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Introducing the Q-Series Outdoor Air Humidity Sensors!. Q-Series Humidity Sensors – What’s So Exciting?. Room, duct and now outside air humidity sensors Newly redesigned housing with a new look and feel A variety of versions for many different applications Signal options Accuracy options
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Q-Series Humidity Sensors – What’s So Exciting? • Room, duct and now outside air humidity sensors • Newly redesigned housing with a new look and feel • A variety of versions for many different applications • Signal options • Accuracy options • Many new features and accompanying benefits • Very serviceable! • Very affordable!!
Q-Series RH Outdoor Air Sensors – Applications Use in all standard applications for building control: • General HVAC Installations • Energy Management Systems • Critical Environments • Enthalpy Control
Q-Series RH Outdoor Air Sensors – Features • Offered as 2% or 2% certified versions • Removable, replaceable sensing tips • Available as RH sensing only or RH with Temperature • Voltage and current output signals available • Flexibility and ease of wiring connection
Q-Series RH Outdoor Sensors – Housing • Small, sleek housing design – for tight-fitting spaces • Keyed housing cover • Siemens name and part number are laser-etched • On cover for clear viewing • On base, to correctly mate to cover if they become separated • UL Listed! • Specs printed on outside cover • Multiple conduit knockouts • Clearly labeled wiring terminations • Removable sun shield to protect sensor
Q-Series RH Outdoor Air Sensors – Design Details • Jumper-selectable temperature ranges for better control • Conduit clamp included • Tighten down over 3/8” flex conduit to secure it to the housing • Reversible clamp allows for strain relief if jacketed wiring is used • Temperature-compensated element – superior accuracy! • Digital signal – minimizes reading errors
Q-Series RH Outdoor Air Sensors – Accuracies and Control Signals • 2% Versions • Accuracy over the range of 0-95% relative humidity • Removable, replaceable sensing tips • 2% Certified versions • Matching bar code labels for housing base and tip • 3 Point temperature and humidity calibration • Replaceable tip ships with certification and label • Active signals for Humidity or Temperature • 0-10 Volts; may be powered by AC or DC Voltage • 4 to 20mA current
Q-Series RH Outdoor Air Sensors – Competitive Summary X Offered -- Not Offered
Q-Series RH Outdoor Air Sensors – Documentation • Specification Sheet – 149-992 • Installation Instructions – 129-416
Q-Series RH Outdoor Air Sensors -Selling Arguments vs. Honeywell/Hycal HCT829 • Available as humidity only units • Does not measure accurately above 90%. • Only available in a 4-20 mA version. • Element does not recover well from 100% saturation. • Humidity element is not replaceable. • Honeywell offers no versions with certification
Q-Series RH Outdoor Air Sensors -Selling Arguments vs. Johnson Controls (HE-67x3) • Does not offer a removable, replaceable tip • Only measures up to 90% relative humidity • Cannot measure at 4% accuracy or better over the 80% rh • On RH&T versions, sensor not temperature range selectable • Element may not recover from 100% saturation
Q-Series RH Outdoor Air Sensors -Selling Arguments vs. Veris Industries HO Series • Veris sensors not UL listed • Product only measures accurately up to 90% rh • Devices not range selectable on temp versions.
Q-Series RH Outdoor Air Sensors -Selling Arguments vs. ACI A/RHx-O types • Sensing element not removable or replaceable • Only accurate to 95% relative humidity • SBT’s device measures from 0-100% for the 2% model • ACI product not temperature range selectable • ACI does not offer a UL listed product
Selling Arguments vs. GE/ General Eastern -Microline (MRH and MRHTx types) • No removable tip – must replace entire unit! • Measures over a 20-95% rh range only • MRHT products don’t have temperature range selectability • Poor accuracy Tests vs. GEI sensors under extreme conditions showed new Siemens sensors perform much better than Microline products!
Q-Series RH Outdoor Air Sensors -Selling Arguments vs. Kele • Does not have their own product • Resells ACI, Hycal/Honeywell, Vaisala, and GEI products • Relies on service to gain market share
Q-Series RH Outdoor Air Sensors -Selling Arguments vs. BAPI the BA/H200, BA/H300 • Only measures to 95% rh • Does not offer temperature range selectability • Does not offer certified sensors • Sensors are not UL listed • Element will not recover from 100% saturation
Q-Series RH Outdoor Air Sensors Selling Arguments vs. Vaisala HMD60 or HMD70 • Does not offer temperature range selectable • Does not offer UL listed devices • Very expensive!! • For a much lower price, Siemens’ Q-Series humidity sensors • offer all the accuracy and reliability you need!
Q-Series RH Outdoor Air Sensor – Doubles as a Critical Environment sensor!! • Critical Environment and Lab applications • Same 2% or 2% certified accuracy • May be washed down • Removable, replaceable tip • Lumberg fitting for conduit connect
Q-Series RH Outdoor Air Sensor – Part Number Listing Sun Shield sold separately
Q-Series RH Sensors – Ordering Example: 4-20mA O/A, RH 2% QFA3101