Cloth Panel Systems : Q46 Automated Blower Door

The Q46 is a commercial quality automated blower-door. Use for super tight to super leaky houses, small commercial buildings or enclosures with 9 ft2 (0.8 m2) of leakage or less.

Retrotec Model Q46 consists of a DM-2A, a 2200 Fan and a cloth door panel. You have a number of fan case options to choose from.

DM-2A Automatic Micro-manometer

  • Automatically controls fans speed to achieve a desired pressure.
  • Displays results without a computer!
    • flow at any pressure, CFM50
    • air-changes / hour
    • leakage area, ELA
    • air-flow / area

2200 Automatic Calibrated Fan

  • Built-in computer controller for automatic speed control.
  • 7 calibrated flow ranges for leakage measurement of super tight to super leaky buildings.
  • Available in 110 and 240 Volts.
  • Strongest fan housing available.

Specifications

Fan Flow (accuracy +/- 5%, +/- 3% with Retrotec software)CFMLiters/sm3/h
Maximum Flow in Free Air6,3002,97310,705
Maximum Flow at 50 Pascal test pressure5,6002,6439,514
Minimum Flow on Range Configuration C1 at 10 Pa381865
Dimensionsinchescminchescm
Fan height2666Fan Depth9.524.1
Fan Inlet diameter2256Frame height51.5 to 95131 to 241
Frame Case (included)53 × 10 x 4134 × 25 × 10Panel width29.5 to 41.575 to 105.4
Fan weight34 lb.15.4 kg.Fan Motor0.75 hp, 9.8 amps at 120 V
4.5 amps at 240 Volts
Frame weight with cloth14.2 lb.

Q46 Automated Blower Door Photographs