Hurricane Louver - 3" Deep - 45 Degree Vertical Chevron Blade - Extruded Aluminum - ECV-345

Extruded Aluminum Louver
3" Deep - 45 Degree Vertical Blade

The ECV-345 louver is engineered and tested to withstand extreme loads, debris impact, and cyclic fatigue associated with the severe weather effects of hurricanes. The design uses closely-spaced blades and a frame with built-in gutter and downspouts to achieve maximum water infiltration resistance for minimal louver depth, The ECV-345 is AMCA 540 and 550 listed making it ideally suited for use in hurricane-prone and windborne debris regions as per the International Building Code.

Specification

Standard Construction
Material: Mill finish 6063-T5 extruded aluminum.
Frames: 3" deep x 0.075" thick (84 x 1.9) channel.
Blades: 45^o x 0.060" (1.5) thick vertical chevron style.
Screen: 1/2" x 0.063" (12.7 x 1.6) expanded and flattened aluminum.
Mullion: Visible.
Sill Flashing: Closed End
Minimum Size: 12" x 12" (305 x 305)
Maximum Size:
Single Section: 60" x 96" (1524 x 2439)
Multiple Section: Unlimited width x 96" (2438)
Shipping Weight: 6 lbs/ft² (26 kg/m²)
Ratings
Free Area: 7.5 ft2 (0.70 m2)
Performance @ Beginning Point of Water Penetration
Free Area Velocity: 1250 fpm (6.35 m/s)
Air Volume Delivered: 9375 cfm (4.42 m³/s)
Pressure Loss: 0.19 in. wg. (47 Pa)
Velocity @ 0.15 in. wg. Pressure Loss: 1106 fpm (5.62 m/s)
Design Load: 100 psf
AMCA 540 and 550 Listed
AMCA Certified for Water Penetration, Air Performance and Wind-Driven Rain

Technical specification

Unique ref.Hurricane-Louver-3-Deep-45-Degree-Vertical-Chevron-Blade-Extruded-Aluminum-ECV-345
Product familyHVAC
Product groupLouvers and Penthouses
TypeObject (single object)
Date of publishing2024-07-16
Edition number1

Links

Product urlhttps://www.pottorff.com/product/details/212

Classification

BIMobject CategoryHVAC - Ductwork
Uniclass 2015 CodePr_30_59_48
Uniclass 2015 DescriptionLouvres and components
CSI MasterFormat 2014 Code08 91 00
CSI MasterFormat 2014 TitleLouvers
OmniClass Number23-33 29 31
OmniClass TitleLouvre Dampers

Region availability

North America
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba
Barbados
Belize
Bermuda
British Virgin Islands
Canada
Caribbean Netherlands
Cayman Islands
Collectivity of Saint Martin
Costa Rica
Cuba
Curaçao
Dominica
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Martinique
Mexico
Montserrat
Nicaragua
Panama
Puerto Rico
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint-Barthélemy
Sint Maarten
The Bahamas
Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands
United States