centre frequencies of the octave bands shall be as given in EG 225. Specifically, the centre frequencies shall be: 63, 125, 250, 600, 1000, 2000, 4000, 8000 He. Also included in the analyser is the facility or direct dBA measurement, This real raom procedure requires measurements in each of these bands, 63-8000 Hz inclusive, together with tne dBA measurement. 5.1.3 Frequency response of the instrument system ‘The frequency response of the instrumentation for free field incident sound shell satisty BS 5969 or an alternative spacification from troga listed in Section 6.1. This can be checked by referring to the manufacturer. No corrections for frequency “esponse naed be applied tothe measured octave band levels. This is because in general na individual corrections are provided wit type 4,2.&3 sound level meters, and a type 0 would have Negligible corractons. Also, the angle of incidence of sound on the microphone of #30" from the reference irection changes the sensitivity by a maximum of 2.5dB (lype 0) and 4aB (type 1) at B000Hz, Types 2 & 3 are not ‘quoted at 8000H2 5.1.4 Calibration of the instrument system For each saries of tests the entire measurement system shall be calibrated by applying an acoustic calibrator to the microphone immediately before and immediately after each series. 5.1.5 Correction for ambient conditions Provided the entire measurement system, including the microphone, is calibrated as in 5.1.4 no corroctions for ‘ambient temperature and pressure are necessary. 5.2 Air Pressure Measurement For the purposes of real room testing, all pressure ‘measurements shall be made with an inclined gauge or pressure transducer that has a suitable range and scale, ‘The instrument should be calibrated to an accuracy of 45 por cent full scale. ‘The instrument shall be set to zero before each test and checked for zero after each test 5.3 Air Velocity Measurement Velocity measurement shal be caried out in accordance ‘with the mothods set out in BS 1042 : Part 2 : Soctions 21 and 2.2, 6 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF THE PRODUCT 6.1 Positioning of Product room according to the requirements specified in the appropriate appendix, 6.2 Auxiliary Equipment Care shall be laken to ensure that any electrical Ccondsits, piping oF air ducts connected to the product do not radiate amounts of sound energy into the test room ‘whicn will interfere with the ncise from the product under test, Attention should aiso be given to possible sources ‘of noise such as fluorescent lights within the room. 6.3 Operation of the Product During Measurements During the acoustic measurements the produc! shall be operated in a manner typi! of normal use (see appendices). Where appropriate, measurements should be liken over a rarige of aperational concitions conesient withthe manufacturers recommendations (og flowrate and/or tomparature and/or prossure ctfterenta 6.4 Control of Operating Conditions Care shall be taken to ensure that the flow of air into andior outof the test room is adequately silenced to prevent noise from the flow contral or flaw measurement ‘equipment interfering with the noise from the product under test, Appropriate test conditions, as spocified in the appendices, shall be measurac and maintained steady during the noise test. For some products quite high pressures may be developed across the walls ofthe teal room, Care should be taken to ensure that the construction of the ‘oofh is sufficiently robust. For some products, especially those with small iow- powered fans, it shall be necessary to operate the product for a sufficient length of time to ensure that tho Lnitachioves a steady and stable speed. 6.5 Measurement of the Operating Conditions ‘The operating conditions stall be measured according to the requirements appropriate to the product under test and specified in the relevant appencix. 7 MEASUREMENT OF SOUND PRESSURE LEVELS 7, Location of Microphone ‘The microphone shall be positioned, in turn, at tha locations specified in the appropriate appendix. The rricrophone shall be positioned go that it points at the ‘central area of the product, The microphone must be at least 1 m from any reflecting objects. ‘The microphone should, preferably, be fitted with an ‘extension cable of at least a goose-neck onto the Portable sound level meter or other analyser. A tripod rrounting of the microphone is preferable, The person reading the sound lavel meter, or other analyser, shall be positioned to the rear of the microphone and as fas back 3from it as practicable, otherwise he may interfere with ‘the measurement of the noise from the product under test, 7.2 Period of Observation ‘Sound pressure level measurements shall only be taken when the product is operating under steady cenditions. An analysis eystem which meets the requirements of ‘Section 5.1.3 shall be used with the 'S' or slow’ meter ‘setting. For each of the octave frequency bands, centre frequencies 63 to 8000 Hz, and for the broad-band dBA- ‘weighted level, the period of observation shall be not less than 10 seconds. 7.3 Identification of Discrete Tone Noise Components If discrete tones are detectable by ear their presence shall ve reported. “The contribution of a discrete tone will be automatically included in the measured octave band levels, but it may nol be apparent as a peak in the recorded data. 7.4 Background Noise Levels \With the product urder test inoperative, but with all aunxilary equipment operaling, measurements of the tbackground sound pressure levels shall be taken immediately before and immediately after each sat of measurements. I?.the sound pressure level measured in any octave band with the product operating is not more than 6 dB greater than the background noise the sound pressure level measurement in that octave band fs invalid. Nevertheless, if three or less octave bands are attected ‘anc thase are at least 6 dB below the highest octave ‘bard level fr the product operating then the results may be reported for the product and the ambient noise ‘contaminated octave band levels identified. Note 1: Attention should be paid to any noise sources of ‘an intermittent nature which may be present during the {esting of the source but not during the assessment of ‘the background noise, For example, cars moving past the room, doors banging, a telephone ringing, intermittently operated plant machinery etc. Nots 2: For certain devices such as alr terminal devices, air centrol devices and induction units, background noise trom the air supply fan may be checked by the {otlowing procedure, An attenuator giving at least 5 dB altenualion in all frequency bands of interest shall be ingerted upstream of the terminal device. If the change in level is less than 1 dB this ductbome noise is sufficiently low to permit testing of the device according to this code. The attenuator should remain in position for the tests on tho product. Full details of the test procedure are given for each product classification in the appendices. 8 CALCULATION OF PRODUCT SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL 8.1 Average Measured Sound Pressure Level For each octave frequency band an average sound pressure level L, dB re 20 X 10-* Pa shall be calculated from the formulé: T,= 10 Log. wy, oma] ‘where Nis the number of microphone pasitions at octave band frequency f, and L,,is the octave band sound pressure level at the Fh’ measuring position. This average sound prossure lavel is called ‘the real oom sound pressure level of the producr, and is to be calculated for ach of the octave bands specified in Section 5:2. 8.2 Average Measured A-weighted Sound Pressure Level “The broad-band dBA-wolghted sound pressure level for ‘each moasuroment position shall be averaged using the Formula: L.dBA = 10 Logi, ave, onl where Nis the number of microphone positions, and Ly {dBA is the broad-band dBA-weighted level obtained for the Fth measurement position. L, dBA, is the real room overall A-wolghted sound, pressure level of tho product’. 8.3 Directivity ‘When a reading of the sound pressure levol in 2 particular octave band differs from the average sound ‘prossuro lovel in any octave band by 3 4B or more thon the product shall be reported as having directional characteristics.9 INFORMATION TO BE RECORDED The following information, when applicable, shail bo compiled and recorded for all measurements made according to this code. 9.1 Product Under Test a The name of the manufacturer of the produc, it's description and its accossories including the dimensions. b The operating conditions, for example pressure, flowrate, speed setting, supply vollage and frequency, tharmal loading parameters, mechanical settings ete. 9.2 Real Room Environment A cescription ofthe test environment including ‘dimensions, description ofthe physical treatments ‘on the wells floor and ceiing and indicating any curlaining. b Location of the product in the test room, A description of the mounting or support installation of tho product including details of ancillary equipmart used. d Airtemperature, and the differential pressure, ‘between the outside and the inside of the room. @ Details of the electrical supply including the ‘measured voltage and the nominal frequency. 9.3 Instrumentation A description of equipment used to measure the sound pressure levels and to determine the aerodynamic duty Of the product during the acoustic test including types, serial numdors, manufacturors, mothod and date of last, calibration. 9.4 Acoustic Data @_The measured sound pressure levels in each octave frequency band 63 to 8000 Hz, also the broad-band ‘dBA-woightod sound pressure level, at each ‘measurement position with the product under tast, ‘operating, 1b The measured background sound pressure levels in ‘each octave frequency band aver the range 88-2000 He and the broad-band dBA-weighted sound pressure level with the product under test inoperative, but with all necessary auxitiary equipment operating © The ‘eal room sound pressure level of the product’ in cach octave band over the range 63-8000 Hz, according to the averaging procedure of Section 8. and she broad-band d&A-weghted sound pressure lovel according to Section 8.2 d The date and time when the measurements were performed, @ Remarks on the directivity of the noise from the ‘Product and the subjective impression of tho notso ‘9g audible discrete tones, low frequency rumbles, throbs. whistles. whines, hisses. rattles: fluctuation in pitch or amplitude. 10 INFORMATION TO BE REPORTED ‘@ The report shall state that the real room sound. pressure level of the product has been determined in accordance with the specifications of this code. b_The report shall state tne ‘teal room’ octave: band ‘sound pressure levels in decibels relative to 20 x 10~° Pa and the operating duty to which they correspond, over the normal range of product operating duties, Any contaminated levels as determined in accordance with 7.4 shall be identified. ¢ The report shall state the real room averall dBA- ‘weighted sound pressure levels in decibels relative 10.20 x 10"* Pa and the operating duty to which they comespond over the normal range of product operating duties. The report shall state the distance from the product at which the sound pressure measurements were taken. @ The report shall siate whether the product has. directional noise characteristics, 1 The report shall state the subjective impression of the product noise. g The report shall state any special features. ‘The information to be presented on any one product is dependent on the product type. Reference should be made te the appropriate appendlx for further guidance.APPENDIX A DOMESTIC POWERED ACOUSTIC VENTILATORS A SCOPE This soction is concorned with the moasuremant of nolse produced by cased fan-powered ventilator units, with or without heater units and supplying either fresh, tempered or recirculated air into the room space. Pravision is also made for units which are fitted te ‘extract air only from the room. Note that this excludes the sound reduction performance of the unit itself, which is covered'by Statutory Instrument £973 No 1363, A.2 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION A. 2.1 Mounting Procedure ‘The unit under test shall be mounted on a 12.5 mm thick plyaood panel on timber studding. The vertical studs shal be at not more than 600 mm centres with horizortal cross bracing between sb.ds el maximum 800 mm Centres to onsure adequate stifiness of the plywood panel. The mounting height shail be one motre from tno Hioor to the centro of the arr dischargo grile. Some units designed for extracting ar frequently have the extract tlle mountad horizontally in tho base of the unit. In such cases the mounting height of one metre shall be to this reference plane. A.2.2 Air Balance {An additional attenuateo, balancing airway shall be. provided into the test room, but notin the surface in which the product is mounted. The attenuated airway must have at least § dB of static insertion loss in each of the octave bands from 125-8000 Hz. Ap attenuator is employed to ensure that the balance: airway is, indood, sufficiently quiet for each of the tests cartied out. it must be established that on insertion of this attenuator the measured noise level for any test ‘operating condition does not decrease by greater than dB in each of the octave bands under invesligation. ‘The tests will be carried out with the balancing airway attenuator in place to ensure thal the enlry/oullet of, sufficiently attenuated for the tolerance required of this lest technique. During the test the average velocity through this balancing away, taken aver the whole face area, shall not exceed 2 m/6. ‘A.2.3 Operation During Tests The fans used in such units are generally powered by ‘sma shaded-pole motors whose speed often varies ‘considerably with even minor variations in mains ‘voltage, therefore this mains vollage should be. measured. {tig essential to start and run the unit for a minimum ‘warm-up period of 30 minutes until steady-state running conditions are reached prior to commencing the tests. A.2.4 General ‘Any accessories which are normally part of the standard Unit such as grils and anti-backdraught shutters shall be fited, Ilthe product is noemally supplied with a speed control, thon this shall be fitted and, in case of a stepped speed control, noise measurements carried out at each of the control settings and recorded separately. If an infinitely variable speed control is usually supplied noise measurements shall be made at ful-speed and at threa- ‘quarter andalt of the maximum speed, and the dala recorded separately. ‘Where a reversing facility s normally provided, thon noise measurements shail be made with the fan ‘operating in oth the supply and the exhaust modes, ‘and the data recorded separanaly A.3 NOISE MEASUREMENT 3.1 Location of Measurement positions Six microphone positions shall be used ai one metre distance fram the outlet-air piane, Three positions shall be at 45" intervals in the horizontal plane the centre position being directly in front of tha vortical contra line ‘of the unit and three positions at 45° intervals in the plane 45" above the horizontal, as in Fig. As. A.3.2 Measurements of Sound Pressure Level ‘Sound pressurs levels in each of the octave bands over ‘the range 63-8000 Hz shall be recorded at each ‘measuring position. A.3.3 A-weighted Broad-band Sound Pressure level ‘The A-weighted broad-band sound pressure level JBA, shall be recarded at each measuring position. A.3.4 Background Noise Levels Background levels in each octave band al each measuring position shall be recorded before and alter any test series to demonstrate that exiraneous noises have been excluded trom the measurements and that the necessery 6 dB separation nas been achieved. A.4 INFORMATION TO BE PRESENTED This must include: a). Size and mode! number of the test unit. b}_ Details of mounting arrangement. c} Mode of operation - intake, extract or recirculatory. @) Details of electrical supply - measured voltage and nominal frequency. ©), What accessories were fitted (speed control, grilles, louvres, detlectors, backdraught shutters etc). ) The setting(s) at which the unit was tested anc the ‘corresponding octave band sound pressure levels ‘over the range 63-8000 Hz, also the A-waighted broac-band sourd pressure level at each measuring position. 9), Background sound pressure levels in each octave band over the range 69-8000 Hz,