Attic Insulation Blower Troubleshooting

Set the blower on a tarp on flat ground near the window or vent opening closest to the attic access.

Attic insulation blower troubleshooting.

These thermal defects undermine the r value of your attic insulation. Pull up and dispose of any material that s compressed water stained or moldy it s useless. R value simply means resistance to heat flow. How to troubleshoot common issues while installing blown in insulation.

Connect the hose to the blown in insulation machine. The entire path from agitators through the hose is required to properly condition the insulation for use in the attic. Connect the hose to the insulation machine. Then feed 1 2 a bag of fill into the machine and turn on the hose to start blowing the insulation.

Grab a tape measure and a flashlight to see what kind of insulation you already have in the attic and how deep it is. Check that the main breaker usually covered by clear rubber is in the on position flipped to. Solving problems on the job site. Knowing the proper machine settings and working with certain teed insulsafe to blow.

The blower should include two 50 ft. Then use the numbers in the chart at right to estimate its r value. Simple thermal analysis reveals that if you have 5 missing insulation in an attic bare sheetrock you ll have a slightly more than a 54 drop in r value. To avoid this cancel and sign in to youtube on your computer.

Hoses that you can connect and snake into the attic. Insulation problems related to age include old and deteriorating insulation to fallen insulation within the attic s interior walls. If left unaddressed these problems have the potential to sicken your loved ones. Atticat with the machine plugged in 1.

Part 1 of instruction on troubleshooting problems on your blowing machine. Your helper will feed the blown in insulation into the hopper while you work the hose up in the attic photo 5. Insulation flows through the agitators and into the revolving valve and is then blown into the hose by the blower. If playback doesn t begin shortly try restarting your device.

On the rotating agitators break apart the insulation into smaller pieces.