blower door results Creative Spaces rw000l
11 Blackberry Lane CREATIVE
Queensbury, NY 12804
518.832.9213 SPACES
ryan@creativespacesllc.com
2/28/2018
14 Blackberry Lane
Queensbury, NY 12804
We, Creative Spaces, performed a blower door test at the project at 14 Blackberry
Lane, Queensbury, NY, to determine the air changes per hour on March 28, 2018.
Testing procedure performed as per ASTM E779.
Results: ( 705 CFM50 x 60 Minutes) / ( 40,920 cubic feet ) _
1 .034 ACH50
Test conditions were as follows:
44°F outside air temperature RC-115-2017
67°F inside air temperature
-0.4 PA baseline pressure
-50.8-51.7 PA testing pressure
N1102.4.3.1 Testing option. Building envelope tightness and insulation installation shall be considered acceptable
when tested air leakage is less than seven air changes per hour(ACH)when tested with a blower door at a
pressure of 33.5 psf(50 Pa)as verified using instruments and procedures specified in ASHRAE/ASTM E779.The
test shall be conducted by a qualified person,who shall demonstrate competence to the satisfaction of the code
enforcement official for the conduct of such tests. For the purpose of this section,ACH50 shall mean air changes per
hour of infiltration into a house as measured with a blower door at 50 pascals of pressure, in accordance with
ASHRAE/ASTM E779.Testing shall occur after rough in and after installation of penetrations of the building
envelope, including penetrations for utilities, plumbing, electrical,ventilation and combustion appliances.
During testing: FPO1. Exterior windows and doors,fireplace and stove doors shall be closed, DFM
G E 0 V Ir
but not sealed;
2. Dampers shall be closed, but not sealed, including exhaust, intake,
makeup air, back draft and flue dampers; AR 0 2 2018
3. Interior doors shall be open;
4. Exterior openings for continuous ventilation systems and heat recovery
ventilators shall be closed and sealed; TOWN OF QUEENSBURY
5. Heating and cooling system(s)shall be turned off; BUILDING&CODES
6. HVAC ducts shall not be sealed; and
7. Supply and return registers shall not be sealed.
Ryan Wild
Blower Door Tester
Creative Spaces
www.creativespacesllc.com