Estanqueidad

English translation: air-tightness (in this context)

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Spanish term or phrase:	Estanqueidad
English translation:	air-tightness (in this context)
Entered by:	Robert INGLEDEW

13:13 Aug 15, 2002

Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering

Spanish term or phrase: Estanqueidad

context: smoke tests in pipes

Marcela García Henríquez

air-tightness (in this context)

Explanation:
estanqueidad can mean hermeticity, air-tightness, water-tightness, etc.

Referring to gases, I think that air-tightness would be the right word for this context.

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Air - Leakage Control
... of a house and use a smoke ... This test costs about $125 to $200 but ... an inexpensive way
of improving both airtightness ... Use heavy polyethylene, a pipe clamp and ...
http://energy-publications.nrcan.gc.ca/pub/renovate/Air_Leak...

Product Data Sheet AIR SEAL/FIRE STOP SYSTEMS (PDF)
... benefits; includes high resistance to smoke ... PROPERTY TEST METHOD (ASTM) RESULT Before ... a
continuous plane of airtightness ... particularly around multi- cable/pipe ...
http://www.canambuildingenvelope.com/downloads/330-1080.pdf (Search within this site)

Air leakage costs households a hefty part of their annual heating ...
... of a house and use a smoke ... This test costs about $125-200 but may ... Apply thin plastic
film to improve airtightness and ... Use heavy polyethylene, a pipe clamp and ...
http://www.johm.net/Blower Door Work.htm

Creating Quality in New Construction
... perform, and the feedback that the test ... The metal pipe visible toward the top ... cost
of duct sealing and duct airtightness ... Blaster and then filled it with smoke ...
http://hem.dis.anl.gov/eehem/96/9601quality.html (Search within this site)

CBD-222. Airtight Houses and Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
... Air Leakage Rate. The airtightness of a house can ... of the furnace and note whether
the smoke enters the flue pipe ... additional outside air and repeat the test ...
http://www.nrc.ca/irc/cbd/cbd222e.html (Search within this site)

Selected response from:

Robert INGLEDEW
Argentina
Local time: 17:41

Grading comment

Thank you sir, this was very helpful. Marcela
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +5

air-tightness (in this context)

Robert INGLEDEW

5 +1

air tightness OR impermeability

Paul Stevens

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

air-tightness (in this context)

Robert INGLEDEW
Argentina
Local time: 17:41
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 1940

Grading comment

Thank you sir, this was very helpful. Marcela

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

air tightness OR impermeability

Explanation:
as applicable.

HTH

Paul Stevens
Local time: 21:41
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 729

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