#270 Basic Blower Door

Course Description: This 16 hour course covers how to operate a blower door for air tightness testing on the first day, with field work to implement classroom training on the second day.  Using a blower door for building diagnostic testing, remodeling, and weatherization work is the focus of this course.  Included in this course is blower door operation, calculating building volume, and calculation of air changes per hour for any structure based on blower door testing.   Also covered are problems that may arise during testing such as buildings that are too leaky to test, procedures to ensure a safe air tightness test, and how to interpret various air testing results.    

Prerequisites: This course has prerequisites of course #100 Basic Math Skills (Online Class Only) AND #170 Techtite Software OR #171 Retrotech Software. Upon signing up for this course your name will be submitted to the class list; however, we will need to check your prerequisites prior to confirming a seat for you in the course.

Free Classes: Some of the dates listed below are free. Upon check-out, you will be asked for a $250 deposit. This deposit is a requirement of AHFC and will be refunded in full when you attend the class date you signed up for. If you fail to cancel your seat seven days prior to the start of class, or you fail to attend, you will forfeit your deposit to AHFC. Cancellations may be made here.

 

This Course Is Currently Offered:

2010 Dates
February 9 & 10 - Anchorage - Click Here To Register
March 9 & 10 - Anchorage - Click Here To Register
April 6 & 7 - Anchorage - Click Here To Register
May 12 & 13 - Anchorage - Click Here To Register

November 18 & 19 - Anchorage - Registration To Open Soon

Please contact us if you'd like to have this class in your community.

Length: 16 Hours                        Cost: $500          Pre-Registration Required