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Finding the source of draughts
How do people go about this? There are the obvious windows and doors,
and maybe floorboards, but what about tracking down the others? I remember watching a "This Old House" once where the contractor pressurised the house with a fan - sealed over the front door frame - and then, with the increased pressure driving the airflow, set off a smoke generator and watched where the smoke went. R. |
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wibbled on Monday 28 December 2009 07:06 How do people go about this? There are the obvious windows and doors, and maybe floorboards, but what about tracking down the others? I remember watching a "This Old House" once where the contractor pressurised the house with a fan - sealed over the front door frame - and then, with the increased pressure driving the airflow, set off a smoke generator and watched where the smoke went. R. Candle flame is the classic way. The flame being very sensitive to air movements you cannot possibly feel. -- Tim Watts This space intentionally left blank... |
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On Mon, 28 Dec 2009 07:06:46 +0000, TheOldFellow
wrote: How do people go about this? There are the obvious windows and doors, and maybe floorboards, but what about tracking down the others? I remember watching a "This Old House" once where the contractor pressurised the house with a fan - sealed over the front door frame - and then, with the increased pressure driving the airflow, set off a smoke generator and watched where the smoke went. R. And wait for the sound of fire engines coming up the street ..:-) |
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On Mon, 28 Dec 2009 09:59:31 +0000, Usenet Nutter
wrote: And wait for the sound of fire engines coming up the street ..:-) More useless advice excellent. -- |
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TheOldFellow wrote: How do people go about this? No good for general tracking, but I use a joss stick around doors and windows which I want to seal better. Not entirely satisfactory, but more practical than a candle, I've found. John |
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John L wrote:
In article , TheOldFellow wrote: How do people go about this? No good for general tracking, but I use a joss stick around doors and windows which I want to seal better. Not entirely satisfactory, but more practical than a candle, I've found. John thats what i told the cops but they still confiscated my pipe mix the rotters.. [g] |
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Finding the source of draughts
On Dec 28, 1:06*am, TheOldFellow wrote:
How do people go about this? There are the obvious windows and doors, and *maybe floorboards, but what about tracking down the others? I remember watching a "This Old House" once where the contractor pressurised the house with a fan - sealed over the front door frame - and then, with the increased pressure driving the airflow, set off a smoke generator and watched where the smoke went. R. A pro Blower Door Test is best. The guy doing mine had a good unit that measured air exchanges per day and what they should be. You can use a fan in a window but a pro test is not expensive. |
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