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Since most houses are designed with attached garages, plan ahead in house design and construction to make sure a continuous air barrier is installed between the house and the garage. The surest way to keep garage fumes out of the house is to build a detached garage. DescriptionĪir from an attached garage can enter the living space of the home if there are leaks in the air barrier between the two spaces and if the home is at a negative pressure with respect to the garage due to natural forces or due to the use of mechanical exhaust ventilation in the living space ( Rudd 2014) or other depressurizing appliances like a range hood fan or a clothes dryer. See the Compliance Tab for related codes and standards and criteria to meet the requirements of national programs such as DOE’s Zero Energy Ready Home program, ENERGY STAR Single-Family New Homes, and Indoor airPLUS. Inspect and perform additional air sealing then retest. If the difference between the two readings is greater than 6%, the house-to-garage air barrier fails, even if it passed the first test.

Then, record the manometer CFM 50 reading again. Turn on the blower door and again get the house to 50 Pa pressure difference from the outside. As a separate test or as part of a regular blower door test, with only one manometer, record the CFM 50 when the house is at 50 Pa pressure difference with the garage door closed.

The house pressure with reference to the garage should be greater than 45 Pa.

Use the two-channel manometer with a T-fitted hose to simultaneously measure the house with reference to the garage and the garage with reference to outdoors.

Use the smart manometer to set the blower door to keep the house at 50 Pascals (Pa) pressure difference with reference to outdoors.

Test the air barrier between the house and the garage using a blower door kit and two manometers (one smart manometer and one standard two-channel manometer).

Construct the house with a complete air barrier between the house and garage.

The air barrier between the house and the garage should be tight enough to prevent any garage air from entering the home if and when the home becomes depressurized. For homes with an attached garage, test the air barrier between the house and the garage to verify its integrity.