By Randy Williams | September 29, 2022. Air-sealing penetrations made to accommodate ductwork is key to passing a code-required blower-door test. In 2012, the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) started requiring residential construction pass an air leakageārate test, better known as a blower-door test.
Letās use a fictional blower-door test as an example of how much information CFM50 can supply. Iāve calculated a homeās volume at 15,000 cubic feet, 4600 square feet of surface area, and the blower door measures 1000 CFM at the test pressure of 50 pascals.
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