SMACNA publishes new edition of TAB Procedural Guide
August 6, 2024 | By HPAC Magazine
Updated document covers a variety of system types including VAV, constant volume, multi-zone, dedicated outside air and dual duct.
The Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association (SMACNA) has published the second edition of its TAB Procedural Guide both digitally and in print.
Written for testing, adjusting and balancing (TAB) technicians and those performing field balancings for HVAC systems, the document includes both general and specific guidance on balancing both airside and waterside HVAC systems; covering a variety of system types including VAV, constant volume, multi-zone, dedicated outside air and dual duct.
Updates to the 118-page standard are centered on informing contractors, designers, and facility owners with effective project solutions, with chapters including TAB and General Air System TAB procedures, TAB procedures for specific and hydronic systems, along with report forms.
“The TAB Procedural Guide was developed to enhance the field technicians abilities to not only perform Testing, Adjusting & Balancing of HVAC&R systems, but to ensure those systems comply with the energy requirements, indoor air quality needs of the customer and project specifications,” said Eli Howard, SMACNA’s executive director of technical services and research.
SMACNA is an international trade association representing 3,500 contributing contractor firms in advocating for quality and excellence in the sheet metal and air conditioning industry.
