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ACHn is short for Air Changes per Hour Natural. One of the biggest issues seen by many is that when one uses a blower door to determine how “leaky” a house is, they are applying artificial conditions that one would not see normally.

In order to get ACHn you simply take your ACH50 number & divide it by the LBL factor. The only ones I know of that really even care what this number is now are those attached to programs based on BPI’s 1989 ventilation specs.

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November 21, 2012 By SLS

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