Appendix A Quick Guides for Using the DG-700 with Energy Conservatory Test Devices
A.5 Using the DG-700’s Cruise Control Feature
All new DG-700 gauges include a Cruise Control feature which allows you to automatically control Minneapolis Blower
Door and Duct Blaster fans to maintain a constant building or duct pressure without having the gauge connected to a
computer. Common applications of the Cruise Control feature include:
• Quickly measuring building airtightness using a “one-point” 50 Pa test.
• Quickly measuring duct airtightness using a “one-point” 25 Pa total leakage test.
• Simultaneously controlling both the Blower Door and Duct Blaster fans during a leakage to outside duct airtightness
test. During this test, Cruise Control on the Blower Door’s DG-700 will maintain a contant 25 Pa building pressure
while the DG-700 gauge connected to the Duct Blaster fan maintains a constant 0 Pa pressure in the duct system.
• Maintaining a constant building pressure while pressure pan testing, or locating and sealing building and duct system
air leaks.
• Performing series leakage to quantify leakage rates between various zones within a building.
In order to use the Cruise Control feature you will need the following 3 items:
- A “Cruise compatible” DG-700 gauge. Your DG-700 is compatible with
Cruise Control if the CONFIG, CLEAR, START, and ENTER keys have
additional red lettering below the main black script.
- A Blower Door or Duct Blaster fan speed controller with a 3.5 mm
communication jack on the side of the controller box.
- A fan control cable to connect the DG-700 fan control jack to the speed
controller communication jack.
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Operating Instructions
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