AHRI 140 (I-P): Evaluation of Air-Conditioning and Heating Equipment Test Stands

Standard Scope

This standard applies to test stands used for performance testing for the following equipment types:



  1. Unitary air-conditioning and air-source heat pump equipment within the scope of AHRI Standard 210/240.

  2. Commercial and industrial unitary air-conditioning and heat pump equipment within the scope of AHRI Standard 340/360.

  3. Computer and data processing room air conditioners within the scope of AHRI Standard 1360.

  4. Variable refrigerant flow (VRF) multi-split air-conditioning and heat pump equipment within the scope of AHRI Standard 1230.

  5. Single package vertical air-conditioners and heat pumps within the scope of AHRI Standard 390.

  6. Packaged terminal air-conditioners and heat pumps within the scope of AHRI Standard 310/380.


Exclusions. Qualification procedures for water-cooled and evaporatively cooled equipment are not covered by this standard.

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