FUNCTIONAL TEST CHECKLIST 

Air Handling Unit (Ahu) - ____________

Specification Section 15____

Project:__________________________________________ Project No:_________

Associated Equipment:

____VAV Boxes for AHU ________

____VFD/VIV for AHU _______

[___Return Fans, RF_____________]

[___Outside Air Handling Unit,  AHU______________]

Other Related Tests: ______________________________________

1. Participants

Name Firm Participation

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 

Party filling out this form & witnessing _____________________  Date of test
_________

Approvals.  This filled-out checklist has been reviewed.  Its completion is approved. 

Exceptions are noted below or attached. 
___________________________________           __________

General Contractor [Construction Manager]  Date  

_________________________      __________        ____________________          

__________

Commissioning Authority/Agent Date  Owner’s Representative  Date 

2. Prerequisite Checklist

a. The prefunctional checklist for this AHU is complete and approved: Yes   /  No 

b. Testing, Adjusting and Balancing (TAB) completed and approved for the hydronic
and air systems connected: Yes   /  No 
c. TAB report provided: Yes   /  No 
d. All A/E punchlist items for this and related equipment are corrected: Yes   /  No 
e. Functional testing is complete and approved for the connected VAV Boxes: N/A  /
Yes   /  No 
f. Functional testing is complete and approved for the variable frequency drive or
variable inlet vane for this AHU: N/A  /  Yes   /  No 
g. Functional testing is complete and approved for the outside air fan(s) or outside
air AHU serving this AHU: N/A  /  Yes   /  No 
h. Sequence of operation is attached: Yes   /  No 
i. Design setpoint information included on forms: Yes   /  No 
j. Controls:
i. DDC loops operational, temperature/pressure setpoints met without
hunting: Yes   / No 
ii. Master transmission diagram is updated on device graph: Yes   /  No 
iii. Graphic programming is complete and operational: Yes   /  No 
iv. System communicates with mainframe: Yes   /  No 
v. AHU is set to design/final setpoints: Yes   /  No 
vi. Local reading of setpoints agree with remote readings: Yes   /  No 
k. The following have been started up, with startup reports and prefunctional
checklists submitted and approved ready for functional testing:

__ Exhaust Fan(s)

__ Other ________

l. These functional test procedures reviewed and approved by installing contractor

and applicable subcontractors: Yes   /  No 

3. Functional Testing Procedure 

 Pass
Step Mode Test Procedure Expected Response
(Y/N)
1 AHU Off Standby check.  HOA in Auto position.  Verify by visual inspection that:
Unit commanded Off by BMS.
a. Return air damper(s) are open.
b. Outside air dampers are closed.
c. Supply air dampers are closed.
d. Cooling coil valve is closed.
 
e. [Make-up/outside air fan(s) are
off.
f. Supply air fan is off.
g. Exhaust fan(s) in service area are
off.

2 AHU Startup HOA in Auto position.  Unit commanded Verify by visual inspection that:
On by BMS.
a. Return air damper(s) are open.
b. Outside air dampers are open.
c. Supply air dampers are open.
d. Cooling coil valve is open.
e. [Make-up/outside air fan(s) are
on.
f. Supply air fan is on.
g. Exhaust fan(s) in service area are
on.  
h. Fans started in order of:

i) Make-up/outside air.

      Ii) Supply

      iii) [Return]

      iv) Exhaust
3 AHU HOA in Auto position. Verify by local and remote reading that:  
Operation
Test 1 – Supply Air Reset: Test 1 – Supply Air Reset:

Supply air (SA) discharge setpoint at SA discharge temp matches initial

initial value 55F.  Through BMS setpoint 55F, design value of 76F for
raise/lower setpoint per schedule of space temps are achieved, CHW valve
Test No. 1 Record table.  and VAV box dampers modulate.  In
addition, for VAV systems VFD drive
Test 2:  Zone Reset: speed/freq or inlet vane position vary. 

a. Change individual zone space Test 2:  Zone Reset:

temperature through BMS or
local thermostat per schedule of Individual zone space temps match zone
 Test No. 2 – Zone Reset. setpoint.
b. Repeat for all zones.

4 High Static With units running at low flow condition, BMS indicates an alarm condition at __”
Press. Alarm utilizing a squeeze bulb, simulate an WG and fan shuts down at __” WG
and increase in discharge air static pressure,  
Shutdown or reset static pressure setpoint below
design setpoint and increase airflow.
5 Filter Reset the filter differential pressure to BMS indicates an alarm condition.
exceed the 1” w.g.
 
6 Smoke Smoke control test conducted in Smoke control system test complete
Control conjunction with Fire Department.
 
 
 

Comments: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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