AHRI Certied

Globally Recognized. Industry Respected.

A Manufacturers Guide
to Certifying Air-to-Air
Energy
Recovery
Ventilators

Why Certify with AHRI?

Because it
Provides assurance, anytime, anywhere
Raises consumer confidence in product
quality
Increases integrity of industry ratings
Facilitates compliance with minimum
efficiency standards
Helps you win more bids and sell more
products

ERV Scope:
The certication program includes Heat Pipe
Heat Exchangers, Plate Heat Exchangers, and
Rotary Heat Exchangers for use in Air-to-Air
Energy Recovery Ventilation Equipment, rated at
or above 50 scfm but below or equal to 5,000
scfm at Rating Conditions in AHRI Standard 1060.
Additionally, equipment rated above 5,000 scfm
are included if the participants basic model
group(s) for those models include at least one
model rated at or above 50 scfm but below or
equal to 5,000 scfm.

Certied Ratings:
The following certication program ratings are
certied by test:
Pressure Drop, in e.g. at 100% CFM
Sensible Effectiveness (at 100% and 75% Rated
Airow for heating and cooling conditions)
Latent Effectiveness (at 100% and 75% Rated
Airow for heating and cooling conditions)
Total Effectiveness (at 100% and 75% Rated
Airow for heating and cooling conditions)
Exhaust Air Transfer Ratio (EATR) and Outdoor
Air Correction Factor (OACF) at three pressure
differentials

AHRI Resources:

Certication Application:
http://www.ahrinet.org/certication+application.aspx

Visit AHRInet.org for free access to the following:

For more information on certication,

go to AHRI Certication Programs at

www.ahrinet.org/certication.aspx

AHRI Standard 1060

ERV Operations Manual
Guideline V
Guideline W

Supporting the Global Industry

Air-to-Air Energy
Recovery Ventilators
(AAERV)
Application Process
Items for you to prepare
Items for AHRI to prepare

Prepare and submit the

following materials together:
1. Application for AHRI Certication
2. Data submittal sheets
3. Sales volume report (last years sales
of products that will be certied)

AHRI sends Certication Agreement

The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration

Institute (AHRI) is the trade association
representing manufacturers of heating,
ventilation, air conditioning, commercial
refrigeration, and water heating equipment
and components for sale in North America and
around the world.
Ensuring human comfort, productivity,
and safety while practicing environmental
stewardship is the mission of AHRI. Through
our certication program, standards, advocacy,
and other activities, we strive to help save
energy, improve comfort and productivity, and
ensure a better environment.

AHRI Global Certication

Program Participants
Air-to-Air Energy Recovery Ventilators
AAON, INC.

JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC.

AIR SPECIALTIES EXPRESS

KLINGENBURG GMBH

AIROTOR, LLC

LENNOX INDUSTRIES, INC.

AIRXCHANGE, INC.

LOREN COOK COMPANY

AROTOR EQUIPMENT
(SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.

MICROMETL

BARD MANUFACTURING
COMPANY
CARNES

Sign and return the Certication

Agreement

CARRIER CORPORATION

AHRI will establish the number of

qualication tests

DESICCANT ROTORS
INTERNATIONAL

AHRI sends Participation and License

Invoice
Pay the Participation and License Invoice

DAIS ANALYTIC
CORPORATION

DPOINT TECHNOLOGIES,
INC.
ENVENTUS AB
FLAKTWOODS AB

AHRI will coordinate testing logistics

GREENHECK FAN
CORPORATION

Pass the tests

HANIL GREEN TECH CO.,

LTD.

AHRI sends your Welcome Letter

HEATEX AMERICA

Congratulations you are certied!

INNERGY TECH, INC.

MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC
AND ELECTRONICS USA,
INC.
NOVELAIRE
TECHNOLOGIES
NU-AIR VENTILATION
SYSTEMS, INC.
RECOVERY AIR LTD.
RENEWAIRE, LLC
ROOFTOP SYSTEMS, INC.
SG AMERICA
SOLER & PALAU USA, INC.
SPINNAKER INDUSTRIES,
INC.
SYSTEMAIR, INC.
THYBAR CORPORATION
TRANE
VENMAR CES

See your listings in the AHRI Directory

of Certied Product Performance
(www.ahridirectory.org)
Start to market and promote your AHRI
Certication participation

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Current as of 03/2012