Passing A Ventilation Test First Time
Ventilation Tests are performed to ensure that extractor fans throughout a building have appropriate flow rates according to Part F of the Building Regulations.
Ventilation is an important component in buildings, it ensures air quality is of a good standard; removing moisture, odours, gases, dust and other air pollutants from the air.
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We want our clients to pass their ventilation systems off first time, so to do so we have created a simple checklist to help with this:
- When choosing a fan - check the manufacturers specification to ensure it meets the minimum rate required.
- Make sure the run of ducting is as short as possible.
- If using flexible ducting - ensure there are no tears in it, it isn’t squashed and there are as few bends throughout the run as possible.
- A better option for ducting would be rigid or semi-rigid ducting. These prevent tears and maintain their cross-sectional areas to ensure the best flow rate (continue to create as few turns throughout your run as possible).
- When connecting ducting - ensure this is done properly (no loose connections, no gaps and tape the connections).
- For kitchen hob extraction - have them externally vented as opposed to carbon filtered.
Following these steps correctly will see you through to successful completion of the Part F Ventilation Test.
We're accredited by BPEC to carry out Ventilation tests for our customers and use UKAS Calibrated equipment.