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To test house-to-garage airtightness, after connecting the green tubing as shown, connect the red tubing as follows: connect the input tap on channel “A” of the two-channel manometer (2CM) to the reference tap on channel “B” of the 2CM
To test house-to-garage airtightness, first set up the blower door kit with the smart manometer in the blower door
Two manometers are used when pressure testing the airtightness of the walls separating the house from an attached garage
Wrong - This IR image of a second-floor landing shows that attic air is flowing far into the interstitial floor cavity of the second-floor landing
Wrong - This IR image shows where hot attic air has penetrated into the floor cavity that lies behind the stairwell wall
Wrong – The blower door is installed improperly with a gap at the corner and along the side of the frame that will allow air leakage and could allow the frame apparatus to become dislodged during testing
Wrong – The blower door pressure reference hose (blue) ends too close to the outdoors side of the fan. Air moving across the end of the hose will affect the pressure reading
Wrong – The gas water heater is left on during enclosure leakage testing, which could result in dangerous backdrafting of the water heater when the home is depressurized
Wrong – this framing material has a moisture content above 18% as shown by the moisture meter