SECTION 23 73 13 – AIR HANDLING UNITS

1. GENERAL

1.1 SECTION INCLUDES

A. Custom air handling units.

1.2 RELATED SECTIONS

A. Section 23 07 13 – Ductwork Insulation.
B. Section 23 31 13 – Ductwork.
C. Section 23 33 00 – Ductwork Accessories: Flexible duct connections.
D. Section 23 05 48 – HVAC Vibration Controls

1.3 REFERENCES
A. See Section 23 05 00.

1.4 SUBMITTALS
A. See Section 23 05 00.
1. Provide literature which indicates dimensions, weights, capacities, ratings, fan
performance, gages and finishes of materials, and electrical characteristics and
connection requirements.
2. Certified coil performance data. All coil performance data shall be computer generated.
3. Provide data of filter media, filter performance data, filter assembly, and filter frames.
4. Provide fan curves with specified operating point clearly plotted.
5. Submit sound power level data for all inlets, outlets, and casing radiation at rated
capacity. Provide calculated sound power data based on AMCA 320 sound intensity test
methods.

1.5 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE DATA

A. See Section 23 05 00.

1.6 QUALIFICATIONS
A. Manufacturer: Company specializing in manufacturing the Products specified in this section with
minimum five (5) years documented experience.

1.7 DELIVERY, STORAGE, AND HANDLING

A. See Section 23 05 00.
Deliver and store products in manufacturer's unopened packaging bearing the brand name and
manufacturer's identification until ready for installation. Protect against corrosion, dirt, and
damage.
Follow manufacturers rigging guidelines for movement and installation of equipment.

1.8 ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

A. Do not operate units for any purpose, temporary or permanent, until ductwork is clean, filters are
in place, bearings lubricated as needed, and fans have been test run under observation.

1.9 EXTRA MATERIALS

A. Provide one extra full replacement set of each type of filters for each unit scheduled.

1.10 WARRANTY
A. Unit manufacturer to warrant its product to be free of defects in materials and workmanship under
normal use when installed and operated in accordance with factory recommendations for a period
of 12 months after project substantial completion. Equipment found to be defective should be
replaced or repaired to include all parts and labor. Component parts that require periodic
replacement due to normal wear such as filters, fan belts, etc. are not covered by the warranty.

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2. PRODUCTS

2.1 CUSTOM AIR HANDLING UNITS

A. GENERAL DESCRIPTION
1. The Contractor shall furnish and install the indoor custom air handling unit(s) as shown
and scheduled on the plans. The units shall be installed in strict accordance with the
specifications. All units shall be complete with fan section(s), coil section(s) and all
accessories specified.
2. Configuration: As scheduled.
3. Performance Base: 1000 ft. altitude conditions.
4. Fabrication: Conform to AMCA 99 and ARI 430.
5. Manufacturer: Subject to compliance with all specified requirements, provide air handling
units by one of the following manufacturers:
a. Air Enterprises (Basis of Design)
b. Nortek Air Solutions
c. Haakon
d. TMI Custom Air Systems.
e. Team Air.
f. Access Air

B. PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
1. See schedule on Drawings for performance requirements.
2. Various manufacturers may be able to optimize air handling unit performance with more
or less fans than scheduled, with slightly different coil fin spacing, etc. The following
parameters will be used in the evaluation of custom air handling units:
3. Unit dimensions shall be less than or equal to those shown on the schedule.
4. Motor full load amperage shall be less than or equal to the value listed in the schedule.
5. Cooling coil capacity shall be greater than or equal to the total and sensible capacities
listed in the schedule.
6. Heating coil capacity shall be greater than or equal to the total capacity listed in the
schedule.
7. Humidifier capacity shall be greater than or equal to the total capacity listed in the
schedule.
8. Sound levels (supply air outlet, exhaust air outlet, outside air inlet, return air inlet, and
casing radiated) shall be 3 dB or less of each of the octave band sound power levels
listed on the schedule.
9. Maximum leakage shall be less than or equal to the value shown in Paragraph 2.1.C.9.
10. All control points shown on the Drawings shall be able to be shared with the building
EMCS.
11. Manufacturer shall verify that air handling unit will operate correctly with vibration controls
specified in Section 23 05 48.
12. All requirements of this specification and the Drawing equipment schedule remain in full
effect, regardless of manufacturer’s variations in number of fans.

C. CABINET
1. Air handling unit casing shall be built up from the unit base or floor with panels. The unit
manufacturer shall be the manufacturer of the panel system. Panels shall be load bearing
and capable of forming the enclosure without additional structural members. Panels shall
be joined together with independent joining member and fastened with closed end
aluminum rivets or stainless steel fasteners. Plated fasteners will not be accepted. Panel
joints and seams shall be sealed with FDA approved sealant. Other sealing methods or
materials must be approved by the Architect/Engineer/Owner in writing before
application. All panels shall be double wall all-aluminum construction with interior liner of
smooth, mill finish; exterior finish to be a low-reflective textured mill finish. Each panel
shall contain an integral frame or be properly supported by a structural framing system.
Panel shall have continuous tight seal at the interior and exterior skins completely
encapsulating the insulation. Casing system shall be guaranteed to assure the owner that
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system capacity, performance, and cleanliness standards specified are not compromised.
All casing walls shall be of injected foam panel construction, including but not limited to
the fan discharge walls, mixing section walls and divider wall to the access corridor.
Panel system shall incorporate an integral thermal break system downstream of cooling
coil such that there is no through metal path between the interior and exterior surface of
the unit casing at all locations. The thermal break shall consist of a minimum 1/2"
structural epoxy bridge. Adhesive tapes or gaskets do not constitute an acceptable
thermal break. Any equipment flashing, internal partitions or other attachments to the
casing shall be made in such a way as to ensure a permanent leak-tight connection.
Attachments that are bolted, screwed, or welded to or through the casing creating air
bypass, air leakage or rust propagation areas are not acceptable. All ductwork
penetrations through unit enclosure shall be provided with framed openings of size and
arrangement as indicated on drawing. Pipe and conduit penetrations through the unit
casings shall be provided by the unit manufacturer and be properly sealed prior to leaving
the factory. Penetrations sealed by simply caulking around extension are not acceptable.
2. Insulation: The minimum panel thickness shall be 2-1/2” thick. with 3-pcf high density
polyisocyanurate foam insulation. The panel R value shall be a minimum of 12 or greater.
The insulation shall meet UL94 HF-1 requirements.
3. Interior liners: Liners shall be minimum .040 aluminum exposed smooth, mill finish; solid
metal throughout the unit for the walls and roof. A finish bead of caulking will be applied
between the liner and the interior panel seams to completely seal the panel.
4. Exterior liners: Liners shall be minimum .040 aluminum low-reflective textured mill finish t
for the walls and roof. A finish bead of caulking will be applied between the liner and the
interior panel seams to completely seal the panel.
5. Roof panels: On indoor units, panels shall be flat with smooth exteriors the same as the
side panels.
6. Thickness of the panel skin, core density, rib structural frame spacing shall be regulated
to eliminate panel pulsation and restrict the maximum deflection to 1/200 of any span at
design load of 1-1/2 times the design positive or negative pressure plus snow and wind
loading. External stiffeners shall not be allowed.
7. Provide safing between internal components and unit casing to prevent air bypass. Safing
material shall match unit interior. All seams or voids between safing, components and unit
casing shall be caulked and sealed airtight.
8. Provide hygienic unit design with interior suitable for washing down. The use of support
members framed within the unit casing which will allow for trapping of debris between the
supports and casing will not be allowed. Unit insulation must be completely
encapsulated.
9. Leakage to be guaranteed at no more than 1/2% of the design volume at 1-1/2 times the
design operating pressure or 30 CFM, whichever is greater.

D. ACCESS DOORS
1. Provide minimum 24” wide access doors for access to all internal components. Access
doors shall be installed to open against the greatest pressure relative to air pressure on
each side of access door. Access doors shall be of the same construction as panels
described above. The access doors shall incorporate two continuous separate gasket
seals around the entire periphery of the door. Gasket material shall be UV-resistant,
closed cell neoprene; gaskets shall be attached by adhesive and not mechanically held in
place. Single gasket seals will not be accepted.
2. Doors shall be provided with a minimum (2) dual acting heavy duty metal latches through
48” high, (3) latches through 72” high. Latches shall be operable from both the interior
and exterior of the unit. Door latches on doors into fan sections shall be provided with a
hasp or other mechanism to facilitate locking of the doors. Provide 1” dia. test ports with
screwed caps on casing upstream and downstream of all coils and filters for pressure
and temperature measurement. Each access door shall be mounted with a corrosion-
resistant continuous piano hinge.
3. Reduced door width will only be accepted with explicit approval by owner’s
representative.
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4. Doors shall be provided with double-pane glass or polycarbonate viewing windows as

called out for on the unit drawings in the specifications. Minimum window size to be 9” x
9” with 12” x 12” provided door size permitting. Either round or square windows are
acceptable.
5. Removable access panels shall be provided as indicated on the drawings for service and
maintenance. Access panels shall be of the same construction as panels described
above. Removable access panels shall be designed and constructed such that removal
and replacement may be accomplished without disturbing adjacent panels. Airtight
integrity must be maintained.

E. BASES
1. Unit bases shall be constructed from structural aluminum tubing or aluminum channel
around the entire perimeter of the unit and provided with intermediate structural tubing, or
channel as required to support all internal components. All tubing and channel joints shall
be solid welded. Bolted or formed channel bases are not acceptable.
2. The unit base shall be covered with a full thermally isolated .100 aluminum tread-plate
floor with continuously welded seams. Base shall be provided with removable lifting lugs
minimum (4) per section, properly located to assure uniform loading. Maximum spacing
between lifting lugs shall be 120”.
3. Base shall be insulated with 4” insulation under the base skin and covered with a
minimum .040 aluminum liner. Insulation to meet same criteria as explained under the
cabinet casing requirements.
4. Drain pans shall be 304 stainless steel double-walled construction with solid welded
seams for complete water capture and containment. Pans under cooling coils shall
extend a minimum 12” past the leaving face of the coil in direction of airflow. Drain pan
headers and return bends shall be located over the drain pan for collection of all
condensate forming on headers and return bends. Pans shall be IAQ double sloping to a
single drain. Drain connection shall be a minimum 1-1/4” diameter MIPS thread extending
out through the sidewall the same side as the coil connections unless otherwise indicated
on the drawings. Pans shall be provided for cooling coils, preheat coils, energy reclaim
coils, humidifiers, outside air intakes and under other components as required.
5. Provide one drain pan and drain pipe per coil. Provide one drain point through the unit
housing per coil section.
6. All large openings (greater than one square foot) in the floor, including dampers
openings, shall be covered with a removable powder coated heavy gauge steel grating
bolted in place suitable for walking on which will prevent any personnel and large objects
from falling through into the space below. Grating shall be capable of supporting
minimum 300 pounds.
7. Provide a fully welded perimeter collar around the inner wall of the entire unit and around
each floor opening to ensure unit is watertight. The entire base shall act as a secondary
drain pan to hold a minimum of 1” of water and shall have drain fittings piped thru the
sidewall of the unit, capped and accessible for emergency use.
8. All equipment within air handling unit shall be provided with a minimum 2" high base to
raise equipment off unit floor for housekeeping. Equipment mounted directly on unit floor
is unacceptable

F. FAN ARRAY - ECM FANS – BASIS of DESIGN

1. Manufacturer: Ziehl-Abegg Series RH.C.C or owner approved Equivalent
2. Single-sided intake, rear-curved motor impeller, energy-optimized for operation spiral
housing through special blade design with rotating, vaneless diffuser for high efficiency
and with favorable acoustic behavior
3. Impeller: ø 250 – 630 mm in 9 frame sizes. Centrifugal impeller made of high-strength
ZAmid composite material, with external rotor motor statically and dynamically balanced
acc ISO 21940 Part 1.
4. Fitting position: horizontal and vertical
5. Impeller with rotating diffuser, 7 rear-curved, profiled blades
6. Galvanized inlet nozzle with volume flow rate measuring equipment
7. Design with integrated electronics, overtemperature protection of the device electronics
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through active temperature management

8. Protection class IP55, Thermal class 155, Reliable charge temperature: -20°C* to +60°C
9. ISO 5801, Performance specifications comply with Precision Class 2 acc DIN
24166,motor efficiency class complies with IE5
10. Modbus integrated as standard, (alternate communication protocols available)

MEMBRANE WALL –(PRESSURE WALL)

1. 2” (51 mm) foam injected panels with extruded aluminum perimeter framing members
mechanically bonded using “staked” extrusions utilizing alternating aluminum cleats, one
inch on center along the perimeter of the panel. Panels shall be capable of operating
pressures up to 20” w.c. with less than 1/240th span deflection.
2. Aluminum framing: Extruded aluminum framing shall be 6063-T5 or T6 alloy and temper.
3.. Panel Foam: The entire panel cavity shall be filled with two-part isocyanate rigid foam
system, meeting all UL94HF-1 requirements .
a. Foam system properties:
b. Blowing agent: HFC-134a.
c. In place foam density: 2.40 pcf
d. K-Factor, Initial (BTU-in/hr/ft2/deg F): .15
e. R-Value = 6.67 per inch of door depth
4.. Panel Skins:
1. Skin Material 0.063 inch (1.6 mm) smooth aluminum,
5.. Panel joining members: T-style extruded aluminum joining members shall be provided at
each panel joint. Joining members shall be an integral part of the membrane wall system
and shall be provided by the Fan Array Manufacturer.
6. Securing hardware: ¼” aluminum structural angle, rivets and hardware as required shall
be engineered and provided by the Fan Array Manufacturer to allow for a complete
installation without the need for field supplied materials.
7.. Each fan shall be provided with an 1/8” x 1-1/2” x 1-1/2” structural aluminum angle
“mounting shelf” rivetted to the membrane wall to assist in alignment and support of fans
during installation or change-out.
8. Fans shall be secured to membrane wall using threaded RivNuts installed in the
membrane wall by Fan Array Manufacturer. All mounting hardware (bolts, washers, etc).
shall be provided as part of this bid.
9. All fan inlet openings in membrane wall shall be capped with aluminum angle or flashing
to encapsulate foam and provide a solid metal edge around the entire perimeter of the
fan inlet.
10. Membrane walls that utilize “pan-in pan” (non-framed walls) or single wall broken sheet
metal walls will not be permitted

MOTOR CIRCUIT PROTECTION – SINGLE POINT POWER PANELS

1. Each fan array shall be provided with a single-point power panel. Panel shall consist of
the following:
a. NEMA1 enclosure with hinged door and keyed lock
b. Face mounted lockable disconnect switch
c. Individual adjustable manual motor starter/circuit breakers, one per fan for fan
isolation
d. Grounding terminal strip

BACKDRAFT DAMPERS
1. Each fan shall be supplied with a backflow damper to eliminate short cycling in case fan
failure
2.. Damper shall be TAMCO Series 7600 CWA adjustable counterweighted heavy-duty
backdraft damper or equal or vertical low loss blade system as provided by Nortek
systems or equal.
3. Each damper shall be installed in and 20 ga. Galvanized steel sleeve, 6” deep and
riveted to the membrane wall provided by the Fan Array Manufacturer

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G. FAN ARRAY – FANS WITH VFD’s – DEDUCTIVE ALTERNATE

As an option to ECM FAN ARRAY the air handling unit manufacturer may offer a DEDUCTIVE
ALTERNATE design as follows:

1. The fan array system shall consist of multiple, direct driven, arrangement 4 plenum fans
constructed per AMCA requirements for the duty specified, (Class II, or III). All fans shall
be selected to deliver the specified airflow quantity at the specified operating total static
pressure and specified fan/motor speed. The fan array shall be selected to operate at a
system total static pressure that does not exceed 90% of the specified fan’s peak static
pressure producing capability at the specified fan/motor speed. Each housing or “cel shall
be constructed of aluminum or stainless steel with perforated inner liner, melamine
insulation, with either solid or perforated outer panels as required by application.
Fan/motor assembly shall be mounted within the housing on an adjustable slide rail base.
Fan/motor assembly must be capable of either horizontal or vertical application. All motors
shall be standard pedestal mounted type, TEFC or TEAO, T-frame motors selected at the
specified operating voltage, RPM, and efficiency as specified or as scheduled elsewhere.
All motors shall include isolated bearings or shaft grounding. Each fan/motor cartridge shall
be dynamically balanced to meet AMCA standard 204-96, category BV-5, to meet or
exceed Grade 2.5 residual unbalance.
.
a. Manufacturers must submit acoustical data for review and approval prior to the
bid indicating that the proposed alternate equipment can meet all specified
performance requirements without impacting the equipment performance or
design features including duct connection location, unit weights, acoustical
performance, or specified total fan HP for each fan array. Proposals submitted
which indicate a higher full load motor amperage than specified or scheduled will
not be accepted.
b. The fan array shall be configured such that the connected horsepower at
reduced flow conditions may be less than the installed total horsepower of the
fan array in order to achieve optimum system efficiency.
c. The entire fan array shall be wired to the unit exterior for field connection to VFDs
or to the single point power panel for EC motors. Wire sizing shall be
determined, and installed, in accordance with applicable NEC standards.
d. The fan array shall produce a uniform air flow profile and velocity profile within
the airway tunnel of the air handling unit not to exceed the specified cooling coil
and/or filter bank face velocity when measured at a point 12” from the intake side
of the fan array intake plenum wall, and at a distance of 48” from the discharge
side of the fan array intake plenum wall.
e. Each fan/motor assembly shall be removable through an appropriately sized, free
area, access door located on the discharge side of the fan array pressure wall.
f. Provide equipment rail on the interior roof of each fan array discharge section to
assist maintenance personnel with fan/motor replacement. Rail shall be
designed to support the full weight on (1) fan/motor assembly, using a 50%
safety factor.
g. Each fan/motor assembly applied in multiple fan applications shall be provided
with an integral back flow prevention device that prohibits recirculation of air in
the event a fan, or multiple fans, becomes disabled. The system effect for the
submitted back flow prevention device shall be included in the calculation to
determine the fan TSP for fan selection purposes, and shall be indicated as a
separate line item static pressure loss in the submitted fan selection data. Fans
submitted with discharge dampers will not be approved.

FAN ARRAY - ELECTRICAL

1. Provide a complete electrical system required to run the fan array system including all
equipment, material, electrical enclosure, electrical components and electrical labor.

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2. Fan array designs shall be in accordance with specific system requirements. Please see
system requirements before electrical design of fan array system is to commence.
3. Fan array electrical designs shall be in accordance with the NEC, UL 508A, and local
codes.

FAN ARRAY – VARIABLE FREQUENCY DRIVES

1. VFDs to be provided by the owner unless specified otherwise. VFD’s are to be installed
and wired by the project electrical contractor. Each fan is to be controlled by separate
VFD. Coordinate exact requirements with owner.
2. Fan Array controls are provided by the owner unless specified otherwise and should not
be included with custom packages air handlers. This includes Q-Pac Fan Systems or
equal.

SHAFT GROUNDING
1. Refer to Section 23 05 13. When utilizing EC motor technology, shaft grounding is not
required.

H. WATER COILS
1. Chilled water coils shall be of the aluminum plate ripple fin .010 extended surface rated in
accordance with ARI 410 for water, steam or ethylene/propylene glycol water mixture.
The tubes shall have a minimum .035-wall thickness of seamless copper expanded into
the fin collars to provide a permanent mechanical bond. Return bends shall be a
minimum of one tube thickness greater than the main tubes, brazed replaceable copper.
Coil headers shall be non-ferrous seamless copper provided with brass or copper male
pipe connections. Pipe connections shall be same end connections. Each coil supply &
return connection shall be raised / lowered a minimum 6” from the bottom / top of the coil
to allow room for piping connection hookup especially between stacked coils, coils near
floors & coils near roofs. Each coil shall be provided with capped vent & drain
connections extended to the exterior of the cabinet. All coils shall be fully drainable with
no trapped tubes. Coils shall be counter flow design with connections either left or right
hand as specified.
2. Coil casings shall be minimum 304 stainless steel, with formed 3/4” flanges on all sides of
the coil with the tube sheets having pressed or extruded tube holes. The coil casing shall
be reinforced so that the maximum unsupported length is 60”. The reinforcements shall
be of the same material as the casing. Both ends of the coil to be sealed off from the
main air stream by full height blankoffs on both the entering air and leaving air sides.
Blankoffs to be the same material as the coil casing. Headers and return bends to be
further insulated with a closed cell neoprene gasket the full height & width of the coil
casing to reduce condensation.
3. All coils are tested and rated in accordance with the ARI Standard 410 and certified in
accordance with the ARI certification program. All tubes shall be tested at a minimum
1500 PSIG and all assemblies tested under water at 350 PSIG and rated for 250 PSIG
working pressures. Individual tube and core tests before installation of header are not
considered satisfactory. Hydrostatic tests alone will not be acceptable.
4. Stacked coils: Stacked coils shall be mounted in stainless steel racks to allow individual
coil removal without interference to other coils. All coils to be removable from either side
of the unit by easily removable end panels. Individual end panels to be supplied for each
coil on the supply & return side of the cabinet to allow single coil piping breakdown for
coil removal.
5. Coil supply & return piping connections extending through the cabinet wall shall be
sealed by rubber grommets with caulking on the exterior of the casing. The escutcheon
plate shall have a rolled collar around the pipe opening to protect the pipe and be
equipped with an “O” ring rubber gasket between the collar and the pipe to prevent
chaffing and provide an air tight seal around the opening

I. HUMIDIFIERS

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1. Humidifiers: Certify capacities and selection in accordance with ARI 610. “Note to A/E:
Coordinate humidifier and dispersion grid type with FPC Engineering before specifying”
2. Steam Grid Humidifier: DriSteam Ultrasorb – No Equivalent. Stainless steel distribution
tube with evenly spaced orifices extended full width of unit, factory mounted in location
indicated on the plans and schedules. Provide blank-off panels as recommended by
humidifier manufacturer.
3. Provide PVDF coating on dispersion tubes, coating to be have a 0/0 flame/smoke spread
rating and rated for 300 Deg. F operation. Coating to be DriSteam PVDF coating or
equivalent.

J. FILTERS
1. Filters shall be arranged for face, rear or side loading as indicated on the detail drawings.
Face loading is preferred where space allows. Face or rear loading to be in gasketed
universal holding frames. The filter rack assemblies to blanked off to the sides, roof and
floor and properly sealed to minimize filter bypass.
2. All filters to be UL approved.
3. Pre-filters and final-filters shall be provided upstream of first coil within air handling unit.
The pre-filter frame and final filter frame shall be separated by at least 6” to allow for
differential pressure measurement across each filter bank. Provide FASeal Frame filter
holding frame for all filters. Clips shall be installed on vertical sides of the frame. Camfil
fast frame clipless mounting may be considered with owner approval, only when utilizing
Camfil rigid frame filters.
4. The prefilter section shall be factory fabricated as an integral part of the air handling unit.
Filters to be arranged for face (rear) loading into a gasketed universal holding frame.
Prefilters shall have a minimum filtration level of MERV 8. Pre-filters shall be not less
than 7 square feet to 1 square foot of face area for the 4” thick pleated filter. Final dust
holding capacity shall be a minimum of 200 grams at 1.0” w.g. Pre-filters shall be Camfil
Farr 30/30 – or owner approved equivalent.
5. The final filter section shall be factory fabricated as an integral part of the air-handling
unit. Filters to be arranged for loading into a gasketed positive sealing universal holding
frame. Final filters shall have a minimum filtration level of MERV 13. Final filters shall be
12” deep Camfil Farr Durafil ES mini-pleat, V-Bank – or owner approved equivalent.
6. Provide walk-in filter access sections upstream / downstream of each filter rack with
adequate space for filter service.
7. Filter banks to be sized so maximum filter face velocity does not exceed 450 fpm or
velocity shown on equipment schedule, whichever is lower.

O. LIGHTS/CONTROL WIRING
1. Provide vapor proof marine type 150-watt incandescent equivalent light fixtures in each
accessible section complete with a protective metal cage and sealed glass enclosure.
Lights to be wired to a common switch mounted in a weatherproof box adjacent to the fan
access door complete with a convenience outlet. Outlet shall have an indicator light.
Power shall be 120v/1/60. Cabinet lighting shall be LED.
2. All wiring to lights shall be in conduit and internal to the unit. No external conduit runs for
the lights are allowed.
3. Air handler manufacturer shall allow a minimum 1.5” clearance above the entire width of
each interior bulk headers (coils, filters, fan blank off, etc.). This will be to allow wiring of
any 110v or 24v runs internally to the unit as required by the controls contractor and
reduce the number penetrations of the exterior panels.
4. If the unit requires splitting, junction boxes shall be furnished at each section to allow the
electrical contractor to make final connections in the field. Wiring to be clearly labeled at
junction points to facilitate reconnection.

P. UV COIL IRRADIANCE
1. Install UV-C fixtures downstream of all coils which will provide latent cooling. UV-C
fixtures shall be designed for high moisture, HVAC conditions and for application
flexibility to provide the specified irradiance on both the cooling coils and drain pans.

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2. UV-C lamps shall be Hot Cathode, T5 diameter type designed for HVAC use and
installed in sufficient quantity and in such a manner so as to provide an average of 500
microwatts per square centimeter and not less than 70 microwatts per square centimeter
at the farthest point. All calculations are to be at 55degF and 500fpm air velocity.
3. Lamps shall be rated for 9000 hours of useful life with no greater than a 20% drop in UV-
C output at end of 9000 hours of lamp use.
4. Lamps shall be sleeved or encapsulated with a UVC transparent material that shall
securely contain both glass and mercury in case of accidental breakage. This material
shall not inhibit or interfere with UV-C energy production.
5. A disconnect switch shall be installed on the exterior of the UV-C plenum, next to its
access door, in plain sight and language, to de-energize all UV-C lamp circuits prior to
entering the lamp plenum.
6. Interlock switching shall be supplied on all accesses to the UV-C plenum to de-energize
the UV-C lamps when any are opened.
7. Power supplies shall be of the high efficiency, electronic types that auto-match to the
lamps supplied, to maximize photon production, irradiance, and reliability, and to ensure
a minimum of 9000 hours of lamp life.

Q. CONTROL DAMPERS
1. When dampers are scheduled to be provided with the air handling unit, dampers shall be
TAMCO 1500 (return air) or 9000 with “SC” option (outside and relief air) no equivalent.

3. EXECUTION

3.1 INSTALLATION

A. Examine rough-in for hydronic, condensate drainage piping and electrical to verify actual
locations of connections prior to installation.
B. Install central-station air-handling units level and plumb, in accordance with
manufacturer's written instructions, on minimum 6” high base rail.
C. Support floor-mounted units on concrete equipment bases. Secure units to anchor bolts
installed in concrete equipment base.
D. Arrange installation of units to provide maximum access space around air-handling units
for service and maintenance.
E. Install a continuous neoprene vibration isolation pad below each base when required to
meet acoustic requirements. See schedule for thickness and deflection requirements.
F. The air handling units, energy recovery wheel, exhaust fans, and other HVAC airside
equipment shall not be used for temporary building conditioning without the written
permission from the owner’s Project Manager. If unit is approved for operation prior to
substantial completion, contractor is fully responsible for all preventative maintenance.
Preventative maintenance to be completed per all manufacturer recommendations. In
addition, contractor is fully responsible for all cleaning of the systems to the satisfaction of
owner’s project inspector.
G. Air handlers shall not be operated without filters. Temporary filters of specified type shall
be installed prior to unit start-up. These shall be changed as required by static pressure
drop readings during construction and once again (regardless of static pressure drop
readings), before acceptance by owner.
H. Pipe drain pans to floor drain. Provide trap and water seal having a depth of 1.5x the
operating static pressure of the system at the drain pan location. Alternately, if a
condensate collection system is to be installed, pipe the drain pans per the project
documents.

3.2 EQUIPMENT BASES

A. See Section 23 05 00.

3.3 COMMISSIONING
A. Perform the following operations and checks before start-up:
1. Adjust damper linkages for proper damper operation.
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2. Clean unit cabinet interiors to remove foreign material and construction dirt and dust.
Vacuum clean fan wheel, fan cabinet, and coils entering air face.
3. Lubricate moving parts with factory-recommended lubricants.
4. Comb coil fins for parallel orientation.
5. Install clean filters. Install clean filters again at time of substantial completion.
6. Measure and record motor electrical values for voltage and amperage.
B. Refer to Division 23 Section "Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing" for procedures for air-
handling-system testing, adjusting, and balancing.

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