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2005 ASHRAE. All Rights reserved.1

INTERPRETATION IC 62.2-2004-1 OFANSI/ASHRAE STANDARD 62.2-2004

Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality in Low-Rise Residential Buildings

Approved February 5, 2005

Request from: Larry Wethje ([email protected]), Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers(AHAM), 1111 19 th St. NW, Suite 402, Washington, DC 20036.

Reference: This request for interpretation refers to the requirements presented in ANSI/ASHRAEStandard 62.2-2004, Section 7.1, related to Air-Moving Equipment, Selection and Installation.

Background: Section 7.1 says "equipment shall be selected using tested and certified ratings of performance, such as those provided by HVI or other widely recognized testing and certificationorganizations." Does this mean that the equipment MUST be certified by a certification organization, or

can manufacturers self-certify/declare their ratings?

Interpretation: Since the words "such as" are used, I interpret this to mean manufacturers can self-certify their ratings in their own labs.

Question: Is this Interpretation correct?

Answer: No.

Comments: Section 7 says all air-moving equipment shall meet the following criteria:Ventilation devices and equipment shall be selected using tested and certified ratings, such as thoseprovided by HVIor other widely-recognized testing and certification organizations . Individual

manufacturers are not widely-recognized testing and certification organizations. While a certificationorganization might choose to recognize test reports from manufacturers, the requirement in Section 7 isfor someone else to certify those results. This is a basic consumer protection concept. The certificationprogram from HVI that is listed as an example requires third-party testing and HVI acts as a third-partycertification organization. While the HVI certification is not explicitly required in Section 7, it is requiredin the Washington State Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality Code, the Canadian National Building Code,and the Energy Star Program from EPA. The SSPC made it clear in the past that this requirement was forthird-party certification, not self-certification. Therefore, the manufacturer cannot self-certify theirperformance ratings.

ashrae 62-2-2004 required version is 2007!!!

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