Blower Door Testing

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Ensure Your Home’s Efficiency with Expert Blower Door Testing. This reveals air leakage points in your home, and results in an air leakage score. This test is now required in all new housing.

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ABOUT BLOWER DOOR TESTING

Why Test?

Our Blower Door Testing service is designed to assess your home’s airtightness, identifying areas where air leakage could be wasting energy and driving up utility bills. Whether you’re looking to improve your home’s insulation, reduce heating and cooling costs, or ensure compliance with energy efficiency standards, our team is here to provide you with clear, actionable insights.

For new construction, this test is required to make sure the home is airtight enough to obtain an occupancy permit.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

Here’s how it works: a heavy-duty fan with a canvas shroud is placed in a doorway, and the fan depressurizes the house to a standard pressure. This allows us to measure the rate of air leakage using precise pressure gauges, giving an accurate picture of the home’s airtightness.

Energy Savings: Air leaks can drive up your energy bills by making your heating and cooling systems work harder than they need to. Blower door testing helps identify these problem areas so you can make targeted improvements, reducing your energy consumption and lowering costs.
Comfort: By pinpointing air leaks, you can eliminate drafts and improve the overall comfort of your living space with more even indoor temperatures.
Improved Indoor Air Quality: There will be better control over the air entering and exiting your home, which means less circulation of pollutants and allergens in your home.
Compliance: For new homes, blower door testing is now required to meet local building codes.

Blower Door Testing for

New Construction

When building a new home, meeting residential building codes is crucial, and a blower door test is one of the requirements to ensure your home’s energy efficiency. The ideal time to schedule a blower door test is after drywall installation and once air-sealing measures for the thermal envelope are complete. At Solaire Energy, we partner with builders throughout northern and central Pennsylvania to provide reliable blower door tests for new construction. We work quickly to accommodate your schedule and deadlines, and after testing, we provide a detailed report for you to submit to code inspectors.

The 2018 building code requires new homes to have a tightness level that tests to no higher than 3 ACH50 (air changes per hour) when the blower door is running. This equates to about 0.20 natural air changes per hour. This means a full air change in the home would take roughly five hours (with windows and doors closed). Pennsylvania follows the 2018 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), part of the 2018 International Residential Code.

For homes permitted under the 2021 building code, the requirements are the same however there is an exception for:

Attached single family and multiple family dwelling units.
Building or dwelling units that are 1500 square feet or smaller.

This exception utilizes the measurement of all the surface area of the walls, ceilings and floors to the exterior rather than the air volume. The leakage through that surface area must be equal to or less than .30 CFM/Square Foot.

Blower Door Testing for

Existing Homes

In addition to new construction, Solaire Energy also provides blower door testing for existing homes. This is an essential step for homeowners planning energy-efficient improvements like insulation and air sealing. Reducing air leakage not only lowers energy costs but can also enhance the health and safety of your home. For example, addressing air leaks can prevent the infiltration of pollutants from basements, such as radon or mold, improving your indoor air quality.

Whether you’re a builder or a homeowner, Solaire Energy’s blower door testing ensures your space is as energy-efficient and comfortable as possible.

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If you are considering a Solaire Energy for your home or property or have questions, please feel free to call us. Solaire Energy is one of the leading energy solutions providers in northeast and central PA.