BCA2019 compliant selections

Hints and Tips BCA2019 Volume 1 J5.4 (and the H1/VM3 2021 for New Zealand) sets targets for overall fan efficiencies and duct system pressure drops. The 2019 standard is very different to all previous versions and requires an efficiency...

Selecting an AHU or FCU

Hints and Tips If you have recently updated your Product Selection Program, you will have access to select from Fantech’s range of Air Design Air Handling Units (AHUs) and Filter Supply Units (FSUs). The AHU Basic mode requires only a few...

Selecting a Silencer

Hints and Tips When selecting a silencer in the Product Selection Program, you have the choice of two modes. Basic mode is ideal when you only have limited information on the amount of sound attenuation you require; for example the source...

Acoustic Analysis – Part 2

Hints and Tips In the previous issue, we began an acoustic analysis by calculating the sound power leaving the duct system. Now we will convert this to a sound pressure level by entering the room characteristics. Click to expand the...

Acoustic Analysis – Part 1

Hints and Tips The Selection Program allows you to perform a rapid acoustic analysis to determine ‘real world’ sound levels of a fan, and decide if a silencer is required. Once a fan is selected, click the Acoustic Analysis button to begin...

NCC/BCA compliant selections

Hints and Tips Volume 1 Part J5 of the National Construction Code of Australia, which incorporates the BCA, has a clause regarding the maximum allowable fan motor power to air flow ratio W/(L/s) in a system delivering over 1000 L/s of air....

Selecting a fan with a speed controller

Hints and Tips Many Fantech fans feature integrated speed control, and will be selected automatically at the speed required to match your required duty. All other fans will be selected based on their full speed, but if they are compatible with a...

Exporting drawings for a Schedule

Hints and Tips When you have a Schedule of fans selected in the program, you can export all the drawings at once, rather than each fan individually. In the Edit Schedule screen, click Export, then select Specifications. For each fan or...

Working with Schedule Export Formats

Hints and Tips In the previous tip, we covered exporting fans and silencers from a schedule into a customised Excel file layout that best suited you. You may have multiple schedule formats, such as electrical, acoustic and delivery, and want to...

Exporting a Schedule to Excel

Hints and Tips Once you have selected and placed fans and silencers into a Schedule, the Fantech Product Selection Program can output the data into a customised Excel file layout that best suits you. When in the Edit Schedule screen, click the...

Creating a Schedule

Hints and Tips After selecting a fan or a silencer, you have the option to “Add to Schedule”. This allows you to build a project schedule of products, which you can save in a “fanx” format file. At any time the schedule data can be reloaded into...

Selecting a fan with a matching silencer

Hints and Tips When selecting an in-line ducted fan, you can choose to auto-select matching silencers and immediately view the resultant sound power level. When in the Select Fan > Advanced tab, scroll down to the Silencers panel where there...

Selecting only Integrated Speed Control fans

Hints and Tips An increasing number of Fantech fans now include integrated speed control, such as our EC ranges of products, which were recently updated to include a complete set of in-line and roof mounted fans. In Advanced mode of the Select...

Personalising your Schedules

Hints and Tips Since update 5.2.12 was released in August this year, the Fantech Product Selection Program gives you the option to customise each new schedule with your company name by default. Click on the Settings button, look for the...

Changing the Fan Speed with a VSD

Hints and Tips Fans that can be controlled with Variable Speed Drives (VSD) or have in-built speed control will display a Speed Slider Bar in the Performance Data Panel. The speed can be adjusted using the slider or by typing a frequency into the...

Viewing Adjustable Pitch Axial Fan Performance

Fantech’s new Product Selection Program is full of powerful new features and is now available through your local Fantech office or agent. In each issue of TechTalk we will include tips which will hopefully save you time. Hints and Tips:...

Viewing and Testing Fan Performance

Fantech’s new Product Selection Program is full of powerful new features and is now available through your local Fantech office or agent. In each issue of TechTalk we will include tips which will hopefully save you time. Hints and Tips:...

Sorting through the Results

Fantech’s new Product Selection Program is full of powerful new features and is now available through your local Fantech office or agent. In each issue of TechTalk we will include tips which will hopefully save you time. Hints and Tips...

Changing your Default Units or Local Office

Fantech’s new Product Selection Program is full of powerful new features and is now available through your local Fantech office or agent. In each issue of TechTalk we will include tips which will hopefully save you time. The Settings button at the...

Converting your Air flow or Pressure

Hints and Tips Fantech’s new Product Selection Program is full of powerful new features and is now available through your local Fantech office or agent. In each issue of TechTalk we will include tips which will hopefully save you time. In the...