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blower door cert Monsour Enterprises 41 Revere Road Queensbury, NY 12804 518.461.1713 dave@gocif.com We, ClearVU Inspections, performed a one-point air tightness, blower door test in accordance with ASTM E 779-10 on the single family dwelling at 24 Grange Rd, Greenfield, NY, to determine the air changes per hour on June 8, 2021. The dwelling was depressurized and the testing procedure performed as per IECC – R402.4.1.2. Test conditions were as follows: Fan location - garage door 659’ above sea level 1,103 CFM50 67°F outside air temperature 70°F inside air temperature Pre-Test Baseline Building Pressure -0.1 PA -50.0 Pa testing pressure TEC DG-1000 & Model 3 Fan Building Volume Calculated via architectural plans Altitude Correction Factor = (1+(.000006 x altitude)) x CFM50 = n/a Results: ( 1,273 CFM50 x 0.995 x 60 Minutes) / ( 27,248 cubic feet) = 2.78 ACH50 IECC – R402.4.1.2 - The building or dwelling unit shall be tested and verified as having an air leakage rate of not exceeding 5 air changes per hour in Climate Zones 1 and 2, and 3 air changes per hour in Climate Zones 3 through 8. Testing shall be conducted in accordance with ASTM E 779 or ASTM E 1827 and reported at a pressure of 0.2 inches w.g. (50 Pascals). Where required by the code official, testing shall be conducted by an approved third party. A written report of the results of the test shall be signed by the party conducting the test and provided to the code official. Testing shall be performed at any time after creation of all penetrations of the building thermal envelope. During testing: 1. Exterior windows and doors, fireplace and stove doors shall be closed, but not sealed, beyond the intended weatherstrippingor other infiltration control measures; 2. Dampers including exhaust, intake, makeup air, backdraft and flue dampers shall be closed, but not sealed beyond intended infiltration control measures; 3. Interior doors, if installed at the time of the test, shall be open; 4. Exterior doors for continuous ventilation systems and heat recovery ventilators shall be closed and sealed; 5. Heating and cooling systems, if installed at the time of the test, shall be turned off; and 6. Supply and return registers, if installed at the time of the test, shall be fully open. Ryan Wild HERS Rater/BPI - 5063518 ClearVU Inspections www.clearvuinspections.com Ryan Wild 518.832.9213 ryan@clearvuinspections.com