| CPC G01M 3/14 (2013.01) [F24F 7/007 (2013.01)] | 14 Claims |
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1. A forced air leakage testing assembly for testing air leakage in a forced air heating and cooling system of a building, said assembly comprising:
a plurality of intake covers, each of said plurality of intake covers being manufactured with unique structural dimensions with respect to each other wherein each of said plurality of intake covers is configured to be fitted over an air intake of a respective type of air handler of a forced air heating and cooling system, each of said intake covers having an air hole wherein said air hole in each of said plurality of intake covers is configured to pass air through said air hole, said air hole associated with each of said plurality of intake covers being centrally located on a respective intake cover, each of said plurality of intake covers having a plurality of fastener holes being evenly distributed around said air hole associated with a respective intake cover, each of said plurality of intake covers being comprised of a fluid impermeable material wherein each of said plurality of intake covers is configured to inhibit air from passing through said intake covers;
a pair of first rails, each of said first rails being removably attachable to a respective one of said plurality of intake covers, each of said first rails having a magnet extending along a full length of said first rails wherein said magnet associated with each of said first rails is configured to magnetically engage the air intake over which said respective intake cover is positioned for retaining said respective intake cover over the air intake;
a pair of second rails, each of said second rails being removably attachable to a respective one of said plurality of intake covers, each of said second rails having a magnet extending along a full length of said second rails wherein said magnet associated with each of said second rails is configured to magnetically engage an body of an apartment air handler upon which said respective intake cover is positioned for retaining said respective intake cover over an air intake in the apartment air handler;
a pair of mounting rails, each of said mounting rails being removably attachable to said apartment intake cover, each of said mounting rails having a magnet extending along a full length of said mounting rails wherein said magnet associated with each of said mounting rails is configured to magnetically engage a body of the apartment air handler upon which said apartment intake cover is positioned for retaining said apartment intake cover over the air intake in the apartment air handler;
a flange being attachable to a respective one of said plurality of intake covers having said flange being aligned with said air hole in said respective intake cover, said flange being attachable to an exhaust hose of a source of forced air wherein said exhaust hose is configured to direct forced air into the air intake over which said respective intake cover is positioned for performing a leakage test on the forced air heating and cooling system;
a plurality of register covers, each of said plurality of register covers being comprised of a fluid impermeable material wherein each of said plurality of register covers is configured to be positioned over a respective air register thereby inhibiting air from flowing through the respective air register; and
a balloon being inflatable wherein said balloon is configured to seal a floor register when said balloon is inserted into the floor register and inflated thereby inhibiting air from exiting the floor register.
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