bottom and sides of the specimen.
The chamber is equipped with a centrifugal blower/vacuum pump, air flow meter, and a
pressure sensing device to maintain the desired air pressure differential across the
assembly.
ASTM E783 – A polyethylene sheet is sealed over the exterior surface of the test specimen.
Air is evacuated/introduced from the chamber to produce the required pressure
differential. The amount of airflow (cfm) required to maintain the pressure differential is
recorded (extraneous air leakage). Subsequently, the polyethylene sheet is removed from
the exterior surface of the specimen. As a result, air infiltrating through the specimen
changes the pressure inside the chamber. Adjustments are made to the test equipment to
maintain the pressure differential, and the increased airflow is recorded (total airflow). The
extraneous air leakage is subtracted from the total airflow resulting in a net airflow amount
entering through the specimen. The amount of net airflow is divided by the square footage
of the specimen and compared to the maximum allowable air infiltration rate cfm/ft2.
ASTM E1105, Procedure A – Water penetration testing is conducted at the specified air
pressure differential while simultaneously spraying water on to the exterior face of the
assembly at the required rate of 5 gph/ft2. During testing, the interior face of the test area
is inspected for water leakage. Testing continues for 15 minutes.
ASTM E1105, Procedure B – Water penetration testing is conducted at the specified air
pressure differential. Four cycles are employed during the test unless otherwise requested.
Each cycle consists of 5 minutes with the air pressure applied and 1 minute with the air
pressure released. Water is applied continuously at the required rate of 5gph/ft2. During
testing, the interior face of the test area is inspected for water leakage.
End Result: Upon the completion of a successful test, the product meets the performance
criteria for air infiltration resistance and water penetration resistance or does not meet
criteria and further remediation may be required to pass.

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