Introducing the Q-Series Outdoor Air Humidity Sensors!

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Introducing the Q-Series Outdoor Air Humidity
Sensors!
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Q-Series Humidity Sensors Whats 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!!

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Q-Series RH Outdoor Air Sensors Competitive
Summary
X Offered -- Not Offered
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Q-Series RH Outdoor Air Sensors Documentation

• Specification Sheet 149-992
• Installation Instructions 129-416

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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

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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 RHT versions, sensor not temperature range
  selectable
• Element may not recover from 100 saturation

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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.

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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
• SBTs device measures from 0-100 for the 2
  model
• ACI product not temperature range selectable
• ACI does not offer a UL listed product

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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 dont have temperature range
  selectability
• Poor accuracy
• Tests vs. GEI sensors under extreme conditions
  showed new Siemens sensors perform much better
  than Microline products!

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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

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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

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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!

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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

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Q-Series RH Outdoor Air Sensor Part Number
Listing
Sun Shield sold separately
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Q-Series RH Sensors Ordering
Example 4-20mA O/A, RH 2 QFA3101
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