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3398 Washington Road
Atlanta, GA 30344
USA

773.398.5288

Advanced residential construction and home improvement consulting and owner's advocacy in Atlanta, using the latest building performance diagnostic and modeling techniques and tools. Airtightness, insulation, HVAC, ventilation, moisture, and air quality and EMF consulting for homeowners and building professionals alike.

Videos/Podcasts/Articles

Home performance articles and stories from the field with internationally respected building forensics guru Corbett Lunsford at the Building Performance Workshop. Hear new episodes of the Building Performance Podcast, see new videos from the Home Performance YouTube channel, and learn all about how diagnostic testing (more than an 'Energy Audit') can make home improvement and new home construction a proven process!

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Testing Water Heater Spillage: Backdrafting Combustion Fumes from Natural Draft DHW

Corbett Lunsford

I've tested hundreds of combustion-fueled heating appliances, and this is way more common than you'd hope. Watch my friend Wade Thompson of Utah's amazing Intermountain Weatherization Training Center give a quick demonstration of how easy it is to pass and fail this important home health test.

See way more about Wade's work in Season 2 of Home Diagnosis: https://HomeDiagnosis.tv

Check out Wade's organization: http://iwtcutah.org/

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categories From the Field, Homeowner education, HVAC, Testing Tools, Videos
tags water heater, dhw, spilling, spill, spillage, test, diagnostics, combustion, zone, depressurization, whole house, caz

Dehumidifiers How/What/Why: Installation and Testing of Ultra-Aire 120H and MD33

Corbett Lunsford

Modern homes need dehumidifiers, separate from the air conditioner. We chose the highest performance units available, Ultra-Aire's 120H and MD33- here we'll give you a full tour of the planning, sizing, installation, and testing of these machines in our performance-tuned, self-built home.

See these two dehumidifiers we selected for our home:
120H - https://www.santa-fe-products.com/product/120h/
MD33 - https://www.santa-fe-products.com/product/ultra-aire-md33/

The Testo 440 kit I use in the video can be found at: https://www.trutechtools.com/Testo-440

See the first-ever TV series about the Science of Homes: https://HomeDiagnosis.tv

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categories Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Real Estate, Testing Tools, Videos
tags dehumidifier, dehumidify, how to, work, duct, review, installation, whole house, room, built in, testing, drybulb, wetbulb, dewpoint, perfect, high performance, quality

Installing our Water Filter, Softener, Reverse Osmosis, Blu Beverage Station and Phyn Leak Detection

Corbett Lunsford

With before and after testing, you can see the impressive amount of details that go into this water performance system from our friends at Elite Water Systems (http://www.elitewateroftexas.com/). See the nitty gritty on testing the hardness and chlorine content of tap water, installing the Pentair Pro Elite Analyzer and programming process, the 5-filter Reverse Osmosis (RO) system, brine tanks and the salt options to consider, the Grohe Blu sparkling/chilled water station, and Phyn leak detection.

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categories Homeowner education, Performance Pros, Testing Tools, Videos
tags water, purifier, system, softener, filter, built in, permanent, whole house, resin, tank, pentair, grohe, beverage, chilled, carbonated, on tap, ro, reverse osmosis, erik bernal