"hey Patrick ...
I think the 1st thing I would do is to completely/ temporarily seal both the mail slot & whole house fan and do a blower door ... then do without sealing to see the implication ... if it is not all that significant, why worry ?"
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Paul D McGovern replied to Paul Raymer's discussion Smoke puffers in the group Tools of the Trade"Paul ... the Wizard Stick is produced by folks that seem really concerned about the performance of their products ... I have been in touch with them a few times ... but I'll be damned if I can get that thing to work ... I have a couple &…"
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Paul D McGovern replied to Stefan Peter-Contesse's discussion Vent Cap Systems for Duct Testing"hey ed ... the diy was directed toward making your own boot/vent stops ... easy enough to do ... for rough in, ventless and with vent ... I only had one but experienced leakage from that ... the pole mounted had no leakage as you are able to snug…"
Paul D McGovern replied to Bud Poll's discussion The science of hot air rising"air movement? temperature vs density ... I'll take density!"
Paul D McGovern replied to Stefan Peter-Contesse's discussion Vent Cap Systems for Duct Testing"ordered one freebie to try - used only under negative pressure - smoke stick showed enough leakage to cause concern (couldn't snug tight enough due to friction hold ... believe the best are pole mounted devices .. DIY
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Paul D McGovern commented on Diane Chojnowski's group Facebook Pages"geat idea !!!
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Paul D McGovern commented on Jon LaMonte's blog post Is There a Doctor in the House?"I'm sure a case can be made for the fact that people who live in healthy homes are less likely to get sick ...how can we get the Health Insurance companies on board to help subsidize remediation after a comprehensive energy audit? Just as HO…"
Paul D McGovern replied to Allison A. Bailes III's discussion RESNET and Home Depot - Anyone worried about that alliance?"Can any one say "Bait & Switch?""
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