Diagnostics & Audits

Getting the Most out of Your Blower Door System

• 

  Sam Myers

  Trainer
  Retrotec
  Raleigh, North Carolina
• 

  Jay Bowen

  President
  Bowen & Associates, LLC
  Green Bay, Wisconsin

A blower door system can do much more than tell you how much your building is leaking. It can also help you determine where the leaks are and how severe some leaks are compared to others. There are also cases where you can use your blower door to determine if some ventilation systems are working properly. In this session, we’ll introduce the blower door and how it works for those who are new to the industry. Then we’ll get into some of the methods you can use to make your blower door work harder, impress your clients, and increase the services you offer. This session is great for testers of all skill levels.
Here are some things we’ll discuss:
• Intro to Air Tight Assemblies and Blower Door Mechanics
• Zonal Pressure Diagnostics
• Thermal Imaging
• Smoke Testing
• Ventilation Check
• Additional Applications where a Blower Door is Used

Learning Objectives:

• Learn new ways to use a blower door system to add to their list of services.
• Use a blower door system in various way to locate different issues commonly found in a home
• Conduct inspections using thermal imaging equipment, pressure pans, zonal pressure diagnostics, smoke tests, and more