Resource Library
Home Performance: How to Prove it’s Safe: Gas Water Heater, Furnace, or Boiler 5-Point Combustion Testing
Video
Overview
In this video, Corbett Lunsford demonstrate how to test a gas-fired appliance for safety.
- It’s not kindergarten stuff, testing home performance, but it’s certainly not rocket science either. Here’s a quick demo of how a few simple tests can prove that any gas-fired appliance is safe in a home and pinpoint exactly what might be wrong. Stop guessing- proof is possible.
- Combustible gas leakage
- Combustion closet depressurization
- Spillage of combustion gas
- Combustion gas analysis
- Draft pressure in the chimney
This is an excerpt from Season Two of ‘Home Diagnosis’ series on PBS, episode 207- watch the whole episode about fire at: https://homediagnosis.tv/episode-207-slow-burn
Related Resources
HVAC & IAQ: What Works!
Watch as IAQ Radio and Chris Howells discuss HVAC & IAQ, and which works best.
Review of the Passive House Prescriptive Checklist
Watch as Chris Laumer-Giddens reviews the Passive House Prescriptive checklist with green builder Matt Hoots.
Moisture Management Fundamentals with Joe Lstiburek
Watch as Joe Lstiburek guides viewers on how they can build with better moisture control.