To earn credits in our software and for inclusion in the TCO filter library, please ensure your air filter test report complies with the following terms and conditions

1. Testing Laboratory & Filter Specifications:

- The filter must undergo testing at an Independent Filter Testing Laboratory.

- The testing should align with one of the recognized standards: ASHRAE 52.2, EN779, or ISO 16,890.

- Ideally, the filter should measure a nominal 24 inches x 24 inches in height and width.

- The test's face air velocity should preferably not surpass 492 fpm.

2. Essential Report Details:

Your report must encompass:

- Details like Test Lab Identification, Telephone Number, Test Number, and Date.

- Filter Manufacturer's name and Model.

- Filter Part Number.

- Dimensions both Nominal and Actual Measured.

- Filter and Pleating designations.

- Frame Material and its design.

- Type of Media used.

- Estimated Gross Media Surface Area.

- Dust Holding Capacity.

- Initial images of the filter and its labeling.

- Vital Test Results: Pressure Drop against Air Flow, Dust Fed relative to Pressure Drop, Face Velocity, Arrestance, and Efficiency Ratings as specified by ASHRAE 52.2, EN779, or ISO 16,890.

- If the ASHRAE 52.2 standard's Appendix J was utilized during the test.

- The entity or individual commissioning the test.

3. Authorization & Permissions:

- Submitters need to clarify the commissioning party behind the test.

- A green signal from the report's proprietor is a must for submission.

- Filtration Advice (FA) will then cross-verify this endorsement.

4. Using Test Reports & Rewards:

- CFMs accrued from the TCO's deployment/sale of a Test Report are earmarked exclusively for TCO Optimizations and Comparisons and can't be cashed out.

- No promotional content should taint the reports.

- FA retains the right to employ the Test Report as seen fit. Only specific sections may be redacted, ensuring data integrity.

- FA will contrast the report's data against that from the independent testing facility.

5. Test Report Origins for TCO:

TCO's purview covers a trio of Test Report sources:

- One from the filter's creator.

- Another from a rival of said manufacturer.

- The last from a third-party, distinct from the two above.

A word of caution: More current reports will supplant their dated counterparts, recalibrating TCO metrics.

6. Protocol for Report Submission:

- In case of identical reports from varied sources, precedence goes to the first arrival at FA's desk.

- The TCO system emphasizes the "Dust Fed vs. Pressure Drop" parameter and adopts the minimum MERV

figures from the reports.

7. Filter Procurement:

- Filters must represent standard market specimens, sourced discreetly, keeping manufacturers oblivious to the impending tests.

- The essence is to scrutinize filters in typical user scenarios, shunning any specially curated samples.

8. By forwarding a Test Report, you signify your recognition and consent to the detailed terms and stipulations.

9. Filtration Advice reserves the right to modify the above requirements at its own convenience