TAB Readiness Walk
A TAB walk catches buried dampers, missing handles, wrong airflow direction, open joints, and inaccessible test points before the balancer loses time.
Stop if
- Before TAB, can we walk this zone for access, damper handles, labels, test ports, and open punch items?
Watch out
- Do not call an area ready for TAB if dampers are buried or equipment access is blocked.
Check
- Dampers accessible, VAVs powered/ready by others, test ports available, labels present, filters installed, and ceiling access coordinated.
Steps
- Dampers accessible, VAVs powered/ready by others, test ports available, labels present, filters installed, and ceiling access coordinated.
Say this to your foreman
Before TAB, can we walk this zone for access, damper handles, labels, test ports, and open punch items?
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