[Strawbale] Fwd: Blower Door test set-up

[Wayneapple at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/6/2007 1:31:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Wayneapple 
writes:

 
Chris,
 
It depends upon what you want to do with it. There are two or three 
manufactured in the US. If you are gong into business testing homes buy one. If you are 
only going to use it to find leaks in your home, either rent one or get a 
big*** fan, like a blower out of an old heating system(larger the better) and 
hook it up to your front door. There are How to Use it manuals available (I 
think) from the manufacturers on the web or articles in old Home Energy magazine. 
You have to try to block up all the necessary holes(chimneys, fna vents, dryer 
vents etd) before you do it and it is really important to turn off any gas 
appliances first. You could probably copy the design of one and buy the parts, 
but calibrating it might not be possible, unless you could test it along side of 
a calibrated one?.
One of the manufacturers is  Minnesota Blower Door.
 
 
 
_http://www.eere.energy.gov/consumer/your_home/energy_audits/index.cfm/mytopic
=11190_ 
(http://www.eere.energy.gov/consumer/your_home/energy_audits/index.cfm/mytopic=11190) 
 
_http://www.inspectortools.com/blowerdoor.html?gclid=CJ_OuovQrosCFQUKIgodgDCcO
A_ 
(http://www.inspectortools.com/blowerdoor.html?gclid=CJ_OuovQrosCFQUKIgodgDCcOA) 
 
_http://www.toolbase.org/PDF/BestPractices/DiagnosticTools.pdf_ 
(http://www.toolbase.org/PDF/BestPractices/DiagnosticTools.pdf) 
 
_http://www.energyconservatory.com/products/products1.htm_ 
(http://www.energyconservatory.com/products/products1.htm) 
 
 
Hope this helps,
 
Wayne
 
In a message dated 4/6/2007 1:04:25 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
pojeros at telus.net writes:

Does anyone have a link to something which could tell me how to build 
and use a blower door testing rig?

Thanks in advance,

Cheers,

Chris Green.





 
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