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<br />I <br />. <br />~ <br /> <br />05-30327.01 <br />Page 2 of3 <br /> <br />Test Specimen Description: (Continued) <br /> <br />Frame Construction: The PVC frame was assembled using mitered and welded comer <br />construction. <br /> <br />Drainage: <br /> <br />Description <br /> <br />Quantity <br /> <br />Location <br /> <br />1/8" diameter weephole <br />(with open cell foam baffles) <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />Exterior face of sill, one 3" in from <br />each end <br /> <br />3 /16" diameter <br />weephole <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />Sill glazing pocket, one 5" in from <br />each end <br /> <br />Reinforcement: No reinforcement was utilized. <br /> <br />Installation: The unit was installed into a wood buck constructed from <br />Spruce-Pine-Fir construction lumber and sec.ured through the jambs using four #8 wood. <br />screws, one at the top and bottom of each jamb (embedded 1-112" into the wooden test <br />buck). A two piece pve blind stop measuring 112" x 3/4" was applied to the interior and <br />exterior perimeter, with the exception of an approximate 6" void at the interior and exterior <br />sill comers, and fastened using 1-1/4" long screws spaced approximately 6" on center. The <br />unit was sealed to the buck and blind stop at the exterior and interior perimeter with a <br />silicone caulking, with the exception of an approximate 6" long void at each interior sill <br />comer. <br /> <br />Test Results: <br /> <br />The results are tabulated as follows: <br /> <br />Paragraph <br /> <br />Title of Test - Test Method <br /> <br />Results <br /> <br />Allowed <br /> <br />2.1.2 <br /> <br />Air Infiltration per ASTM E 283 (See Note #1) <br />') <br />@ 1.56 psf (25 mph) <0.01 cfm/ft- <br /> <br />0.3 cfmlft2 max. <br /> <br />Note #1: The tested specimen meets the performance levels specified in AAl\1A/NWWDA <br />101/JS 2-97 for air infiltration. <br /> <br />2.1.3 <br /> <br />Water Resistance per ASTM E 547 <br />WTP = 3.75 psf No leakage <br /> <br />No leakage <br /> <br />2.1.4.2 <br /> <br />Uniform Load Structural <br />@ 37.5 psf(positive) <br />@ 37.5 psf(negative) <br /> <br />No damage <br />No damage <br /> <br />No damage <br />No damage <br />