Set to work
Setting to work is the process of switching on (i.e. setting to work) items such as fans and motors to ensure that they are operating as specified (for example checking that fans are turning the right way).
The BSRIA guide to 'Commissioning Air Systems' (BG 49/2024), written by by Keith Barker and published by BSRIA in March 2024, explains how to commission ducted air distribution systems in buildings. It was originally published in 2013, then 2015 with the latest update in 2024.
For the purposes of the guide, it defines setting to work as: 'The process of setting a static system into operation. This follows after the pre-functional testing.'
In turn the same guide defines pre-functional testing as: 'The systematic checking of a completed installation to confirm its state of readiness for functional testing. Pre-functional testing is a post-installation completion activity.'
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