Star Energy Audit » Use of Blower Door in Energy Audit

Energy Audit is undertaken to test the loss of energy from a house and suggest remedies to overcome this energy loss. Energy Audit is performed by a qualified energy auditor who will use a number of equipment to understand the performance of the house and to find the loss of energy from a house. Blower Door is one such equipment used by an energy auditor during the energy audit. Blower door is mainly used to check the air leaks in the home as it provides a means to quantify the air flow. During the test, the resulting heat loss lets you know of the places from where there is air leakage. Blower door is takes less time and effort to setup and is installed towards the outside of the door. Now even new construction projects use blower doors for quality control and retrofit contractors. Made of a powerful variable-speed fan, the blower door is mounted in a panel which is adjustable and is temporarily fitted on the doorway. After the blower door is mounted, air is blown from the fan in a controlled manner through the building. Pressure gauges are connected to the fan to measure the rate of airflow that is required to maintain the building at a certain pressure. In Blower door, the fan usually consists of an expandable frame that fits to the door opening. It is either a fabric cover or rigid panels to block off the doorway except for the fan. The gauges need to be "zeroed" as part of the preparation; this needs to be done as per the manufacturer's directions. Operating the Blower door equipment requires professional assistance and it's important to hire a certified energy auditor for the audit of your house. StarEnergyAudits.com is a leading service provider for professional energy audits. They have a team of qualified professionals who will analyze your house thoroughly and propose effective measures to reduce energy wastage. They are well known for their impeccable services in New Orleans, Louisiana and surrounding area. About the Author Star Energy Audits is locally owned and operated by Brad Harris. Our Office is located in New Orleans and operates in the Gulf South region to include Biloxi to Venice. Baton Rouge to Houma. Brad Harris has been a residential builder since 1996 and has a complete understanding of Residential and Commercial business and considers the most efficient and effective means of accomplishing the job under any circumstances. Tags: blower door, Energy Audit, new orleans This entry was posted on Thursday, January 5th, 2012 at 4:56 am and is filed under Commercial Energy Audits, Energy Auditor, Home Energy Audit, Save Energy. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

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