ASTM E783-02(2018)
(Test Method)Standard Test Method for Field Measurement of Air Leakage Through Installed Exterior Windows and Doors
Standard Test Method for Field Measurement of Air Leakage Through Installed Exterior Windows and Doors
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
5.1 This test method is a standard procedure for determining the air leakage characteristics of installed exterior windows and doors under specified static air pressure differences.
Note 1: The air pressure differences acting across a building envelope vary greatly. The factors affecting air pressure differences and the implications of the resulting air leakage relative to the environment within buildings are discussed in the literature.3, 4, 5 These factors should be fully considered in specifying the test pressure differences to be used.
5.2 Rates of air leakage are sometimes used for comparison purposes. Such comparisons may not be valid unless the components being tested and compared are of essentially the same size, configuration, and design.
5.3 Rates of air leakage of essentially identical windows or doors, as determined in the laboratory (Test Method E283) and as measured in the field by this test method, have sometimes been used for comparison purposes. The correlation between the laboratory and field test results, and the correlation between actual performance of in-service products and the response to these tests has not been established because of insufficient data.
5.4 Rates of air leakage, as determined by this test method may be affected by: the age or physical condition of the test specimen; the type or quality of installation; the care exercised in the attachment of the test apparatus and the determination of extraneous leakage; and the actual conditions to which the test specimen is exposed beyond those imposed by the test method, that is temperature, relative humidity, wind impingement, etc. Consideration must be given to the proper selection of test specimens, the choice of appropriate test technique (when a choice is given within this test method), and the proper use and interpretation of the results obtained from this test to minimize the effect of these conditions.
5.5 Rates of air leakage, as determined by this test method may i...
SCOPE
1.1 This test method provides a field procedure for determining the air leakage rates of installed exterior windows and doors.
1.2 This test method is applicable to exterior windows and doors and is intended to measure only such leakage associated with the assembly and not the leakage through openings between the assemblies and adjacent construction. The test method can be adapted for the latter purpose, provided the potential paths of air movement and the sources of infiltration and exfiltration can be identified, controlled, or eliminated.
1.3 This test method attempts to create and given set of natural environmental conditions. There is a strong possibility that the test method or the test apparatus may, by virtue of their design and use, induce air leakage that does not occur under natural environmental exposure.
1.4 This test method is intended for the field testing of installed exterior windows or doors. Persons interested in laboratory testing of fenestration products should reference Test Method E283.
1.5 Persons using this procedure should be knowledgeable in the area of fluid mechanics and instrumentation practices, and shall have a general understanding of fenestration products and components.
1.6 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions to inch-pound units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.
1.7 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. For specific precautionary statements, see Section 7.
1.8 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established ...
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This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
Designation: E783 − 02 (Reapproved 2018)
Standard Test Method for
Field Measurement of Air Leakage Through Installed
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Exterior Windows and Doors
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E783; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 1.8 This international standard was developed in accor-
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
1.1 This test method provides a field procedure for deter-
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
mining the air leakage rates of installed exterior windows and
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
doors.
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
1.2 This test method is applicable to exterior windows and
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
doors and is intended to measure only such leakage associated
2. Referenced Documents
with the assembly and not the leakage through openings
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between the assemblies and adjacent construction. The test
2.1 ASTM Standards:
method can be adapted for the latter purpose, provided the
E283Test Method for Determining Rate of Air Leakage
potential paths of air movement and the sources of infiltration
Through ExteriorWindows, Skylights, CurtainWalls, and
and exfiltration can be identified, controlled, or eliminated.
Doors Under Specified Pressure Differences Across the
Specimen
1.3 This test method attempts to create and given set of
E631Terminology of Building Constructions
natural environmental conditions. There is a strong possibility
thatthetestmethodorthetestapparatusmay,byvirtueoftheir
3. Terminology
design and use, induce air leakage that does not occur under
3.1 Definitions—Terms used in this test method are defined
natural environmental exposure.
in Terminology E631.
1.4 This test method is intended for the field testing of
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
installed exterior windows or doors. Persons interested in
3.2.1 air leakage rate (q or q )—theairleakageperunitof
A L
laboratory testing of fenestration products should reference
specimen area (A) or per unit length of operable crack
Test Method E283. 3 2 3 2 3
perimeter (L), expressed as m/s−m (ft /min−ft ), or m /
3
1.5 Persons using this procedure should be knowledgeable
s−m(ft /min−ft).
in the area of fluid mechanics and instrumentation practices,
3.2.2 extraneous air leakage (Q)—the volume of air
e
andshallhaveageneralunderstandingoffenestrationproducts
flowing per unit of time through the test chamber and test
and components.
apparatus, exclusive of the air flowing through the test
1.6 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as specimen, under a test pressure difference and test temperature
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difference, converted to standard conditions, expressed in m /s
standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
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conversions to inch-pound units that are provided for informa- (ft /min).
3.2.2.1 Discussion—Extraneous leakage is the sum of all
tion only and are not considered standard.
leakage other than that intended to be measured by the test.
1.7 This standard does not purport to address all of the
3.2.3 specimen air leakage (Q )—the volume of air flowing
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
s
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro- per unit of time through the specimen, under a test pressure
difference and test temperature difference, converted to stan-
priate safety, health, and environmental practices and deter-
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mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. dard conditions, expressed in m /s (ft /min).
For specific precautionary statements, see Section 7.
3.2.4 specimen area (A)—theareadeterminedbytheoverall
dimensions of the frame that fits into the rough opening,
2 2
expressed as m (ft ).
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This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E06 on
Performance of Buildings and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E06.51
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on Performance of Windows, Doors, Skylights and Curtain Walls. For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2018. Published October 2018. Originally contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
approved in 1981. Last previous edition approved in 2010 as E783-02 (2010). DOI: Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
10.1520/E0783-02R18. the ASTM website.
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