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AHRI-Certified HVACR Products: Helping You See Green

Maryline Rassi Certification Engineer

New Certification Mark

• All certification programs to use new mark by 2012
• Phase-in dependent on SCC accreditation schedule

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Globally Recognized, Industry Respected

• 37 certification programs
• 16 certification staff
• More than 2,500 tests annually

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What is AHRI Certification?

• AHRI Certification Programs provide

an unbiased assurance of product performance

• AHRI annually tests over 2,500

randomly selected units

• Rigorous testing by an independent,

third-party laboratory verifies performance ratings

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Certification Participants

• Manufacture or sell HVACR

Equipment

• Over 424 participants

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Types of Equipment Certified By AHRI

• Energy Recovery Ventilators
• Variable Refrigerant Flow Multi-Split ACs

and Heat Pumps

• Ice-Makers/Ice Bins
• Central Station Air-Handling Units
• Chillers
• Commercial Refrigeration
• Geo-Exchange Heat Pumps
• Air-Heating and Air-Cooling Coils
• Liquid-to-Liquid Heat Exchangers
• Gas Purge Equipment for Use with

Chillers

• Heat Pump Pool Heaters
• PTAC/PTHP
• Reclaimed Refrigerant
• Refrigerant Recovery/Recycling

Equipment

• Baseboard/Finned Tube
• Indirect-Fired Heaters
• Refrigerant Testing Laboratory

Certification

• Room Fan-Coils
• Single Package Vertical ACs and

Heat Pumps

• Truck/Trailer Refrigeration Units
• Unit Ventilators
• Residential ACs and Heat Pumps
• Large Commercial ACs and Heat

Pumps

• Variable Air Volume Terminals
• Water Source Heat Pumps
• Furnaces
• Boilers
• Water Heaters
• Direct Heating Equipment

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Certification: a Rigorous Process

• Companies submit certifiable

ratings

• AHRI randomly selects units
• Certification tests performed

by independent lab

• Results compared to

submitted data

• Results Published in Directory
• www.ahridirectory.org

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Why do manufacturers participate?

• AHRI certification is not required by law,

although some regulatory codes require some type of performance certification.

• Manufacturers participate voluntarily.
• They make this investment because

consumers DEMAND the assurance offered by the AHRI Performance Certified™ mark.

• Your one assurance that steps have been

taken in the interest of performance and energy efficiency. . .

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Product Comparisons

• AHRI provides DATA for 90 percent of the HVACR products sold

in North America and 66 companies internationally, with dozens more currently applying for certification.

• Offers SINGLE location to conduct comparisons of similar

products from multiple manufacturers.

• Supplies certified performance ratings based on ESTABLISHED

industry standards.

• Makes available REAL-TIME certified product

information and ratings.

• For residential HVAC systems, the Directory

shows the CERTIFIED MATCH.

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What Makes a Credible Certification Program?

Properly Credentialed

• Complies with ISO Guide 65
• Accredited by competent body, with regular audits
• AHRI’s program accredited and audited by the

Standards Council of Canada

Widely Recognized Test Methods and Rating Standards Developed in an Accredited Process

• For AHRI, ANSI is accreditation body

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What Makes a Credible Certification Program?

Independent testing

• In third-party laboratories that follow the guidelines
• f ISO Guide 17025

Conformance with requirements of referenced standard

• All eligible products under the program’s scope should

be tested to eliminate market confusion Use of “Basic Model Groups”

• Impossible to test every product; products divided into

groups that have similar characteristics

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What Makes a Credible Certification Program?

Random Selection Process

• Product selected from a 3-sample minimum
• Product obtained from manufacturer or distributor
• Built-to-order products witness-tested on-site

Rigorous Qualification Process

• Participants must demonstrate they have

performance ratings for all covered products

• Must typically pass a qualification test, including

submittal of samples to laboratory

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What Makes a Credible Certification Program?

Strict Tolerance Levels

• Results must be no less than 95% of published ratings

Ongoing testing

• Random sample of products in each model group

tested annually for each participant

• Usually equals about 30% of product

Test Failures

• Failed units subject to immediate and annual retesting
• Penalty tests possible at extra cost for >10% first test

failure rate

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What Makes a Credible Certification Program?

Challenge Testing

• Participants can challenge competitors’ performance

claims, but is liable for cost if unsuccessful

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Why Should You Insist on AHRI Certified Products?

• Ours is a credible certification program that inspires

trust; AHRI’s program has been in use in the U.S. and nations around the world for more than 50 years

• Insisting on AHRI Certified products helps you ensure

compliance with modern building codes and “green” specifications

• Rigorous, third-party testing ensures equipment will

perform as advertised, making you the energy efficiency expert

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The AHRI Directory: The Portal Between Manufacturers and Consumers

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Published ratings are listed in our online directory for public use and real-time data allows access to most recent product information Go to www.ahridirectory.org

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How the AHRI Directory Helps You

• HVAC Design Firms use the AHRI directory to ensure that the

equipment they specify will perform as claimed and to easily compare similar products.

• Manufacturers use the AHRI directory to show consumers that their

product performance has been independently confirmed.

How the AHRI Directory Helps You

• Power Companies use the AHRI directory to provide rebates for high

efficiency equipment.

• Contractors use the AHRI directory to:

– Assure customers that the equipment they install will perform as claimed. – Provide performance certificates.

Certificates of Certified Product Rating

• Contractors, technicians, and installers can provide

proof of efficiency with an AHRI Certificate of Certified Product Rating

• Architects, building engineers, specifiers, and others

can use them to provide proof of energy efficiency equipment to building owners, code officials, and “green program” certifiers

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Conclusion

• AHRI Certification Program Has, for more than 50

years, Stood For:

– Credibility – Reliability – Trust

• Our Certification Program is:

– Accredited and audited – The no-cost, peace-of-mind, simple way to ensure you’re getting the efficiency you’ve specified and paid for.

The Trusted Symbol of Performance

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But Don’t Just Take Our Word for it:

AHRI’s Commitment to Energy Efficiency was Recognized this month by the Alliance to Save Energy 2011 Star of Energy Efficiency Super Nova Award

Questions?

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