Retrotec 5000 Blower Door with DM32 - Manual

Water in the tube will result in erroneous readings.
DM32 Blower Door QuickGuide
Step 1: Prepare the building
Refer to the Gauge QuickGuide and become completely
familiar with its operation before performing a test.
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Fireplaces and stoves must be cold with doors
closed (cover ashes).
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Close and lock outside doors and windows so they
don’t open during the test.
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Open all interior doors leading to conditioned spaces.
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Shut off HVAC, combustion appliances, exhaust fans,
dryers, A/C and furnaces. Ensure they will not come on
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Turn gas hot water to Pilot.
□ Set up the Door Panel.
Refer to your “Door Panel QuickGuide”
□ Connect the short red tube to the red port on the
gauge.
□ Connect the yellow tube between yellow ports marked
“Ref B” on fan and gauge. If the fan has a green port
(“Input B”), connect the green tube.
□ Connect the Ethernet style Speed Control Cable to the
fan and gauge.
□ Pass the red tube through the Door Panel and toss
the end at least 5 feet away from the fan’s airstream.
Remove or cover
ashes.
Turn gas valve
to Pilot.
Close all windows
and outside doors.
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Place gauge near fan, or attach gauge to Door Panel.
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Install the fan blowing outdoors. Cover the fan.
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Connect power cord between fan and a wall outlet.
Power light must be on.
Step 2: Install the system
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DM32 digital gauge
Cloth panel
Download the “Blower Door Operation Manual” and the
“Residential Pressure & Air Leakage Testing Manual” from
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Umbilical cable
Fan
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