Explaining the Blower Door Test

Making sure your DuPage, Illinois, home has a sealed envelope and is energy efficient is very important for many homeowners. To check your home’s envelope, you can perform a blower door test.

Blower Door Test Defined

A blower door is a specialized fan that is used to test the pressure inside your home. Before the test can begin, your home must be completely sealed. The blower door is installed and the surrounding doorway is sealed. The blower door fan blows until a specific pressure is reached inside the home.

The indoor pressure is monitored to identify energy leaks inside the home. Leaks are then identified and repaired to make your home more energy efficient.

Importance of a Blower Door Test

A blower door test is important because it will identify any unsealed parts of your home. Prior to the 1970s, most constructions were not designed to be well sealed. Part of your home’s envelope are the seal of the windows, the weather stripping along doors, and attic insulation. The older your home, the more these seals wear out.

Importance of a Sealed Envelope

Every leak in your home lets conditioned (heated or cooled) air out. This makes your home less energy efficient. The lack of energy efficiency will cost you more on your monthly energy bills.

A blower door test is just one of many ways that you can make your home more energy efficient. A home energy audit can help you to find more ways to make your home energy efficient and save money on your monthly bills.

A blower door test is an easy way for you and your HVAC technician to identify leaks in your home and to fix those leaks to make your home more energy efficient. If you’re ready to schedule a blower door test for your home, don’t hesitate to call Climate Master Mechanical Contractors, Inc. today at 708-597-5470.

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