Ventilation for buildings - Ductwork - Cleanliness of ventilation systems

This document specifies general requirements and gives guidelines for ventilation systems except for industrial, medical and laboratory facilities.
This document also specifies cleanliness criteria and procedures necessary in assessing and maintaining the cleanliness of ventilation systems over their lifetime from design and installation to maintenance.
This document applies to both new and existing ventilation systems with, and without, air conditioning and kitchen extract systems.

Lüftung von Gebäuden - Luftleitungen - Sauberkeit von Lüftungsanlagen

Dieses Dokument legt allgemeine Anforderungen fest und enthält Richtlinien für Lüftungsanlagen, außer für Industrie-, Medizin- und Laboreinrichtungen.
Dieses Dokument legt außerdem Kriterien für die Sauberkeit und Verfahren fest, die zur Bewertung und Instandhaltung der Sauberkeit von Lüftungsanlagen über ihre Lebensdauer hinweg, von der Auslegung über die Installation bis zur Wartung, notwendig sind.
Dieses Dokument gilt für neue und bestehende Lüftungsanlagen mit und ohne Klimatisierung und Küchenabluftanlagen.

Ventilation des bâtiments - Réseaux de conduits - Propreté des systèmes de ventilation

Le présent document spécifie les exigences générales et donne les modes opératoires pour les systèmes de ventilation à l’exclusion des installations industrielles, médicales et de laboratoire.
Le présent document spécifie également les critères de propreté et les modes opératoires nécessaires à l'évaluation et au maintien de la propreté des systèmes de ventilation tout au long de leur durée de vie, depuis la conception et l'installation jusqu'à l'entretien.
Le présent document s’applique aux systèmes de ventilation neufs et existants avec, et sans, conditionnement d'air et systèmes d’extraction de cuisine.

Prezračevanje stavb - Kanali - Čistoča prezračevalnih sistemov

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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-april-2024
Prezračevanje stavb - Kanali - Čistoča prezračevalnih sistemov
Ventilation for buildings - Ductwork - Cleanliness of ventilation systems
Lüftung von Gebäuden - Luftleitungen - Sauberkeit von Lüftungsanlagen
Ventilation des bâtiments - Réseaux de conduits - Propreté des systèmes de ventilation
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 15780
ICS:
91.060.40 Dimniki, jaški, kanali Chimneys, shafts, ducts
91.140.30 Prezračevalni in klimatski Ventilation and air-
sistemi conditioning systems
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
February 2024
ICS 91.140.30 Will supersede EN 15780:2011
English Version
Ventilation for buildings - Ductwork - Cleanliness of
ventilation systems
Ventilation des bâtiments - Réseaux de conduits - Lüftung von Gebäuden - Luftleitungen - Sauberkeit von
Propreté des systèmes de ventilation Lüftungsanlagen
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 156.
If this draft becomes a European Standard, CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations
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Contents Page
European foreword . 5
Introduction . 6
1 Scope . 7
2 Normative references . 7
3 Terms and definitions . 7
4 Symbols and units . 7
5 Criteria for cleanliness and assessment . 8
5.1 General considerations . 8
5.2 Assessment of the need for cleaning . 8
5.3 Design and handing over information . 8
5.4 Determination of cleaning interval . 9
5.5 Assessment of the cleanliness level after cleaning . 9
6 Methodology . 9
6.1 General. 9
6.2 Assessment methodology . 11
6.3 Cleaning plan . 12
6.4 Cleaning methods . 12
7 Evaluation and reporting . 13
7.1 General. 13
7.2 Evaluation of cleaning . 13
7.3 Cleaning report . 13
Annex A (informative)  Cleanliness quality classes of ventilation systems . 14
A.1 General. 14
A.2 Application in general . 14
A.3 Assessment frequency recommendation . 14
A.4 Cleanliness class quality measurements air ventilation system . 15
A.5 Acceptable dust accumulation level for new ductwork . 16
Annex B (informative)  Example of cleaning plan for air ventilation system . 17
B.1 General. 17
B.2 Cleaning plan . 17
Annex C (informative)  Air handling units – specific guidance . 20
C.1 General. 20
C.2 Recommendations for all cleanliness quality classes. 20
C.3 Inspection aspects . 21
Annex D (informative)  Specific guidance for filters in air handling units . 22
Annex E (informative)  Specific guidance for humidifiers in air handling units . 23
Annex F (informative) Ductwork – Specific installation guidance for air ventilation system
................................................................................................................................................................... 24
F.1 Acceptable dust accumulation for new ductwork . 24
F.2 Protection, delivery and installation (PDI) . 24
F.3 Application of cleanliness levels – airtightness . 26
Annex G (informative) Terminal devices and units – Specific guidance air ventilation system
................................................................................................................................................................... 27
Annex H (informative) Measurement methods for dust accumulation - Air ventilation system
................................................................................................................................................................... 28
H.1 Evaluation methods of dust accumulation . 28
H.2 Summary of methods for evaluation of cleanliness . 29
Annex I (informative)  European vacuum test method for measuring dust accumulation in
air ventilation systems . 31
I.1 Test equipment. 31
I.2 Sampling procedure . 31
I.3 Analysis procedure . 32
Annex J (informative) Kitchen extract equipment – Specific guidance . 33
J.1 General . 33
J.2 Ventilation hood . 33
J.3 Canopy/extract plenum . 33
J.4 Ducting . 33
J.5 Fire dampers . 33
J.6 Flexible ductwork . 33
J.7 Sound attenuators . 33
J.8 Turning vanes . 34
J.9 Extract fan . 34
J.10 Discharge duct . 34
J.11 Carbon filtration . 34
J.12 Installations for treatment of aerosols . 34
J.13 Assessment of need for cleaning . 34
J.14 Assessment of pre- and post-cleaning result . 35
J.15 Cleaning . 35
J.16 Cleaning report . 35
J.17 Preferred method of verifying grease deposits . 36
J.18 System access . 37
J.19 Calculation of cleaning frequency . 38
Annex K (informative) Wiping test method to evaluate cleanliness on site . 40
K.1 General Information . 40
K.2 Test Equipment. 40
K.3 Sampling procedure . 40
K.4 Analysis procedure . 41
K.5 Acceptable cleanliness level . 41
Bibliography . 42

European foreword
This document (prEN 15780:2024) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 156 “Ventilation
for buildings”, the secretariat of which is held by BSI.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN
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