Our diagnostic testing equipment includes a blower door, duct blaster, infrared camera, combustion analyzer, energy modeling software, electrical test equipment, plus many others.

Using a blower door, we can pinpoint problems in your home’s building shell and their solutions. A blower door test is used to measure air leakage and trace air flow. This information guides us when air sealing to ensure the best results.

The duct blaster is used to test how leaky the duct system is and when combined with the blower door we can determine how much hot or cold duct air is being pushed outside of the home’s building envelope. It is also used to verify duct sealing measures.

An infrared camera is used in combination with the blower door and/or duct blaster to further pinpoint air leaks and/or thermal bypasses from the home’s building shell. We can also use it to find disconnected ductwork, electrical wiring problems, and moisture problems.

Attic Hatch Infrared Picture	Exterior Wall Without Any Insulation Infrared Picture	Propane Freestanding Fireplace Infrared Picture
Wall Heater Infrared	Thermal Bypass by Vent Pipe Infrared Picture	Window Correctly Installed with No Thermal Bypass Infrared Picture

The combustion analyzer is used to determine the efficiency of combustion equipment and more importantly whether or not the equipment is spilling carbon monoxide into the home or if the equipment is contributing to a health and safety risk.

The energy modeling software combined with a utility bill analysis enables us to determine the current performance of your home and what corrective measures will provide the greatest return on investment. If improvements are made it will provide us with an estimate in the reduction of climate change gases.

The electrical test equipment provides us with voltage drops in outlets, ground fault interrupter performance and kilo watt usage of appliances. These tests help pinpoint electrical problems.

Visual inspection also helps to find problems in the home.