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r.3.Filters–alwaysreplacefilterswithnewfilterswiththesamecharacteristicstomaintainSFP
value
Filtersinsupplyairandinextractairalwayshavethesamesizesofframesandthenumberoffiltersfor
supplyairandextractairarealwaysthesame.REMEMBERtoorderfiltersforsupplyairaswellasfor
extractair.
Tomaintainthefactory‐calculatedSFPvaluesfor
theair‐handlingunit,itisveryimportantthatfilterswith
thesamecharacteristicsforstartpressureaswellaslifetimereplacefactory‐mountedfilters.
ToachievethemostfavourableSFPvalues,thefactory‐mountedfiltersrepresentthelowestachievable
startpressureaswellasthelongestachievablelifetime.If
otherfilterswithhigherstartpressureand
shorterlifetimereplacethefactory‐mountedfilters,theuserwillexperiencesmallerairflowand/or
consumptionofmoreelectricity,andtheSFPvvaluecalculatedbySystemairaccordingtotheEurovent
certificationwillnotbeachieved.PoorSFPvvalueswillbedetectedbytestsaccordingto
commissioning
standards,DGNB,LEEDorBREEAMsustainabilitystandardsandlocallydefinedperformancestandards(the
SFPviswithnewcleanfilters).
FilterframeforbagfiltersmustbeofNON‐PVCplastictoensuresafedisposalbyincineration.
Foreachindividualairhandlingunityouwillfindthedataforthefactory‐
mountedfiltersinAnnex2thatis
alwaysprovidedinacoverplacedinsidetheairhandlingunitwhentheairhandlingunitisdeliveredtothe
finalsite.Annex2isalsoalwaysavailablefromSystemairifyoucaninformusoftheproductionnumberof
theairhandlingunit.
Theproductionnumberisalwaysprintedontheso‐calledmachinecardthatis
attachedtotheunit.Youwillfindanexampleofthismachinecardinsectiond.2.1ofthismanual.
Thefactory‐mountedfilterscomplywithindoorairqualitydemandsofcustomersandwiththeSFPvalues
accordingtolocallegislation.
Theseairhandlingunitsareavailablewithfiltersthatcomplywiththebelow‐mentionedfilterclasses:
‐ G4
‐ M5
‐ M6
‐ F7
‐ F7CityFlo
‐ F8
‐ F9