Building Diagnostic Tool Center

A quick roundup of building diagnostic tool articles and videos to help you choose and use IR cameras, blower doors, and other building diagnostic tools more effectively.

March 21, 2022

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A quick roundup of building diagnostic tool articles and videos to help you choose and use IR cameras, blower doors, and other building diagnostic tools more effectively.

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February 18, 2016

Updated: June 15, 2023

Picking a Puffer to Smoke Out Your Air Leaks

You can use your hand to detect some air leaks, but smoke puffers make other air leaks easier to "see."

Insulation & Air Sealing

March 2, 2016

Updated: June 15, 2023

A Thermal Peek Inside Walls: IR Cameras 101

For the price of a drywall repair, you can look inside walls with a thermal camera at insulation and air leaks

Insulation & Air Sealing

January 3, 2022

Updated: October 26, 2023

How to Set Up A Retrotec Blower Door

The main difference is in the hand-held digital manometer unit

Insulation & Air Sealing

June 22, 2016

Updated: November 20, 2023

Tight Houses, Blower Doors, and Ventilation Explained in Under 3 Minutes

Built tight and verify. And then ventilate.

HVAC & Mechanicals

Insulation & Air Sealing

September 22, 2018

Updated: June 15, 2023

Installing Rockwool Insulation: Rigid Boards in the Walls and Batts in the Attic

Insulating the shell after blower door and IR camera-assisted air sealing

Insulation & Air Sealing

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