POWERED AIRE INC.
www.poweredaire.com
109 Mortensen Road Phone: 724-588-3305
Greenville, PA 16125 Fax: 724-588-3371
SUGGESTED AIRE CURTAIN SPECIFICATIONS
MODEL CLD WITH HOT WATER OR STEAM HEAT
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All aire curtains furnished are complete factory assembled units as manufactured by Powered Aire Inc.
Greenville, PA. Each unit consists of a casing, motors, centrifugal fans, protective inlet screen, and
discharge nozzle. Aire curtains will be equipped with a front and top access panels for motor and fan
assembly. Aire curtain unit to provide uniform velocity across the entire length of the discharge area. The
units will be bottom air intake. Units are universally manufactured for top mount.
Units to be constructed with sufficient rigidity to span the length of the opening without intermediate
support. All weight bearing structural support will be made of formed 14-gauge galvanized steel. Outer
casing shall be constructed of 18-gauge steel. Intake screen will be painted steel. Casing will be equipped
with access panels for inspection, cleaning and removal of motor blower assembly. Internal components
shall be welded and bolted construction.
Motors at 1/2 H.P. 1075 rpm each shall be heavy duty type equipped with permanently lubricated, shielded
ball bearings of equal size at each end and double extended shafts requiring no outboard bearings. Primary
motor voltage shall be 115/208/230/480/575 volts 50/60 Hz single phase.
Galvanized fans shall be forward curved centrifugal type, double inlet design, with zinc plated hubs.
Tangential type blowers and coupling connection shall not be permitted.
Discharge nozzle shall be high efficiency discharge plenum, designed so that the air leaves on a 6 degree
plane. Aire curtain creates a positive air seal with directional air foil vane. The vane shall facilitate
deflection of air stream +
from maximum speed.
Unit(s) shall be provided with a factory mounted steam or hot water coil. The coil shall be mounted to the
intake of aire curtain. Coil will consist of 5/8 inch O.D. copper tubes and aluminum fins. Coils will be
certified to ARI standard 410.
Standard control panel shall be NEMA 12 enclosure with overload relays and contactors.
Aire Curtain unit shall be ETL or UL listed. Heated units shall have an 18 month warranty on all parts.
20 degrees. Unit shall have multiple speed motor(s) to control air volume down
Steam / Hot Water Coil
Controls
October, 2013
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Control Options for CLD HW/ST
Hot Water or Steam Heated Options
* Recommended
*Built-in Time Delay Relay -- Provides a delay for shutting off the air curtain after the door is shut. This is
useful for doors that see a lot of foot traffic, so the unit is not constantly turning on and off during the day.
To be used in conjunction with a door switch.
*Door Switch/Magnetic -- A non-mechanical door switch that turns the air curtain on when the door is
opened.
*High/Off/Low Selector Switch (Remote Mounted) -- Switches between the high and low speeds or
turns the air curtain off.
Other Options
Cruise Control Programmable Switch -- Digital logic controller with an LCD display that takes the place
of several individual control components including a Built-in Time Delay Relay, On/Off/Auto Switch and
High/Low Switch.
Disconnect-Fused -- A switch that will disconnect all power from the unit so that the unit can be serviced
or inspected and includes fuses for circuit protection.
Disconnect-Non Fused -- A switch that will disconnect all power from the unit so that the unit can be
serviced or inspected.
Door Switch/Roller-Plunger -- A mechanical door switch that turns the air curtain on when the door is
opened.
Hand/Off/Auto Selector Switch (Remote Mounted) -- Switches between the unit running constantly in
the hand position, off, and auto, which only runs when the door switch is activated.
Motion Detector -- Turns the air curtain on when the sensors detect motion so that the air curtain turns on
before the door is opened.
On/Off Selector Switch (Remote Mounted) -- Switches the air curtain on and off.
Programmable Digital Thermostat -- A thermostat, that will only control the fans, that is programmable
with a digital display (7-day, 1/2 hour increments, specify up to 4 time periods per day).