Blower door testing
bbirck
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I just had my house, which is near completion, blower door tested with a result of 700 Cfm @ 50p and an ACH of 2.0. This was done with the HRV vents open.
Should I have sealed the vents fot the testing, and would that have made a significant difference?
There are 2 supply vents and 4 exhaust vents.
Thanks for your help.
Bill
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Yes, intentional openings should be sealed off, and if you had done so you would have gotten lower numbers.
Thanks David. That's what I was afraid of. Care to guess as to how much difference that might have made?
It would probably be very significant. Wild guess... you're getting at least a few hundred CFM50 thru those inlets, and your real number is more like 1.5 ACH50.
If you hired a tester, I might ask why he didn't seal the HRV ports. We did two units yesterday with HRVs and had to go around with a ladder and get all of them.
Bill: Either way, you have nothing to worry about, so get your fishing equipment ready. Whoever built the place did well. j
2 ach 50 is fine in my opinion. vents open or closed. Enjoy your new home. My testers have been reluctant to seal those ports as well. Grrrr.