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Installation Manual
3.6 Ducting
Before commencing ducting installation reference should be made
to building regulations document “Domestic ventilation compliance
guide”. This document supports ADF2010 and details installation,
testing and commissioning of all ventilation systems.
It is recommended that rigid ducting be used at all times. Flexible
ducting has a very high resistance and it is impossible to calculate how
much resistance will be on a system if used.
If used the flexible ducting must be kept to a minimum and should
always be pulled taut. A maximum of 300mm should be used on each
leg. To prevent condensation on the outside of the outside air inlet duct
and the air outlet duct from the unit, these ducts should be insulated.
Ducting must be installed in such a way that resistance to airflow is
minimised. Bends should be kept to a minimum. A minimum distance
of 300mm between the appliance and any bends in ductwork is
recommended.
Ideally 150mm diameter or 204 x 60mm rectangular ducting should be
used. Refer to dwelling design drawing for further information (Figures
13 & 14). Ducting joints must be sealed with silicone type sealant and
shall be adequately and reliably fixed to the appliance.
3.7 Ventilation Flow Rates
ADF 2010 - Extract Ventilation Rates
Room Minimum High rate Minimum Low Rate
Kitchen 13 l/s Total extract rate
should be at least
the whole dwelling
ventilation rate given
in table 2.
Utility Room 8 l/s
Bathroom 8 l/s
Sanitary
Accommodation
6 l/s
Whole Dwelling Ventilation Rates
Number Of Bedrooms In Dwelling
1 2 3 4 5
Whole dwelling
ventilation rate
(l/s)1,2
13 17 21 25 29
Notes:
1. In addition, the minimum ventilation rate should be no less than 0.3
l/s per m² of internal floor area. (This includes all floors, e.g. for a two-
story building add the ground and first floor areas).
2. This is based on two occupants in the main bedroom and a single
occupant in all other bedrooms. This should be used as the default
value. If a greater level of occupancy is expected add 4 l/s per occupant.
Any air intake terminal must be installed in accordance with the
appropriate regulation. As a guide, the BS5440 series of British
Standards deals with this issue and currently states that an air
intake must be at a minimum distance of 300mm from a gas
boiler balanced flue. Installers are advised to be aware of the
requirements of this standard when installing ‘through the wall’
supply air ducting.
Min 5o Drop
9 Condensate Trap Installation
Condensate pipe connection to
unit and a typical example of a
“U” trap drainpipe (Standard
configuration only).
Collar
10 MVHR-DRAIN Installation
Condensate drain,
uninsulated drain pipe with
min 5° fall running to SVP.
To SVP
“T” piece
MVHR Drain
To unit
To CONTRAP
11 "T" Piece CONTRAP & MVHR Drain Connection
When using a “T” Piece to connect the CONTRAP drainage and
the MVHR drain pipework the MVHR drain must always be fitted
before the “T” Piece to prevent condensate from feeding back into
the MVHR system.
3.8 ADF 2010 Ventilation Calculations Design of MVHR
Systems
The MVHR system has been sized for the winter period. Additional
ventilation may be required during the warmer months and it has
been assumed that the provisions for purge ventilation (e.g. openable
windows) could be used.
Step 1: For any design air permeability, determine the whole dwelling
ventilation supply rate from Whole Dwelling Ventilation Rates table.
As an alternative where the design air permeability is intended to be
more than (>) 5m3/(h.m2) 50 Pa, allow for infiltration for all dwelling
types by subtracting from the whole dwelling ventilation supply rate
from Whole Dwelling Ventilation Rates table; 0.04 x gross internal
volume of the dwelling heated space (m3).
Step 2: Calculate the whole dwelling extract ventilation rate by
summing the individual room rates for ‘minimum high rate’ from ADF
2010 - Extract Ventilation Rates table.
(For sanitary accommodation only, as an alternative, the purge
ventilation provisions given in ADF 2010 can be used where security is
not an issue. In this case ‘minimum high extract rate’ for the sanitary
accommodation should be omitted from the step 2 calculation).