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Portascanner® AIRTIGHT is our most advanced ultrasonic room integrity testing tool, contributing to optimal airtightness. Portascanner® AIRTIGHT locates and quantifies even the smallest of leaks and can automatically analyse and consolidate this data, to present these results as indications of a room’s airtightness. This allows for quick testing with extreme precision for applications in the construction, maintenance, or medical fields.
P/N: 509004-AT
KD983 CAGE code – COLTRACO LIMITED
Coltraco Ultrasonics’ Portascanner® AIRTIGHT is the only instrument that gives you confidence to find, fix and seal air leaks with pinpoint accuracy, providing true insights and certainty for building airtightness, simply and quickly.
Portascanner® AIRTIGHT’s ultrasonic operation allows it to detect leaks as small as 0.06mm in diameter and quantify leaks as small as 0.5mm in diameter. Portascanner® AIRTIGHT’s computer can detect and collate data from multiple leaks in a single test which reduces the amount of tests which must be conducted in the case of multiple leaks. This makes Portascanner® AIRTIGHT’s ability to test the airtightness of a room industry-leading, and its quick and easy testing process establishes Portascanner® AIRTIGHT as the ideal tool for airtightness testing in Net Zero and Passive House construction projects.
| For Construction Industry | For Airtightness Testers | For Medical Facilities |
| No pressurisation air movement, or temperature differentials needed to detect leaks | Can be used before, during, and after a Door Fan or Pulse Test. | Occupants, visitors, and staff may remain on the wards whilst testing is conducted. |
| Air leak tests can be conducted, before, during, and after the Build Programme. | Ease of use. Lightweight, ergonomic, handheld, battery powered. | Verify that positive and negative air pressure ventilation techniques are working efficiently and effectively. |
| Undertake a Passivhaus, or equivalent, project, with the certainty of passing the mandatory Door Fan Test. | Objective timestamped instant reports of leakage | Reduce airborne infection contamination |
| Any competent person can be trained in minutes. | No need to interrupt the execution of the Build Programme. | Reduce unwanted noise and pest infestation. |
| Camera and reporting on the device for easy tracking of leaks in a multi-family building | No need to chase leaks with a smoke pencil | Increase fire safety with improved compartmentation. |
| Precision made components and volumetric modular solutions can be factory tested. | Instantly detect and locate air leaks as small as 0.06mm. | Improve energy efficiency |
Unlike Thermal Cameras, Anemometers, and Smoke Pencils, the Portascanner® AIRTIGHT gives certainty. The Portascanner® AIRTIGHT is the only equipment that is preventative in its operation, allowing the detection of leaks in the very early stages and ensuring that the door fan test is passed on the first try.
“Thought I’d share this exciting news with you. We’ve been using your wand for a project we are building in Sullivan County New York. It’s been working great; we are using it on every module and it helps us fine tune the air sealing.
We have some advanced air sealing details that were developed between SBS and the Architect and an energy consultant.
Even though the project is not going for any certification for energy programs, we had a module, blower tested.
The results came back 67% better than Code.”
New York, June 2024
Michael Kirby
Signature Building Systems of Pa, LLC
Director of Engineering and Commercial Operations
Portascanner® AIRTIGHT has been developed in part with research and development funding from Innovate UK. Coltraco Ultrasonics is a proud member of Innovate UK’s Net Zero Heat Cohort, working to provide technology to support the United Kingdom’s transition to Net Zero. We proudly offer Portascanner® AIRTIGHT to the global market as a shining example of British innovation and invention to support sustainability.
Technical Specification | |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | Main Unit: 225x135x35 mm (L x W x D) Generator: 112x67x25 mm (L x W x D) |
| Unit Weight | Main Unit: 1051g Generator: 137g |
| Power Supply | Main Unit: Built-In Rechargeable Li-Po Battery (Micro USB) Generator: Built-In Rechargeable Li-Po Battery (Micro USB) |
| Battery Life | 6 Hours of Continuous Use |
| Sensor Type | 35mm Flexible Sensor Wand |
| Sensor Connectivity | 1.5m BNC Coaxial Cable |
| Generator Frequency | 40 KHz |
| Operating Temperature | -10°C to +65°C (14°F to 149°F) |
| Display | 7.0" 1024 x 600 Capacitive Touchscreen |
| Camera | 8-megapixel camera on rear of device |
| Minimum Leak Detection | 0.06 mm ±0.02mm Leak Diameter |
| Range | 10m |
| Registrations and Approvals | UKCA, CE, Coltraco is ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 registered |
| Warranty | Main Unit: 3 years Sensor Wand: 1 year Technical Support: Lifetime of the Unit |
Portasonic® PLUS is a portable ultrasonic transit-time flow meter designed to measure, internally record, and export the flow rate within a pipe with precision and ease. Portasonic® PLUS uses a customisable pre-programmed database to allow it to work with a wide variety of pipe materials and liquid types as a highly versatile monitoring solution that can be adapted for specific applications.
P/N: 2618949-PSOPLUS
KD983 CAGE code – COLTRACO LIMITED
The Permaflow® is a fixed, clamp-on, ultrasonic transit time flow and heat meter that is non-invasive for measuring the flow rates of liquids containing less than 10% of gas/solid contents. It is mains powered, designed for 24/7 monitoring and is accurate to +/- 0.5% of measured value under ideal conditions.
P/N: 3578010-FLOW
The Portascanner® is an ultrasonic room integrity testing tool, allowing you to locate even minor leak sites quickly, easily, and non-destructively. The perfect tool for ensuring and maintaining airtight integrity.
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