With the extreme temperature fluctuations along the Western Slope, ensuring that your home is as energy efficient as possible is paramount! That’s where we come in.
Introducing the Blower Door test. Using the most current technology, our Blower Door service is second to none along the Western Slope where we assist you in identifying and measuring air leakage throughout your entire home or commercial property!
Essentially, picture a nylon tarp housing a powerful fan that fits true to form in any doorway. To perform the test, we close all windows and doors (excepting where the blower is attached) and turn off HVAC systems.
The fan pulls air out of the home, creating a negative pressure atmosphere inside which in turn causes air from the exteriors higher pressure atmosphere to be pulled into the home through minute cracks throughout the home.
A gauge attached to the nylon of the blower door will take measure of the air rushing into your home and calculate the rate of air leakage, all in real time!
This information can then be used to address these unwanted gaps which will in turn lead to lower energy bills, ability to regulate your home’s temperature more evenly, and positively affect your indoor air quality.
With the 2015 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), blower door testing is now a mandatory requirement on all new construction for residential homes in Colorado.
Blower door testing is typically performed at the end of construction, once the house is completely dried in, all penetrations sealed, and lighting trim kits installed. Basically, anything that would allow an unwanted air leak needs to be sealed.
A blower door test is a method to determine the amount of air leakage from a building and pinpoint leakage points. Getting a blower door test done in your home can help: